Born in Rijeka, then part of PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia, Branko Šegota moved with his family to Canada at the age of 7.
[1] Raised in Toronto, Ontario, Šegota began his pro soccer career at age 17, signing with the New York Arrows of MISL.
[3] During his 18-year pro career he also played outdoors in the NASL in 1979 and 1980 with Rochester Lancers and from 1981 to 1983 with Fort Lauderdale Strikers and several summers after that in the Canadian Soccer League with the Toronto Blizzard.
He played indoors (in 1994 and 1995) for the Las Vegas Dustdevils of the CISL and as recently as 1997 for the Baltimore Spirit of the National Professional Soccer League.
Šegota earned 20 caps for Canada including appearances as a substitute in all 3 of the country's 1986 World Cup games.