Elvis Brajković

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Elvis Brajković
Personal information
Full name Elvis Brajković
Date of birth (1969-06-12) 12 June 1969 (age 54)
Place of birth Rijeka, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1994 Rijeka 84 (2)
1995–1996 1860 Munich 27 (0)
1996 Rijeka 5 (0)
1997 Hellas Verona 10 (0)
1997–1998 Hajduk Split 30 (2)
1999 Santos Laguna 29 (0)
2000 Atlante 16 (1)
2000–2001 Hapoel Petah Tikva 33 (1)
2001–2002 Rijeka 19 (1)
2002–2004 Pomorac 28 (1)
2004–2005 Šibenik
2005–2006 Velebit
2006–2010 Primorac Biograd
International career
1994–1996 Croatia 8 (2)
Managerial career
2010–2012 Rijeka (Sports director)
2015 Lošinj[1]
2016 Orijent 1919
2020-2021 Rudar Labin
2021 Pazinka Pazin
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Elvis Brajković (born 12 June 1969) is a Croatian retired professional footballer who played as a defender.

Club career[edit]

He played for several clubs, including NK Rijeka, TSV 1860 Munich (Germany),[2] Hellas Verona F.C. (Italian Serie A in 1996–97),[3] Hajduk Split, NK Pomorac and HNK Šibenik.[4] He played for the Mexican teams Santos Laguna (Torreón, Coahuila)[5] and Atlante (Mexico City) where he figured two matches as captain in the summer 2000 season. From 2005–06 he played in the Croatian third division for Velebit Benkovac and later for Primorac Biograd, also in third division.[6]

International career[edit]

He made his debut for Croatia in an April 1994 friendly match away against Slovakia and earned a total of 8 caps scoring 2 goals. His final international was an April 1996 friendly against Hungary.[7]

Brajković was a participant at the 1996 UEFA European Championship.[2]

Managerial career[edit]

In February 2021, Brajković was replaced by Zoran Peruško as manager of Rudar Labin.[8] He was appointed manager of Pazinka Pazin in July 2021, while also being an assistant to Tomislav Rukavina at the U-17 national team.[9]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[10] [11]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
NK Rijeka 1992 Prva HNL 13 1 3 0 - - 16 1
1992-93 27 0 4 0 - - 31 0
1993-94 32 1 10 1 - - 42 2
1994-95 14 0 4 0 - - 18 0
Total 86 2 21 1 0 0 0 0 107 3
1860 Munich 1994-95 Bundesliga 9 0 0 0 - - 9 0
1995-96 18 0 0 0 - - 18 0
Total 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0
HNK Rijeka 1996-97 Prva HNL 5 0 0 0 - - 5 0
Hellas Verona 1996-97 Serie A 5 0 0 0 - - 5 0
Hajduk Split 1997-98 Prva HNL 19 2 4 0 - - 23 2
1998-99 11 0 1 0 4 1 16 1
Total 30 2 5 0 0 0 4 1 39 3
Santos Laguna 1999 Liga MX 17 0 - - - - 17 0
2000 6 0 - - - - 6 0
Total 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0
Atlante 2000 Liga MX 16 1 - - - - 16 1
Hapoel Petah Tikva 2000-01 Premier League 33 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 36 1
HNK Rijeka 2001-02 Prva HNL 19 1 3 0 - - 22 1
NK Pomorac 2002-03 Prva HNL 28 1 1 0 - - 29 0
Career total 257 7 30 1 2 0 5 1 292 9

References[edit]

  1. ^ Elvis Brajković postao trener seniora NK Lošinja - Novilist (in Croatian)
  2. ^ a b Moore, Glenn (10 June 1996). "Pride and passion of emerging nation". London: The Independent. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  3. ^ d'Ambrosio, Germano (17 November 2008). "Brajkovic, un Elvis stonato" (in Italian). Tutto Mercato. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Elvis Brajković" (in Croatian). 1HNL.net. Archived from the original on 2 September 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  5. ^ Solis, Gustavo (11 October 1999). "Debuta Carrillo y Puebla, hasta golea" (in Spanish). El Universal. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  6. ^ Brkić, Milenko (11 November 2009). "Hajduk uveličao Primorčev 90. rođendan" (in Croatian). Zadarski list. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  7. ^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  8. ^ Elvis Brajković nije više trener nogometaša Rudara - Radio Labin (in Croatian)
  9. ^ Elvis Brajković na klupi bivšeg prvoligaša - Dalmatinski Sport (in Croatian)
  10. ^ "Elvis Brajković statistics". hrnogomet.com. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  11. ^ "HNK Rijeka". nk-rijeka.hr. Retrieved 12 October 2017.

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