Danko Matrljan (born March 4, 1960 in

Rijeka Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primor ...

) is a former

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striker who played for Croatian

HNK Rijeka Hrvatski nogometni klub Rijeka ( en, Croatian Football Club Rijeka), commonly referred to as NK Rijeka or simply Rijeka, is a Croatian professional association football, football club from the city of Rijeka. HNK Rijeka compete in Croatia's top ...

NK Pomorac Kostrena NK Pomorac 1921 is a Croatian football club based in Kostrena, a suburb of Rijeka which currently plays in Croatian third tier 3. HNL West. Kostrena is known for its maritime tradition, which is reflected in the club's name, as the word " pomora ...

, Orijent Rijeka, French club

US Orléans Union Sportive Orléans Loiret Football (; commonly referred to as US Orléans or simply Orléans) is a French association football club based in Orléans. The club was founded in 1976 and currently play in Championnat National after being relega ...

and Spanish

CD Logroñés Club Deportivo Logroñés, S.A.D. was a Spanish football team based in Logroño, in the autonomous community of La Rioja. Founded in 1940, it last played in ''Regional Preferente de La Rioja''. Due to financial problems, since 2009 the club has ...

. He is currently working as an assistant manager for the Croatian top division club

UEFA Europa League

Danko Matrljan scored a goal for Rijeka against Real Madrid in the

1984–85 UEFA Cup The 1984–85 UEFA Cup was the 14th season of the UEFA Cup. It was won by Real Madrid, who gained an aggregate victory over Videoton of Hungary in a two-legged final. Changes *Spain +1 *Netherlands -2 *Scotland +1 *Czechoslovakia +1 *East German ...

on 24 October 1984.

HNK Rijeka Notable Player

Danko Matrljan had over 130 appearances for

and had scored over 40 goals in official matches, domestic cup (Yugoslav Cup, Croatian Cup and Croatian Supercup) and UEFA club competitions.

Club statistics

Player

Manager

Honours

;Rijeka *

Yugoslav Cup The Yugoslav Cup ( hr, Pokal Jugoslavije; sr, Куп Југославије; sl, Pokal Jugoslavije, mk, Куп на Југославија), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Kup kralja Aleksandra, ...

**Runners-up (1):

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;Pomorac Kosterna *

Druga HNL The Prva nogometna liga ( en, First football league), commonly Prva NL or 1. NL, is the second tier of the football league system in Croatia. The league was formed in 1991 with the breakup of Yugoslavia and the dissolution of the Yugoslav Second ...

**Runners-up (1): 1996–97 (West) *

Treća HNL The Druga nogometna liga ( eng, Second football league), commonly Druga NL or 2. NL) is the third tier of the football league system. The league was established in 1991 following the dissolution of the Yugoslav League. It is operated by the Cro ...

- West: **Winners (1): 1995–96

References

External links

Danko Matrljan scores against Real Madrid
at UEFA *
Danko Matrljan: 24.10.1984. – Rijeka – Real Madrid 3:1
at Armada Rijeka
Na Kantridi pao veliki Real Madrid!
at Rijeka Danas
Danko Matrljan: Novi Kekov Pomocnik
at Novi List

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