Franjo Giler

Born in Sremska Mitrovica, Austro-Hungary (nowadays Serbia), he was known as one of the best left wingers in Yugoslavia in the pre-World War II period. He started playing in Građanski Sremska Mitrovica. and in 1925 he moved to HŠK Građanski Zagreb where he becomes Yugoslav First League champion in 1926 and 1928. In 1929 he suffered a major injury in a national team match against France, and in 1931 he was operated by Doctor Köln in Vienna, becoming the first Yugoslav footballer to be operated to the meniscus. In 1931 he joined SK Jugoslavija where he played until 1935 making 35 appearances and 12 goals. Afterwards he became a player/manager at another Belgrade club, FK Čukarički.

He made his debut for Yugoslavia in a May 1926 friendly match against Bulgaria and earned a total of 13 caps, scoring 3 goals. His final international was a June 1932 Balkan Cup match, also against Bulgaria. He made also 2 appearances for the Yugoslavia B team, between 1927 and 1928.