Florijan Matekalo (; 25 April 1920 – 20 May 1995) was a

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who played international football for both

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and

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. He scored the first goal in the history of the Croatian national team and the first goal ever for

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International career

Matekalo debuted for the Kingdom of Yugoslavia's national team (''Beli Orlovi'') in a November 1940

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against

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and concurrently played all four matches for the Banovina of Croatia's national team, which represented the Croatian statelet within the kingdom.

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