Josip Zemko (13 March 1946 — 11 April 2017) was a former Yugoslav football manager and player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1946-03-13)March 13, 1946 | ||
| Place of birth |
Subotica, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Date of death | 11 April 2017(2017-04-11) (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Subotica, Serbia | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1962 | Zvezda Subotica | ||
| 1962–1963 | Spartak Subotica | ||
| 1963–1966 | Željezničar | 66 | (0) |
| 1966–1972 | Vojvodina | 151 | (2) |
| 1972–1973 | Majdanpek | ||
| 1973–1974 | Bačka Subotica | ||
| National team | |||
| 1965 | Yugoslavia | 3 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1974–1977 | Bačka Subotica | ||
| – | Spartak Subotica | ||
| – | Bačka Subotica (youth) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He was one of the best Yugoslav defenders in the 1960s. In 1963, he started playing for the first team and very soon he became a candidate for the Yugoslav national team. He had collected three caps before he broke a leg in 1966. He never managed to reach the same level of play he was showing before the injury.
After having coached several clubs in Serbia, he was coaching youth teams at FK Bačka 1901.