Željko Perušić (23 March 1937 – 28 September 2017) was a Croatian footballer. He was part of the Yugoslav squad that won gold at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Club career

During his club career he played for NK Dinamo Zagreb, TSV 1860 München and FC St. Gallen.

International career

He made his debut for Yugoslavia in a November 1959 Olympic Games qualification match against Greece and earned a total of 27 caps, scoring no goals. He participated in the 1960 European Nations' Cup. His final international was a March 1964 friendly away against Bulgaria.

Post-playing career

He then became a football manager in Switzerland.

Honours

Club

Dinamo Zagreb
  • Yugoslav First League: 1957–58
  • Yugoslav Cup: 1959–60, 1962–63
TSV 1860 Munich
  • Bundesliga: 1965–66

International

Yugoslavia
  • Olympic Gold Medal: 1960

References

External links

  • Željko Perušić at WorldFootball.net
  • Željko Perušić at National-Football-Teams.com
  • Željko Perušić at kicker (in German)
  • Željko Perušić at EU-Football.info
  • Željko Perušić at Olympedia

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