Mario Brnjac

Mario Brnjac

Personal information
Full name	Mario Brnjac
Date of birth	October 3, 1944
Place of birth	Sveta Nedelja, Istria, Croatia
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1963–1972	HNK Rijeka	320	(1)
1972–1976	Borac Banja Luka
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Mario Brnjac (October 3, 1944 – September 24, 2007) was a former Croatian football player.

Born in Sveta Nedelja, Istria, as a player he spent nine seasons with HNK Rijeka. He was one of the key defenders for Rijeka during much of the 1960s and the early 1970s, collecting over 300 caps. In 1972, he moved to Borac Banja Luka where he played for four more years before retiring.^[1] Brnjac died age 62 in September 2007.^[2]

References

1. Lazzarich, Marinko (2008) (in Croatian). Kantrida bijelih snova. Rijeka: Adamić. ISBN 978-953-219-393-0, pp. 380–1.