Florijan Matekalo Explained

Florijan Matekalo
Fullname:Florijan Matekalo
Birth Date:25 April 1920
Birth Place:Jajce, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Death Place:Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1933–1936
Youthclubs1:Elektrobosna Jajce
Years1:1936–1939
Years2:1939–1945
Years3:1946–1947
Clubs1:Slavija Sarajevo
Clubs2:Građanski Zagreb
Clubs3:Partizan
Caps2:51
Caps3:8
Goals2:21
Goals3:3
Nationalyears1:1940
Nationalteam1:Banovina of Croatia
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:1940
Nationalteam2:Yugoslavia
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0
Manageryears1:1957
Managerclubs1:Partizan
Manageryears2:1962
Managerclubs2:Hajduk Split
Manageryears3:1964
Managerclubs3:Partizan
Manageryears4:1979
Managerclubs4:Partizan

Florijan Matekalo (pronounced as /hr/;[1] [2] 25 April 1920 – 20 May 1995) was a footballer who played international football for both Yugoslavia and Croatia.[3]

He scored the first goal in the history of the Croatia national team[4] and the first goal ever for FK Partizan.[5]

International career

Matekalo debuted for the Kingdom of Yugoslavia's national team (Beli Orlovi) in a November 1940 friendly match against Nazi Germany and concurrently played all four matches for the Banovina of Croatia's national team, which represented the Croatian statelet within the kingdom.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Flòrijān. Flòrijān. Hrvatski jezični portal. 2018-03-17. sh.
  2. Web site: Máte. Matékalo. Hrvatski jezični portal. 2018-03-17. sh.
  3. Web site: Players Appearing for Two or More Countries . 1 July 2014 . live . . https://web.archive.org/web/20080803173844/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/double-caps.html . 3 August 2008.
  4. Web site: Jutarnji article . 29 February 2016 . 5 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305193309/http://www.jutarnji.hr/66-godina-repke/143973/ . dead .
  5. https://www.mozzartsport.com/nekategorizovano/vesti/partizanovih-grandioznih-70-godina-kako-je-sve-pocelo/117213 Mozzart article
  6. Web site: Player Database. 20 October 2022. EU-football.