Krešo Pukšec (2 October 1920 – 26 August 1990) was a Croatian footballer. He played for the Croatia national football team. His career with various clubs from Zagreb lasted two decades.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Krešimir Pukšec | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | ||
| Date of death | 26 August 1990 (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Position(s) | Center back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1936–1945 | Concordia Zagreb | ||
| 1945–1947 | Druga Armija | ||
| 1947–1952 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| 1952–1954 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | ||
| 1954–1956 | Metalac Zagreb | ||
| International career | |||
| 1941–1943 | Croatia | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career edit
Pukšec made his international debut in September 1941 and played all 6 games under the flag of the Independent State of Croatia, a World War II-era puppet state of Nazi Germany. His final international was an April 1943 friendly match against Slovakia.[1]
References edit
- ^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- "Krešo Pukšec", Nogometni leksikon, Miroslav Krleža Lexicographical Institute. Zagreb, 2004. (in Croatian)