Srđan Mrkušić

Football, Football player

1915 – 2007

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Who was Srđan Mrkušić?

Srđan Mrkušić was a Yugoslav football goalkeeper, legendary "third back" and forestry engineer.

With a long professional football career that spanned more than two decades, he is known for representing FPR Yugoslavia at the 1950 World Cup as well as for being one of only seven footballers who represented both the pre and post World War II Yugoslavia.

He also went down in history as one of the founders of Red Star Belgrade football club in early March 1945.

Simultaneous to his football career, Mrkušić managed to earn a university degree in forestry. Following the end of his football playing days, he began working as engineer.

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Born
May 26, 1915
Podgora, Split-Dalmatia County
Education
  • University of Belgrade
Lived in
  • Podgora, Split-Dalmatia County
Died
Oct 30, 2007
Belgrade

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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