Željko Perušić

Željko Perušić
Personal information
Date of birth	23 March 1937
Place of birth	Duga Resa, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Date of death	28 September 2017 (aged 81)
Place of death	St. Gallen, Switzerland
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1958–1965	Dinamo Zagreb
1965–1970	1860 München
1970–1973	St. Gallen
Total
International career
1959–1964	Yugoslavia
Managerial career
1970–1974	St. Gallen
1974–1975	Vaduz
1977–1979	Brühl
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
European Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

Post-playing career

He then became a football manager in Switzerland.^[4]

Honours

Club

Dinamo Zagreb

TSV 1860 Munich

Bundesliga: 1965–66

International

Yugoslavia

Olympic Gold Medal: 1960

References

^ "Perusic, Zeljko" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
^ "Željko Perušić". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
^ Garin, Erik (20 June 2007). "Switzerland - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 December 2012.