Andrija Anković

Andrija Anković
Personal information
Full name Andrija Anković
Date of birth 16 July 1937(1937-07-16)
Place of birth Gabela, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Date of death 28 April 1980(1980-04-28) (aged 42)
Place of death Split, SFR Yugoslavia
Playing position Midfielder / Forward
Youth career
GOŠK Gabela
NK Neretva Metković
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1958–1966 Hajduk Split[1] 146 (64)
1966–1968 1. FC Kaiserslautern[2] 21 (4)
1968–1969 SW Bregenz[2]
National team
1960–1962 Yugoslavia 8 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Andrija Anković (16 July 1937 in Gabela, Kingdom of Yugoslavia – 28 April 1980 in Split, SFR Yugoslavia) was a Croatian footballer.

Anković 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.

An annual memorial tournament in Gabela is named after Anković.

References

  1. ^ "Anković Andrija" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. http://www.reprezentacija.rs/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=868. Retrieved 13 November 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "Andrija Ankovic" (in German). fussballdaten.de. http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/ankovicandrija/. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 
MF Anković • DF Bego • DF Durković • FW Galić • DF Jusufi • FW Knez • FW Kostić • MF Kozlina • MF Maravić • MF Matuš • DF Nikolić • MF Perušić • DF Roganović • DF Sombolac • GK Šoškić • MF Takač • GK Vidinić • DF Žanetić • Coach: Tirnanić
Yugoslavia squad – 1962 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place