Željko Matuš

Željko Matuš (born 9 August 1935 in Donja Stubica) is ŽeljkoMatuša former Croatian-Yugoslavian 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, SC Young Fellows and FC Zürich.

International career

He earned 13 caps for the Yugoslavia national football team, and took part in the 1960 European Nations' Cup and the 1962 FIFA World Cup. He also played a friendly match for the PR Croatia national team against Indonesia in 1956, in which he scored a goal. His final international was a September 1962 friendly match against West Germany.

After the death of Viktor Ponedelnik in December 2020, Matuš became the last living participant of 1960 European Nations' Cup Final.

References

External links

Profile at Reprezentacija.rs

1935 births

Living people

People from Donja Stubica

Men's association football forwards

Men's association football defenders

Croatian men's footballers

Croatia men's international footballers

Yugoslav men's footballers

Yugoslavia men's international footballers

Dual men's international footballers

1960 European Nations' Cup players

1962 FIFA World Cup players

Olympic footballers for Yugoslavia

Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Olympic gold medalists for Yugoslavia

Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Olympic medalists in football

GNK Dinamo Zagreb players

SC Young Fellows Juventus players

FC Zürich players

Yugoslav First League players

Swiss Super League players

Swiss Challenge League players

Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland

Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland