 Rajkov during his time in Iran | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zdravko Rajkov | ||
| Date of birth | (1927-12-05)5 December 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Čurug,Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | ||
| Date of death | 30 July 2006(2006-07-30) (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Mexico City,Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–1962 | Vojvodina | 230 | (97) |
| 1962–1963 | Lausanne-Sport | 19 | (5) |
| 1963–1966 | Biel-Bienne | 63 | (19) |
| Total | 312 | (121) | |
| International career | |||
| 1951–1958 | Yugoslavia | 28 | (11) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1967–1968 | Vojvodina | ||
| 1969–1970 | Iran | ||
| 1970–1976 | Taj | ||
| 1978 | Sepahan | ||
| 1979–1981 | Algeria | ||
| 1981–1982 | Córdoba | ||
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Zdravko Rajkov (Serbian Cyrillic:Здравко Рајков; 5 December 1927 – 30 July 2006) was a Yugoslavfootball manager and player.
Rajkov joinedYugoslav Second League clubSloga Novi Sad ahead of the1950 season, helping them win promotion to theYugoslav First League, after which the club changed its name back to Vojvodina. He spent the next 12 seasons with the club, amassing 220 appearances and scoring 94 goals in the top flight. In 1962, Rajkov moved abroad to Switzerland and played one season withLausanne-Sport. He retired after spending three seasons with fellow Swiss clubBiel-Bienne.
At international level, Rajkov was capped 28 times forYugoslavia between 1951 and 1958, scoring 11 goals. He was a member of the national team at the1952 Summer Olympics, receiving a silver medal without appearing in any games. Rajkov also represented Yugoslavia at the1958 FIFA World Cup, scoring once in the group stage, as the team eventually exited in the quarter-finals.[1][2]
After hanging up his boots, Rajkov started his managerial career atVojvodina in 1967. He was manager ofAlgeria between 1979 and 1981, finishing as runners-up at the1980 African Cup of Nations.
Yugoslavia
Taj
Algeria
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