Božo Broketa

Infobox Football biography
playername = Božo Broketa


fullname =
dateofbirth = December 24, 1922
cityofbirth = Dubrovnik
countryofbirth = Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
dateofdeath = 1985
cityofdeath = Dubrovnik
countryofdeath = Yugoslavia
height = Height|m=1.82
position = Defender
currentclub =
youthyears =
youthclubs = GOŠK Dubrovnik
years = 1942–1945 1946–1956 1956 1956–1957
clubs = Uskok Zagreb Hajduk Split Ajax Amsterdam GOŠK Dubrovnik
caps(goals) =
nationalyears = 1947–1948
nationalteam = Yugoslavia
nationalcaps(goals) = 3 (0)

Božo Broketa (December 24, 1922–1985) was a Croatian football (soccer) player. He spent most of his career with Hajduk Split.

Broketa is well known for sending Hajduk's rival Dinamo Zagreb a congratulatory telegram after its 1951 championship victory over Serbian side FK Crvena Zvezda stating "Dok je srca, bit će i Croatije" (While there is heart, there will be Croatia too). [http://www.hoo.hr/izdavastvo/olimp15/olimpijske_legende.htm] [http://www.vjesnik.com/Pdf/1999%5C06%5C02%5C13A13.PDF]

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References

*"Božo Broketa", "Nogometni leksikon", Miroslav Krleža Lexicographical Institute. Zagreb, 2004.
* [http://www.reprezentacija.co.yu/cgi-bin/index.pl?str=igraci&strana=Broketa_Bozo Profile at Serbian federation]