Željko Perušić

{{short description|Croatian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Željko Perušić

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1937|3|23|df=y}}

| birth_place = Duga Resa, Kingdom of Yugoslavia

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|9|28|1936|3|23|df=y}}

| death_place = St. Gallen, Switzerland

| height = {{Height|m=1.64}}{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/zeljko-perusic/spieler/bundesliga/1965-66/1860-muenchen | title = Perusic, Zeljko | language = German | publisher = Kicker | access-date = 15 December 2012}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1958–1965

| clubs1 = Dinamo Zagreb

| caps1 = 125

| goals1 = 9

| years2 = 1965–1970

| clubs2 = 1860 München

| caps2 = 138

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 1970–1973

| clubs3 = St. Gallen

| caps3 = 78

| goals3 = 1

| totalcaps = 341

| totalgoals = 11

| nationalyears1 = 1959–1964

| nationalteam1 = Yugoslavia

| nationalcaps1 = 27

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| medaltemplates=

{{MedalSport | Men's Football}}

{{MedalCountry | {{YUG}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold | 1960 Rome | Team }}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championship}}

{{MedalSilver | 1960 France | Team }}

| manageryears1 = 1970–1974

| managerclubs1 = St. Gallen

| manageryears2 = 1974–1975

| managerclubs2 = Vaduz

| manageryears3 = 1977–1979

| managerclubs3 = Brühl

}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/27952 |title=Željko Perušić |work=Olympedia |access-date=10 December 2021}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=16406|title=Player Database|accessdate=18 November 2022|website=EU-football}}

Post-playing career

He then became a football manager in Switzerland.{{cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/players/trainers-zwit-clubs.html | title = Switzerland - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs | date = 20 June 2007 | accessdate = 15 December 2012 | first = Erik | website = RSSSF | last = Garin}}

Honours

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