Personal information | |||
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Place of birth | Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1959–1961 | Hajduk Split | 6 | (0) |
1961–1969 | NK Karlovac | ||
1970–1971 | Toronto Croatia | ||
1975 | Toronto Metros-Croatia | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Granic began playing football at the junior level with Hajduk Split, and went professional with Hajduk in 1959. [1] After three seasons with Hajduk he signed with NK Karlovac in the Yugoslav Second League. In 1970, he went abroad to play in the National Soccer League with Toronto Croatia, he won the NSL Championship in 1971. [2] He later was signed by Toronto Metros-Croatia in the North American Soccer League in 1975. [3]
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