Janko Janković
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 January 1963 | ||
| Place of birth |
Split, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1983 | Solin | 21 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | Hajduk Split | 2 | (0) |
| 1984–1985 | RNK Split | 27 | (7) |
| 1985–1988 | Rijeka | 98 | (37) |
| 1988–1990 | Valladolid | 67 | (18) |
| 1990–1995 | Oviedo | 157 | (27) |
| 1995–1997 | Hércules | 36 | (11) |
| Total | 428 | (100) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994 | Croatia | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1997–1998 | SD Colloto | ||
| 1998–2002 | University Oviedo B | ||
| 2009 | Deportiva (Assistant coach) | ||
| 2009 | Girona (Assistant coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Janko Janković (born 14 January 1963) is a Croatian retired footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Janković was born in Split, Croatia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. After playing in his country with NK Solin, HNK Hajduk Split (only two matches in one full season), RNK Split and HNK Rijeka, the 25-year-old moved to Spain, where he would remain for nearly one full decade until his retirement.
Janković started at Real Valladolid, after signing at the same time as compatriot Mauro Ravnić – his teammate at Rijeka – and was an essential attacking element in his debut campaign, as the Castile and León club finished sixth in La Liga and reached the final of the Copa del Rey.
After another year, Janković signed with
Aged 32, Janković signed for Hércules CF, scoring ten times to help the Alicante side promote from the second division in his first year. After their immediate relegation, he retired from the game.
International career
In 1994, Janković played two matches for the Croatia national team, his debut coming on 23 March as he featured the first half in a 2–0 friendly win against Spain, in Valencia.[1]
Career statistics
As a player
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Yugoslavia | League | Yugoslav Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1982–83 | NK Solin | Yugoslav Second League | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 0 |
| 1983–84 | Hajduk Split |
Yugoslav First League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| 1984–85 | RNK Split | Croatian Republic Football League (South) | 27 | 7 | - | - | – | – | 27 | 7 |
| 1985–86 | NK Rijeka |
Yugoslav First League | 32 | 9 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 34 | 10 |
| 1986–87 | 33 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 23 | ||
| 1987–88 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 34 | 9 | ||
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1988–89 | Real Valladolid | La Liga | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 8 |
| 1989–90 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 10 | ||
| 1990–91 | Real Oviedo | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 3 | |
| 1991–92 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
| 1992–93 | 37 | 13 | 9 | 2 | - | - | 46 | 15 | ||
| 1993–94 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 37 | 9 | ||
| 1994–95 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 27 | 1 | ||
| 1995–96 | Hércules Alicante | Segunda División | 18 | 10 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 10 |
| 1996–97 | La Liga | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 1 | |
| Country | Yugoslavia | 148 | 44 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 159 | 46 | |
| Spain | 260 | 56 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 287 | 60 | ||
| Total | 408 | 100 | 32 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 448 | 109 | ||
Honours
- Hajduk Split
- Hércules
References
- ^ "Baño croata en la noche de Valencia" [Croatian steamroll in Valencia night]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 24 March 1994. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "Janko Janković statistics". bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "HNK Rijeka". nk-rijeka.hr. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
External links
- Janko Janković at BDFutbol
- Janko Janković at the Croatian Football Federation
- Janko Janković at National-Football-Teams.com