Andrija Anković (16 July 1937 – 28 April 1980) was a

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n footballer and manager.

Biography

Anković was born in Gabela (at the time

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) and started his career with GOŠK Gabela before moving to NK Neretva Metković. He later played for top Croatian side Hajduk Split in the Yugoslavian First League. He played 326 matches and scored 250 goals for Hajduk, becoming one of the club's legends. Finally, he played for German club 1. FC Kaiserslautern. In 1960, Anković was a member of the Yugoslavian team which won gold at the Rome Olympics. He made his debut for

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as a second half substitute in a January 1960

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away against

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, scoring their fifth goal in the process, and earned a total of 8 caps scoring 1 goal. His final international was a June 1962 FIFA World Cup match against

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. He died in Split (at the time SFR Yugoslavia) on 28 April 1980, of a

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, aged 42. The Andrija Anković Memorial Tournament in Gabela is named after Anković.

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