Drago Hmelina

Drago Hmelina
Personal information
Full nameDrago Hmelina
Date of birth1932
Place of birthZagreb, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Date of death2004
Place of deathZagreb, Croatia
Playing positionForward or left winger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–1950Metalac Zagreb
1950–1952Lokomotiva Zagreb
1954–1956Partizan Belgrade8(3)
1956–1958Lokomotiva Zagreb
1958–1959Dinamo Zagreb8(1)
1959–1960Čelik Zenica
1960–1961FK Sarajevo
1961–1963Lokomotiva Zagreb
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Drago Hmelina (1932–2004) was a Croatian football player.

Nicknamed "Beli" he begin playing in Metalac Zagreb and in 1950 he signes with NK Lokomotiva Zagreb where he played until his military service, in 1952. Afterward, he plays with Belgrade's FK Partizan between 1954 and 1956 before returning in 1957 to Lokomotiva. In 1958 he moves to the great NK Dinamo Zagreb and after a year he moves to NK Čelik Zenica following a season with FK Sarajevo, in 1960. He will end up his career playing again with Lokomotiva between 1961 and 1963. He usually played as a left winger and was known for his good technical skills and as an excellent dribbler.

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