Svemir Delić
Svemir Delić (14 September 1929 – 3 January 2017), nicknamed Cico,[1] was a Croatian footballer who played as a defender and made one appearance for the Croatia national team.[2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Svemir Delić | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1929 | ||
| Place of birth |
Sinj, Split Oblast, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | ||
| Date of death | 3 January 2017 (aged 87) | ||
| Place of death | Split, Croatia | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back, centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Junak Sinj | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1949 | Junak Sinj | ||
| 1949–1952 | Dinamo Zagreb | 40 | (0) |
| 1952–1954 | Hajduk Split | 13 | (0) |
| 1955–1959 | NK Zagreb | ||
| National team | |||
| 1951 | Yugoslavia B | 1 | (0) |
| 1956 | PR Croatia | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Delić earned his first and only cap for Croatia in the team's 1956 friendly match against Indonesia. The fixture, which was played on 12 September in Zagreb, finished as a 5–2 win for Croatia.[4]
Personal life
Delić's brother Mladen was a prominent Croatian sports commentator.[5] Svemir was married to Mirjana for over 60 years,[1] and died on 3 January 2017 in Split at the age of 87.[6]
Career statistics
International
| PR Croatia[4] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
References
- Babić, Vedran (17 November 2015). "Svemir Delić: Mi smo bili sirotinja, igrali smo za ljubav" [Svemir Delić: We were poor, we played for love]. Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- "Svemir Delić". Croatian Football Statistics. Archived from the original on 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- "Svemir Delić". HNK Hajduk Split. Archived from the original on 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- "Svemir Delić". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- "U utorak ispraćaj Svemira Delića" [Funeral for Svemir Delić on Tuesday]. GNK Dinamo Zagreb (in Croatian). 9 January 2017. Archived from the original on 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- Gizdić, Jurica (8 January 2017). "Preminuo Svemir Delić" [Svemir Delić died]. HNK Hajduk Split (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
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