Drago Hmelina

Drago Hmelina

Personal information
Full name	Drago Hmelina
Date of birth	1932
Place of birth	Zagreb, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Date of death	2004
Place of death	Zagreb, Croatia
Playing position	Forward or left winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1950	Metalac Zagreb
1950–1952	Lokomotiva Zagreb
1954–1956	Partizan Belgrade	8	(3)
1956–1958	Lokomotiva Zagreb
1958–1959	Dinamo Zagreb	8	(1)
1959–1960	Čelik Zenica
1960–1961	FK Sarajevo
1961–1963	Lokomotiva Zagreb
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

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.

External sources

• Career story at Nogometni Leksikon.