Željko Matuš (born 9 August 1935 in

Donja Stubica Donja Stubica () is a town in Croatia, about northeast of Zagreb on the northern slope of Medvednica. It is connected by the D307 road (Croatia), state road D307 and L202 railway (Croatia), L202 railway. The total population is 5,680, with 2,200 ...

) is a former

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Yugoslavia , common_name = Yugoslavia , life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, Axis occupation , p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia , flag_p ...

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. He was part of the Yugoslav squad that won gold at the

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Club career

During his club career he played for

NK Dinamo Zagreb Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb (), commonly referred to as simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinamo play their home matches at Stadion Maksimir. They are the most successful club in Cr ...

, SC Young Fellows and

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International career

He earned 13 caps for the

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, and took part in the

1960 European Nations' Cup The 1960 European Nations' Cup was the inaugural tournament of the UEFA European Championship, held every four years and organised by UEFA. The first tournament was held in France. It was won by the Soviet Union, who beat Yugoslavia 2–1 in Par ...

and the

1962 FIFA World Cup The 1962 FIFA World Cup was the 7th edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams. It was held from 30 May to 17 June 1962 in Chile. The qualification rounds took place between ...

. He also played a

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for the PR Croatia national team against

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in 1956, in which he scored a goal. His final international was a September 1962

against

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. After the death of

Viktor Ponedelnik Viktor Vladimirovich Ponedelnik (, 22 May 1937 – 5 December 2020) was a Russian footballer and manager, who played for the Soviet Union national team. Biography Ponedelnik first started playing for a local team, Rostselmash, in 1956. In ...

in December 2020, Matuš became the last living participant of the 1960 European Nations' Cup Final.

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* * 1935 births Living people People from Donja Stubica Sportspeople from Krapina-Zagorje County Men's association football forwards Men's association football defenders Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's international footballers Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers Dual internationalists (men's football) 1960 European Nations' Cup players 1962 FIFA World Cup players Olympic footballers for Yugoslavia Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Yugoslavia Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in football GNK Dinamo Zagreb players SC Young Fellows Juventus players FC Zürich players Yugoslav First League players Swiss Super League players Swiss Challenge League players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland {{Croatia-footy-defender-stub