Željko Matuš (born 9 August 1935 in Donja Stubica) is a former Croatian-Yugoslavian footballer. He was part of the Yugoslav squad that won gold at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1]
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Date of birth | (1935-08-09) 9 August 1935 (age 87) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Donja Stubica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender/Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Stubica | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Zagorec Krapina | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Orotex Orosavlje | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
1955–1965 | Dinamo Zagreb | 190 | (54) | |||||||||||||||||||
1965–1969 | Young Fellows | |||||||||||||||||||||
1970 | FC Zürich | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1956 | PR Croatia | 1 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
1960–1962 | Yugoslavia | 13 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
During his club career he played for NK Dinamo Zagreb, SC Young Fellows and FC Zürich.
He earned 13 caps for the Yugoslavia national football team, and took part in the 1960 European Nations' Cup and the 1962 FIFA World Cup. He also played a friendly match for the PR Croatian national team against Indonesia in 1956, in which he scored a goal.[2][3] His final international was a September 1962 friendly match against West Germany.[4]
After the death of Viktor Ponedelnik in December 2020, Matuš became the last living participant of 1960 European Nations' Cup Final.
Yugoslavia squad – 1960 European Nations' Cup runners-up | ||
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Yugoslavia football squad – 1960 Summer Olympics – Gold medalists | ||
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Yugoslavia squad – 1962 FIFA World Cup – fourth place | ||
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