Željko Perušić (23 March 1937 – 28 September 2017) was a
Croatia
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footballer. He was part of the
Yugoslav squad that won gold at the
1960 Summer Olympics
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.
Club career
During his club career he played for
NK Dinamo Zagreb,
TSV 1860 München and
FC St. Gallen.
International career
He made his debut for
Yugoslavia
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in a November 1959 Olympic Games qualification match against
Greece
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and earned a total of 27 caps, scoring no goals. He participated in the
1960 European Nations' Cup. His final international was a March 1964 friendly away against
Bulgaria
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.
Post-playing career
He then became a football manager in
Switzerland
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.
Honours
Club
;Dinamo Zagreb
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Yugoslav First League:
1957–58
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Yugoslav Cup
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:
1959–60,
1962–63
;TSV 1860 Munich
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Bundesliga
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:
1965–66
International
;Yugoslavia
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Olympic Gold Medal:
1960
References
External links
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1937 births
2017 deaths
People from Duga Resa
Footballers from Karlovac County
Men's association football midfielders
Yugoslav men's footballers
Yugoslavia men's international footballers
1960 European Nations' 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
TSV 1860 Munich players
FC St. Gallen players
Yugoslav First League players
Bundesliga players
Swiss Challenge League players
Swiss Super League players
Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in West Germany
Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in West Germany
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Yugoslav football managers
FC St. Gallen managers
FC Vaduz managers
Yugoslav expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in Switzerland
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
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