Marijan Bradvić (8 December 1948 – 23 February 2019) was a Croatian footballer who played primarily in Yugoslavia, and in North America.

Playing career

Bradvić began playing football in 1964 at the youth level with Dinamo Zagreb and subsequently signed a professional in 1968. In his debut season, he was loaned to HNK Rijeka, of the Yugoslav Second League where he won promotion to the Yugoslav First League in 1969. After touring the United States and Canada in 1970 the club decided to loan Bradvic to Toronto Croatia in the National Soccer League, where he won the NSL Championship in 1971. In 1975, he played in the North American Soccer League with the Toronto Metros-Croatia, where he appeared in nine matches and recorded three goals. He had another stint with Toronto in 1977. He returned to Yugoslavia in 1977 to have a stint with NK Jedinstvo Bihać, and with Dinamo in 1978. In 1981, he played indoor soccer with the Buffalo Stallions in the Major Indoor Soccer League.

Marijan Bradvic

International career

Bradvić played for the Yugoslavia amateur team against West Germany in the UEFA Amateur Cup on 13 May 1978.

Marijan Bradvic

Personal life

Bradvić's sons Mislav and Petar Bradvić also became footballers. Bradvić died on 23 February 2019.

Marijan Bradvic

References

1949 births

2019 deaths

Footballers from Zagreb

Men's association football midfielders

Yugoslav men's footballers

GNK Dinamo Zagreb players

HNK Rijeka players

Toronto Croatia players

Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984) players

NK Jedinstvo Bihać players

Buffalo Stallions players

Yugoslav First League players

Canadian National Soccer League players

North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players

Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players

Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers

Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Canada

Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in the United States

Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada

Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States