Željko Perušić | |
Birth Date: | 23 March 1937 |
Birth Place: | Duga Resa, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
Death Place: | St. Gallen, Switzerland |
Height: | [1] |
Position: | Midfielder |
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 |
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.[2]
During his club career he played for NK Dinamo Zagreb, TSV 1860 München and FC St. Gallen.
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]
He then became a football manager in Switzerland.[4]