Ernest Dubac was a Croatian

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 footballer

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 who played international football for both the NDH Croatian

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 and Royal Yugoslavian

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 national teams.

Born in Osijek

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, Dubac started his career with Hajduk Osijek before moving to Slavija Osijek

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. From 1937 he played with BSK Beograd until he moved to HŠK Građanski in the Croatian First League

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 in 1941. He was champion of Independent State of Croatia

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 with Građanski in 1943, with whom he finished his career.

Internationally he played 14 games for the Kingdom of Yugoslavia

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 and all 15 games which the independent Croatian national team

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 played during the Second World War. He died in Osijek

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in 1985.