Aleksandar Benko (16 February 1925 – 26 May 1991) was a

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n footballer who played one game internationally for both the

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and

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national teams.

CLub career

A striker, he began his career with

NK Čakovec Nogometni Klub Čakovec ( en, Čakovec Football Club), commonly referred to as NK Čakovec or simply Čakovec, was a Croatian football club based in Čakovec, in the northern part of the country. The club folded in 2011. The club's arguably big ...

in 1943, and in 1947 moved to

Dinamo Zagreb Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb ( en, Dinamo Zagreb Citizens' Football Club, link=yes, italics=yes), commonly referred to as GNK Dinamo Zagreb or simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinamo ...

with whom he won the Yugoslav Federal League in 1948, 1954 and 1958. In 1958 he moved to Switzerland where he played for Grasshopper (1958–59), Lugano (1959–60), Wohlen (1961–63) and St. Gallen (1963–67). There he remained for the rest of his life. He is buried in

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International career

He played for the Croatia national team in a friendly against

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in 1956 and served as the team's captain. He also played for the Yugoslavia national team in a 1949 match against

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References

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Profile at Serbian federation
{{DEFAULTSORT:Benko, Aleksandar 1925 births 1991 deaths Sportspeople from Čakovec Men's association football forwards Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's international footballers GNK Dinamo Zagreb players Grasshopper Club Zürich players FC Lugano players FC Wohlen players FC St. Gallen players Yugoslav First League players Swiss Super League players Swiss Challenge League players Swiss Promotion League players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Dual men's international footballers Burials at Mirogoj Cemetery