Svemir Delić

Svemir "Cico" Delić (14 September 1929 – 3 January 2017),^[1] was a Croatian and Yugoslav footballer who played as a defender and made one appearance for the Croatia national team.^[2][3]

Svemir Delić

Personal information
Full name	Svemir Delić
Date of birth	(1929-09-14)14 September 1929
Place of birth	Sinj, Split Oblast [hr], Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Date of death	3 January 2017(2017-01-03) (aged 87)
Place of death	Split, Croatia
Position(s)	Right-back, centre-back
Youth career
	Junak Sinj
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1949	Junak Sinj
1949–1952	Dinamo Zagreb	40	(0)
1952–1954	Hajduk Split	13	(0)
1955–1959	NK Zagreb
International career
1951	Yugoslavia B	1	(0)
1956	PR Croatia	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

Delić earned his first and only cap for Croatia in the team's 1956 friendly match against Indonesia. The fixture, which was played on 12 September in Zagreb, finished as a 5–2 win for Croatia.^[4]

Personal life

Delić's brother Mladen was a prominent Croatian sports commentator.^[5] Svemir was married to Mirjana for over 60 years,^[1] and died on 3 January 2017 in Split at the age of 87.^[6]

Career statistics

International

PR Croatia[4]
Year	Apps	Goals
1956	1	0
Total	1	0