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My Take
Josip Brekalo embodies that uncanny Croatian football pipeline that keeps producing elite talent from a tiny population. A left winger now cutting in for Hertha BSC, he carries the understated craftsmanship I genuinely prefer over flashier headline stars. There's something I respect about a player grinding away in German football, refining his game rather than chasing spectacle. I picture him drifting inside from the left and unleashing that signature strike, and it gets me every time. He may not dominate the back pages, but to me he's exactly the kind of dependable, technically sharp footballer that a serious follower learns to treasure.
Overview
Josip Brekalo (Croatian pronunciation: [jǒsip brěːkalo]; born 23 June 1998) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for German 2. Bundesliga club Hertha BSC.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Josip Brekalo
- Name (Japanese)
- ヨシプ・ブレカロ
- Reading
- よしぷ・ぶれかろ
- Born
- June 23, 1998 (age 27)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Tiger
- Origin
- Zagreb, Croatia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 180 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.