Andrija Anković
Football, Football player
1937 – 1980
Who was Andrija Anković?
Andrija Anković was a Croatian footballer and manager.
Anković started his career with GOŠK Gabela before moving to NK Neretva Metković. He later played for top Croatian side Hajduk Split in the Yugoslavian First League. He played 326 matches and scored 250 goals for Hajduk, becoming one of the club's legends. Finally, he played for German club 1. FC Kaiserslautern.
In 1960, Anković was a member of the Yugoslavian team which won gold at the Rome Olympics.
He died on 28 April 1980, of a heart attack, aged only 42.
An annual memorial tournament in Gabela is named after Anković.
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- Born
- Jul 16, 1937
Gabela, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Died
- Apr 28, 1980
Split
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on July 23, 2013
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