Andrija Anković
{{Short description|Croatian footballer and manager (1937–1980)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Andrija Anković
| fullname = Andrija Anković
| image = Andrija Anković.jpg
| image_size = 120px
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1937|7|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Gabela, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
| death_date = {{death date and age|1980|4|28|1937|7|16|df=y}}
| death_place = Split, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
(now Croatia)
| height = {{convert|1.77|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| position = Midfielder/Forward
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1954
| youthclubs1 = GOŠK Gabela
| youthyears2 = 1954–1958
| youthclubs2 = NK Neretva Metković
| years1 = 1958–1966
| clubs1 = Hajduk Split{{cite web | url = http://www.reprezentacija.rs/ankovic-andrija/ | title = Anković Andrija | language = Serbian | work = reprezentacija.rs | accessdate = 13 November 2011}}
| caps1 = 146
| goals1 = 64
| years2 = 1966–1968
| clubs2 = 1. FC Kaiserslautern{{cite web | url = http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/ankovicandrija/ | title = Andrija Ankovic | language = German | publisher = fussballdaten.de | accessdate = 22 January 2010}}
| caps2 = 21
| goals2 = 4
| years3 = 1968–1969
| clubs3 = SW Bregenz
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| nationalyears1 = 1960–1962
| nationalteam1 = Yugoslavia
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| manageryears1 = 1969–1970
| managerclubs1 = NK Omiš
| manageryears2 = 1971–1978
| managerclubs2 = Hajduk Split (football school)
| medaltemplates=
{{MedalSport | Men's Football}}
{{MedalCountry | {{YUG}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalGold | 1960 Rome | Team }}
}}
Andrija Anković (16 July 1937 – 28 April 1980) was a Croatian footballer and manager.
Biography
Anković was born in Gabela (at the time Kingdom of Yugoslavia) and 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/27863 |title=Andrija Anković |work=Olympedia |access-date=10 December 2021}}
He made his debut for Yugoslavia as a second half substitute in a January 1960 friendly match away against Morocco, scoring their fifth goal in the process, and earned a total of 8 caps scoring 1 goal. His final international was a June 1962 FIFA World Cup match against Colombia.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=657|title=Player Database|accessdate=29 May 2022|website=EU-football}}
He died in Split (at the time SFR Yugoslavia) on 28 April 1980, of a heart attack, aged 42. The Andrija Anković Memorial Tournament in Gabela is named after Anković.
References
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External links
- {{NFT player|pid=24512}}
{{Yugoslavia football squad 1960 Summer Olympics}}
{{Yugoslavia squad 1962 FIFA World Cup}}
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Category:Footballers from Čapljina
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Yugoslav men's footballers
Category:Yugoslavia men's international footballers
Category:Olympic footballers for Yugoslavia
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Category:Olympic gold medalists for Yugoslavia
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Category:1. FC Kaiserslautern players
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