Želimir Stinčić

Donnerstag, 13. Juli 1950

Želimir "Željko" Stinčić (born 13 July 1950 in Zagreb) is a former Croatian footballer. Stinčić, son of Yugoslav international Branko Stinčić, 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 and Fahrija Dautbegović were at the club. Following Dautbegović's departure, Stinčić appeared in 21 Yugoslav First League 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 Austrian side SV Austria Salzburg, where he played for four season