Petar Radaković
Petar Radaković| Personal information |
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| Date of birth | 22 February 1937 |
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| Place of birth | Fiume, Italy |
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| Date of death | 1 November 1966(1966-11-01) (aged 29) |
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| Place of death | Rijeka, SFR Yugoslavia |
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| Playing position | Midfielder |
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| Senior career* |
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| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
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| 1956–1966 | NK Rijeka | 132 | (30) |
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| National team |
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| 1961–1964 |  Yugoslavia | 19 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
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Petar Radaković (22 February 1937 – 1 November 1966) was a Croatian football player. He got 19 caps for Yugoslavia. He is famous for scoring the winning goal in the 1962 World Cup quarter-final win against Germany (1–0).[1] He spent his whole career playing for NK Rijeka. He died from a heart attack during training, age 29. During May 2012, Armada Rijeka, NK Rijeka's fans, created a mural near Stadion Kantrida in his honour.
References
- ↑ "Radkovic dies". The Guardian. 2 November 1966. p. 13.
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