Elvis Brajković

Elvis Brajković
Personal information
Full name	Elvis Brajković
Date of birth	12 June 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth	Rijeka, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1992–1994	Rijeka
1995–1996	1860 Munich
1996	Rijeka
1997	Hellas Verona
1997–1998	Hajduk Split
1999	Santos Laguna
2000	Atlante
2000–2001	Hapoel Petah Tikva
2001–2002	Rijeka
2002–2004	Pomorac
2004–2005	Šibenik
2005–2006	Velebit
2006–2010	Primorac Biograd
International career
1994–1996	Croatia
Managerial career
2010–2012	Rijeka (Sports director)
2015	Lošinj
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

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

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

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[10] ^[11]
Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	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	Bundesliga	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	Prva HNL	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	Liga MX	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

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

External links

Elvis Brajković at National-Football-Teams.com
Elvis Brajković at kicker (in German)
Elvis Brajković at FBref.com
Elvis Brajković at the Croatian Football Federation
Elvis Brajković at EU-Football.info
Elvis Brajković at Croatian Football Statistics (national team profile) (archived) (in Croatian)

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[1] Elvis Brajković postao trener seniora NK Lošinja - Novilist (in Croatian)

[indy-2] Moore, Glenn (10 June 1996). "Pride and passion of emerging nation". London: The Independent. Retrieved 1 May 2010.

[3] '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)

[Elvis_Brajković-10] "Elvis Brajković statistics". hrnogomet.com. Retrieved 16 December 2017.

[Rijeka_statistics-11] "HNK Rijeka". nk-rijeka.hr. Retrieved 12 October 2017.

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