Ljubiša Broćić (Serbian Cyrillic: Љубиша Броћић; 3 October 1911 – 16 August 1995) was a Serbian football manager.
 Broćić coaching PSV Eindhoven in 1959 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 October 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | Guča, Serbia | ||
| Date of death | 16 August 1995 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| SK Jugoslavija | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1946 | Albania | ||
| 1947–1950 | Metalac Beograd | ||
| 1951 | Red Star Belgrade | ||
| 1952 | Vojvodina | ||
| 1953 | Red Star Belgrade | ||
| 1954–1955 | Egypt | ||
| 1955 | Racing Beirut | ||
| 1956 | Lebanon | ||
| 1956–1957 | PSV | ||
| 1957–1958 | Juventus | ||
| 1959–1960 | PSV | ||
| 1960–1961 | Barcelona | ||
| 1961 | Tenerife | ||
| 1962 | Kuwait | ||
| 1962–1964 | New Zealand | ||
| 1964–1966 | South Melbourne Hellas | ||
| 1968–1969 | New Zealand | ||
| 1969 | South Melbourne Hellas | ||
| 1970 | Kuwait | ||
| 1971–1975 | Bahrain | ||
| 1976–1979 | Al Nassr | ||
| 1984–1985 | Al Hilal | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBroćić was at the helm of some of the top European sides: PSV Eindhoven, Juventus, FC Barcelona, and Red Star Belgrade.[2] He also was the manager of Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia, OFK Beograd,[3] Racing Beirut, as well as the Albania, Lebanon,[4] Kuwait and Bahrain national teams.[5] With Albania, Broćić won the Balkan Cup in 1946.
In 1953, the Yugoslavia national team was traveling in Brazil, where, according to senior officials in the then Yugoslav Football Association contacted the Chetnik emigrants, why was never allowed to return to Belgrade. The coach did not allow the communist authorities to interfere in his team selection during the World Cup in Brazil and tried to maintain his authority claiming he was defamed for allowing Serbian and Croatian immigrants in Brazil to simply take photos with the national team players.[citation needed]
He also coached Footscray JUST and South Melbourne Hellas[6] in the Victorian State League during the 1960s, and also had stints with the New Zealand national team.[7]
Honours
editManager
editRed Star Belgrade
- Yugoslav First League: 1951, 1953
- Yugoslav Cup: 1950
Juventus
Albania
Al Nassr
- King's Cup: 1976
- Saudi Federation Cup: 1976
References
edit- ^ Ljubiša Broćić at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "FCBarcelona.cat". www.fcbarcelona.com. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "ОФК БЕОГРАД - НЕЗВАНИЧНА КЛУПСКА СТРАНИЦА | БЕОГРАДСКИ ПЛАВИ!". www.ofkbeograd.net. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Yugoslav Players and Coaches in Italy". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Video". CNN. 17 November 1980. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012.
- ^ "History - 1960's - South Melbourne FC - Australia's most successful football club in history, including 4 times national champions, 6 times Victorian champions, participants in the Inaugural FIFA Club World Championships, and Oceania Champions". Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
- ^ "National Coaches". NZ Football. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
External links
edit- Ljubiša Broćić at WorldFootball.net
