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Milan Ružić
Croatian footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Milan Ružić (25 July 1955 in Rijeka, Yugoslavia – 25 January 2014 in Rijeka, Croatia) was a Croatian football player. He was capped twice for Yugoslavia.[1]
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Club career
He scored 31 goals in 430 appearances for hometown club Rijeka and also played in Belgium.[2]
International career
Ružić made his debut for Yugoslavia in a March 1983 friendly match away against Romania and earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals. His second and final international was a June 1983 friendly against West Germany.[3]
Death and legacy
He died in January 2014 after a long and serious illness.[4]
NK Kraljevica changed the name of their stadium Oštro to Stadium Milan Ružić - Minta in his honour in August 2015.[5]
Career statistics
Club
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Honours
- NK Rijeka
- Yugoslav Cup: 1978, 1979
- Balkans Cup: 1978
- Individual
- Best NK Rijeka player 1978-79, 1980-81, 1982-83
- NK Rijeka best left midfielder of all time
- Scorer of the 2500 goal of the Yugoslav First League[7]
- HNK Rijeka all time XI by Novi list
References
External links
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