Božo Broketa (24 December 1922 – 25 July 1985) was a Yugoslav footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Broketa spent most of his career with Hajduk Split. He played four league matches for Dutch giants Ajax, when he already was 36 years of age.

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A football academy in Dubrovnik is named after him.

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International career

Broketa made his debut for Yugoslavia in a May 1947 friendly match away against Czechoslovakia and earned a total of three caps. His final international was a June 1948 Balkan Cup match against Albania. He was also part of Yugoslavia's squad for the football tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.

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References

"Božo Broketa", Nogometni leksikon, Miroslav Krleža Lexicographical Institute. Zagreb, 2004.

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1922 births

1985 deaths

Sportspeople from Dubrovnik

Men's association football defenders

Yugoslav men's footballers

Yugoslavia men's international footballers

Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Olympic medalists in football

Olympic footballers for Yugoslavia

Olympic silver medalists for Yugoslavia

Footballers at the 1948 Summer Olympics

1950 FIFA World Cup players

HNK Hajduk Split players

NK GOŠK Dubrovnik players

SV Limburgia players

AFC Ajax players

Yugoslav First League players

Eerste Divisie players

Eredivisie players

Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands

Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands