Rudolf Belin
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Belin and Pelé in September 1969 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Rudolf Belin | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 November 1942 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, Independent State of Croatia | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 3 November 2025 (aged 82) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Zagreb, Croatia | |||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1957–1959 | Jedinstvo Zagreb | |||||||||||||
| 1959–1960 | Dinamo Zagreb | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1960–1970 | Dinamo Zagreb | 191 | (31) | |||||||||||
| 1970–1972 | Beerschot VAV | 32 | (1) | |||||||||||
| Total | 223 | (32) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1963–1969 | Yugoslavia | 29 | (6) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 1977–1978 | Dinamo Zagreb | |||||||||||||
| 1983 | Dinamo Zagreb | |||||||||||||
| 1989 | Dinamo Zagreb | |||||||||||||
| 1998 | Toronto Croatia | |||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Iraq | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Rudolf "Rudi" Belin (4 November 1942 – 3 November 2025) was a Yugoslav and Croatian football manager and player. Belin spent most of his playing career with his hometown club Dinamo Zagreb in the 1960s, with whom he won three Marshal Tito Cups and reached two Inter-Cities Fairs Cup finals. With Yugoslavia he played at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and was part of the squad that won silver at UEFA Euro 1968. His older brother Bruno was also an accomplished footballer.