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Tomislav Crnković (17 June 1929 – 17 January 2009) was a Croatian and Yugoslav footballer. He was born in
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in present-day
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Playing career


Club

As a defender, he played for
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, Metalac and
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. Abroad, he later played at Linzer ASK in Austria and Servette Geneva in Switzerland. With his 439 caps at Dinamo, Crnković was part of their Yugoslav First League-winning club in 1954 and 1958 as well as their Yugoslav Cup – winning team in 1951 and 1960. Crnković is regarded to be one of Dinamo's greatest defenders of all time. In 2006, he was also the founder of the Croatian Football Federation.


International

He made his debut for
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in a June 1952
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against
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and earned a total of 51 caps, scoring no goals. He was part of the team that won silver at the 1952 Olympics, and was also a member of Yugoslavia's
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and
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squads. His final international was a May
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match away against
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Managerial career

He also coached Austrian side
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Personal life

Crnković was a well-known womanizer, and was married at least five times in his life. After his football career ended, Crnković spent a brief time as a journalist and later the owner of a popular restaurant in Zagreb. He also found himself in financial trouble after being involved in a car accident where he was injured. He insisted to pay money to the other victims of the accident as well which left him nearly bankrupt. Near the end of his life, he was provided for by the
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Crnkovic, Tomislav 1929 births 2009 deaths Footballers from Kotor Croats of Montenegro Men's association football defenders Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers Footballers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Yugoslavia Olympic silver medalists for Yugoslavia Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics 1954 FIFA World Cup players 1958 FIFA World Cup players 1960 European Nations' Cup players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players LASK players Servette FC players Yugoslav First League players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Swiss Super League players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Yugoslav football managers 1. Simmeringer SC managers Yugoslav expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Austria Franjo Bučar Award winners