Florijan Matekalo (Croatian pronunciation: [flǒrijaːn matěːkalo];[1][2] 25 April 1920 – 20 May 1995) was a footballer who played international football for both Yugoslavia and Croatia.[3]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Florijan Matekalo | ||
Date of birth | 25 April 1920 | ||
Place of birth | Jajce, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | ||
Date of death | 20 May 1995 | (aged 75)||
Place of death | Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1933–1936 | Elektrobosna Jajce | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1936–1939 | Slavija Sarajevo | ||
1939–1945 | Građanski Zagreb | 51 | (21) |
1946–1947 | Partizan | 8 | (3) |
International career | |||
1940 | Banovina of Croatia | 4 | (1) |
1940 | Yugoslavia | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1957 | Partizan | ||
1962 | Hajduk Split | ||
1964 | Partizan | ||
1979 | Partizan | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He scored the first goal in the history of the Croatia national team[4] and the first goal ever for FK Partizan.[5]
Matekalo debuted for the Kingdom of Yugoslavia's national team (Beli Orlovi) in a November 1940 friendly match against Nazi Germany and concurrently played all four matches for the Banovina of Croatia's national team, which represented the Croatian statelet within the kingdom.[6]
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