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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]

Florijan Matekalo

Personal information
Full name	Florijan Matekalo
Date of birth	(1920-04-25)25 April 1920
Place of birth	Jajce, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Date of death	20 May 1995(1995-05-20) (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)
National team
1940	Banovina of Croatia	4	(1)
1940	Yugoslavia	1	(0)
Teams managed
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 Croatian national team[4] and the first goal ever for FK Partizan.[5]

International career

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]

References

External links

• Florijan Matekalo at National-Football-Teams.com
• Florijan Matekalo at WorldFootball.net
• Florijan Matekalo at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian)

На других языках

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- [en] Florijan Matekalo

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[it] Florijan Matekalo

Florijan Matekalo (Jajce, 25 aprile 1920 – Belgrado, 20 maggio 1995) è stato un calciatore e allenatore di calcio jugoslavo, di ruolo centrocampista.

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[ru] Матекало, Флориян

Флориян Матекало (хорв. Florijan Matekalo; 25 апреля 1920, Яйце, КСХС — 20 мая 1995, Белград, СРЮ) — хорватский и югославский футболист, игравший на позиции полузащитника, и футбольный тренер.

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