Branko "Isusek" Pleše (born January 12, 1915 in Delnice - died March 28, 1980 in Zagreb) was a Croatian footballer who played international football for the the Croatian and both the royal and communist Yugoslavian national teams. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Delnice is a town in western Croatia, the largest settlement in the mountainous region of Gorski Kotar, in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Zagreb (ˈzɑːgrɛb is the Capital and the largest city of Croatia. Croats (Hrvati are a South Slavic people mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries The Croatian national football team ( Croatian pronunciation: Hrvatska nogometna reprezentacija) is the national side representing Croatia
He began his career with HŠK Concordia before moving to Građanski Zagreb in 1935. HŠK Concordia was a Croatian football club formed in Zagreb. Građanski Zagreb, sometimes spelled Gradjanski or Gradanski, full name Prvi hrvatski građanski športski klub ( English Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pleše played with Građanski as a striker until its disbanding in 1945. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar In 1937 and 1940 he was Yugoslavian champion, while in 1941 and 1943 he was champion of Croatia. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1945 he joined the newly formed Dinamo Zagreb with whom he played until 1950. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Dinamo Zagreb is one of the most famous and successful Croatian football clubs Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He was Yugoslavian champion again in 1948. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
During his international career with the Kingdom of Yugoslavia he was capped 5 times. During the existence of the Independent State of Croatia he was capped for the Croatian national team 13 times, scoring three goals. The Independent State of Croatia ( Croatian: Nezavisna Država Hrvatska, NDH was a Puppet state of the Axis powers. Finally, he played for Communist Yugoslavia once, in its first game.
He later moved to management, during which time he managed FK Sloboda Tuzla among others. FK Sloboda ( Fudbalski klub Sloboda) is a football club from the city of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.