Branko Karačić
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Branko Karačić | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Vinkovci, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bedem Ivankovo | |||
| 1979–1981 | Mladost Vođinci | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1987 | Osijek | 86 | (20) |
| 1987–1989 | Hajduk Split | 40 | (10) |
| 1989–1993 | Cercle Brugge | 121 | (44) |
| 1994–1995 | Gent | ||
| 1995–1996 | FC Linz | ||
| 1996–1997 | Saint-Gilloise | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2000–2001 | NK Zagreb | ||
| 2002–2003 | Marsonia | ||
| 2003–2004 | Osijek | ||
| 2004–2005 | Slaven Belupo | ||
| 2005–2006 | Cibalia | ||
| 2007–2009 | Slavonac CO | ||
| 2009–2010 | Šibenik | ||
| 2010–2011 | Osijek | ||
| 2011–2012 | Široki Brijeg | ||
| 2012–2014 | Zrinjski Mostar | ||
| 2015−2016 | NK Vitez | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Branko Karačić (born 24 September 1960) is a Croatian retired footballer and football manager.
Karačić turned professional in 1981 and spent the following six years with NK Osijek, where he appeared in a total of 300 matches for the club. He became captain of the team in his last years at NK Osijek and played alongside Davor Suker, the world class striker from the Croatia national football team and Real Madrid C.F., currently president of the Croatian Football Federation.
He then moved to Croatian powerhouse Hajduk Split for whom he played between 1987 and 1989, alongside many Croatian national team players - Alen Bokšić, Aljoša Asanović, Igor Štimac and Robert Jarni. After which he decided to move abroad and play for Cercle Brugge (1989–1993).
There he was a part of the Croatian trio - Jerko Tipurić - Branko Karačić - Josip Weber. They were the star players in the late 90's and made a historic impact. Branko Karačić was elected in the top 11 in the history of Cercle Brugge. In 1993, he moved to Gent where he played for 2 years after which he moved to Austria to play for FC Linz where Zlatko Kranjčar was coach and the famous Hugo Sanchez played as a forward. His last club was Saint-Gilloise (1996–1997) from the 2nd league in Belgium where he played for half a year and then finished his career as a professional football player.
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