Željko Perušić

Željko Perušić
Personal information
Date of birth (1937-03-23)23 March 1937
Place of birth Duga Resa, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Date of death 28 September 2017(2017-09-28) (aged 81)
Place of death St. Gallen, Switzerland
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1965 Dinamo Zagreb 125 (9)
1965–1970 1860 München 138 (1)
1970–1973 St. Gallen 78 (1)
Total 341 (11)
International career
1959–1964 Yugoslavia 27 (0)
Managerial career
1970–1974 St. Gallen
1974–1975 Vaduz
1977–1979 Brühl
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Team
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 1960 France Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Željko Perušić (23 March 1937 – 28 September 2017) was a Croatian footballer. He was part of the Yugoslav squad that won gold at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[2]

Club career

During his club career he played for NK Dinamo Zagreb, TSV 1860 München and FC St. Gallen.

International career

He made his debut for Yugoslavia in a November 1959 Olympic Games qualification match against Greece and earned a total of 27 caps, scoring no goals. He participated in the 1960 European Nations' Cup. His final international was a March 1964 friendly away against Bulgaria.[3]

Post-playing career

He then became a football manager in Switzerland.[4]

Honours

Club

Dinamo Zagreb
TSV 1860 Munich

International

Yugoslavia

References

  1. ^ "Perusic, Zeljko" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Željko Perušić". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  4. ^ Garin, Erik (20 June 2007). "Switzerland - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
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