Željko Matuš

Željko Matuš (born 9 August 1935 in Donja Stubica) is a former Croatian footballer.

Željko Matuš
Personal information
Date of birth (1935-08-09) 9 August 1935
Place of birth Donja Stubica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Position(s) Defender/Forward
Youth career
Stubica
– Zagorec Krapina
– Orotex Orosavlje
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1965 NK Dinamo Zagreb
1965–1969 Young Fellows
1969–1970 FC Zürich
National team
1956 PR Croatia 1 (1)
1960–1962 Yugoslavia 13 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

During his club career he played for NK Dinamo Zagreb, SC Young Fellows and FC Zürich. 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 Croatian national team against Indonesia in 1956, in which he scored a goal.[1][2] After the death of Viktor Ponedelnik in December 2020, Matuš became the last living participant of 1960 European Nations' Cup Final.

References
  1. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/double-caps.html
  2. "'Gospoština, skromnost, poštovanje, to se negdje u međuvremenu izgubilo'". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 13 September 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2017.


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