Želimir "Željko" Stinčić (born 13 July 1950 in Zagreb

Zagreb

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) is a former Croatian

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 footballer.

Stinčić, son of Yugoslav international Branko Stinčić

Branko Stinčić

Branko Stinčić was a Croatian football player.Born in Zagreb, Stinčić played for both Croatian derby sides in his career, first for Hajduk Split from 1946 to 1948 and then for Dinamo Zagreb from 1950 to 1953...

, started playing at NK Dinamo Zagreb in 1967, but had only a handful of appearances in his first six seasons with the club, acting as a second- or third-choice goalkeeper at the time when established goalkeepers Zlatko Škorić

Zlatko Škoric

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 and Fahrija Dautbegović

Fahrija Dautbegovic

Fahrija Dautbegović is a former Bosnian football player. He capped twice for Yugoslavia.He began his career at Rudar Kakanj, from where he joined NK Dinamo Zagreb in 1967.He then played for TSV 1860 München before coming back to SFR Yugoslavia with NK Olimpija, FK Sarajevo and NK Iskra...

 were at the club. Following Dautbegović's departure, Stinčić appeared in 21 Yugoslav First League

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 matches in the 1973–74 season, and became a regular member of the first team squad in the following years. By 1981 he played a total of 478 games (including 190 league matches) for the Blues. At the end of the 1980–81 season he moved abroad to Austria

Austria

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n side SV Austria Salzburg, where he played for four seasons, appearing in 91 Austrian Bundesliga games, before retiring in 1985.

He was capped once for Yugoslavia

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, in an Euro 1980 qualifier against Spain

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 on 4 October 1978 and conceded two goals from Juanito

Juan Gómez González

Juan Gómez González , or simply known as Juanito, was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward.A player with tremendous dribbling ability whose career was overshadowed by a fierce character, Juanito was best known for his Real Madrid years...

 and Santillana in a 2–1 defeat.

After retiring he worked as a goalkeeping coach at Dinamo Zagreb until 2005, when he opened a goalkeeping academy together with Zlatko Škorić.

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