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Vladimir Beara
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Vladimir Beara

Legend GK Right-footed leaderclutch
Rating
89
Caps
59
Goals
0
Life
1928–2014
Clubs
HNK Hajduk Split, FK Crvena zvezda, Alemannia Aachen
#4
Editorial rank of 33 for Croatia
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Widely revered as the "Great Bear", Beara was a visionary Yugoslavian goalkeeper whose innovative style and breathtaking saves made him a legend of the 1950s. Career record: 59 caps and 0 goals for Croatia; club career at HNK Hajduk Split, FK Crvena zvezda, Alemannia Aachen.

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Career record

1947–1955HNK Hajduk Split
1955–1960FK Crvena zvezda
1960–1963Alemannia Aachen
1963–1964FC Viktoria Köln
1963–1964SC Viktoria Köln
1964–1965Freiburger
Croatia59 caps, 0 goals

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Around Beara in the almanac

One rank above: Stjepan Bobek at #3.

One rank below: Zvonimir Boban at #5.

Croatia's editorial top five: Luka Modrić · Davor Šuker · Stjepan Bobek · Vladimir Beara · Zvonimir Boban.