Rajko Janjanin

Rajko Janjanin
Personal information
Full name	Rajko Janjanin
Date of birth	18 January 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth	Karlovac, PR Croatia,; FPR Yugoslavia
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1969–1975	NK Karlovac
Senior career*
Years	Team
1975–1980	Dinamo Zagreb
1980–1984	Red Star Belgrade
1985–1986	OFI
1986–1988	AEK Athens
Total
International career
1979–1980	Yugoslavia
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing Yugoslavia
Mediterranean Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rajko Janjanin (Serbian Cyrillic: Pajкo Jaњaнин; born 18 January 1957) is a Yugoslav of Croatian Serb descent former international football player, who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Janjanin started his professional career in 1975 playing for Dinamo Zagreb , with whom he played for five years, winning the Yugoslav Cup in 1980.

Afterwards, he joined Red Star Belgrade for almost five years. His shining moment took place on 19 September 1984, when he scored a second half hat-trick in the 3–2 win over Benfica for the European Cup after Red Star was down by 0–2.^[1] With Red Star he won two Yugoslav First League and a Yugoslav cup in 1982, while he became an international footballer.

In November 1984, Janjanin moved to Greece and joined OFI, where he performed very well and had a decisive contribution to the Cretan team, achieving a second place finish in the following season's championship. In December 1986 his contract was coming to an end and despite the proposal of the management for a renewal, there was a gap between the two sides, since the player was asking for 18 million drachmas for a two-year contract and he was offered much less money. AEK Athens, which were interested in the player, fully met his demands and signed him, despite the opposition from OFI. At AEK he didn't achieve high performances, but occasionally showed samples of his football quality. In the summer of 1988, his contact was terminated and unable to find a club of his interest, Janjanin decided to finish his career.^[2]