Branko Jelić

Branko Jelić (Бранко Јелић, ; born 5 May 1977) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Club career
Jelić was born in Čačak. He started his playing career with Borac Čačak before joining Serbian Red Star Belgrade and then FK Vojvodina. He won the Golden Boot Award after scoring 21 goals in the 2005 Chinese Super League season for Beijing Guoan. Branko Jelić scored twice in a 2–0 win for FC Energie Cottbus against Bayern Munich on 15 March 2008.

At national team level, Jelic played for FR Yugoslavia U21 in 1999.

Jelić joined Australian A-League side Perth Glory for the 2009/10 season. He signed in May 2010 following the mutual termination of his contract with his Bundesliga club, agreeing a three-year contract with Jelić. In June 2011, he was released from the final year of his contract having played 33 times for the Glory.

Honours
Individual
 * Chinese Super League Top Scorer: 2004–2005 with Beijing Guoan – 21 goals