Background
He was born and died in Zagreb.
He was born and died in Zagreb.
Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb.
Kralj joined local side HŠK Concordia in 1938. After World World War II when the club was disbanded he joined NK Borac. Borac later merged into today"s NK Zagreb and Kralj moved to local powerhouse Dinamo Zagreb.
He retired the following season after sustaining a career-ending injury during a match against Velež Mostar.
He was called up for Yugoslavia 39 times during his time at Dinamo, but always as a substitute for the team"s first-choice goalkeeper Vladimir Beara of Hajduk Split. After retiring from active football he graduated from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Zagreb and worked in Dinamo"s club management.
He eventually earned three caps for the national team, each time coming on as a substitute for Beara between 1954 and 1955, and was a member of the Yugoslav squad which reached the quarter-final in the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland.
