Zlatko Čajkovski
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| Date of birth | 24 November 1923 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 27 July 1998 (aged 74) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Munich, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) |
Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1939–1945 | HAŠK | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1946–1955 | Partizan | 156 | (19) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1955–1958 | 1. FC Köln | 57 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1958–1960 | Hapoel Haifa | |||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1942–1943 | Croatia | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1946–1955 | Yugoslavia | 55 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961–1963 | 1. FC Köln | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1963–1968 | FC Bayern Munich | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1968–1969 | Hannover 96 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1970 | Kickers Offenbach | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1970–1971 |
NK Dinamo Zagreb | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1971–1973 | 1. FC Nürnberg | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1975 | 1. FC Köln | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1976 | Kickers Offenbach | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1977–1978 | AEK Athens | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1980 | FC Zürich | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1980 | FC Grenchen | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1981 | Grazer AK | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1982 | AEK Athens | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1984 | Apollon Kalamarias | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Zlatko "Čik" Čajkovski (24 November 1923 – 27 July 1998) was a Croatian
Playing career
On club level Čajkovski played initially for HAŠK. After World War II, he moved to the newly-established Partizan.
Partizan
Čajkovski was one of the star ("most eminent") players in first 10 years of club's history. He went on to win two
Čajkovski amassed 391 appearances (156 in the league), scored 97 goals and wore the captain armband, in his closing years with Partizan.[2]
"Čik" played as many as 80 international friendlies for the Belgrade side, including a highly rated South American tour in the winter of 1953/54.[3]
FC Köln
After Partizan, Čajkovski found employment abroad. He first went to West Germany in 1955. He decided and signs for FC Köln, and for the next three seasons he played for this German club under the guidance of coach Hennes Weisweiler. Immediately in the first season, he played in 24 games and scored two goals. He played a total of 57 league games and scoring seven league goals during that time. He played three games in the German Cup and scored one goal.
Yugoslavia
Between 1946 and 1955 he played 55 times for the Yugoslavia national team scoring seven goals.
He also participated in the
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 October 1946 | Tirana, Albania |  Albania |
3–2 | 3–2 | Balkan Cup |
| 2. | 4 July 1948 | Sofia, Bulgaria |  Bulgaria |
3–1 | 3–1 | |
| 3. | 19 June 1949 | Oslo, Norway |  Norway |
3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 4. | 18 September 1949 | Tel-Aviv , Israel |
 Israel |
3–0 | 5–2 | 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 22 July 1952 | Tampere, Finland |  Soviet Union |
3–1 | 3–1 | 1952 Summer Olympics |
| 6. | 25 July 1952 | Helsinki, Finland |  Denmark |
1–0 | 5–3 | |
| 7. | 29 July 1952 | Helsinki, Finland |  Germany |
3–1 | 3–1 |
Style of play
Although Čajkovski played as a defensive midfielder, he was equally good in the offense and, due to his exceptional stamina and tenacity, he was able to cover virtually the entire field. His unusual zigzag dribbling technique made his moves difficult to predict for the opposing players. Čajkovski was also very skilled in heading the ball, despite his short stature.[9]
Coaching career
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Čajkovski acquired his coaching licence under Hennes Weisweiler at the German Sports Academy in Cologne. His first appointment were in Israel, Turkey and the Netherlands.
His first great success was the German Championship 1962 with
Later, Čajkovski coached
Managerial statistics
- As of 4 September 2017[11]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| 1. FC Köln | 1961 | 1963 | 80 | 51 | 12 | 17 | 63.75 |
| FC Bayern Munich | 1 July 1963 | 30 June 1968 | 220 | 113 | 56 | 51 | 51.36 |
| Hannover 96 | 1 July 1968 | 8 December 1969 | 63 | 21 | 18 | 24 | 33.33 |
| Kickers Offenbach | January 1970 | July 1970 | 81 | 34 | 20 | 27 | 41.98 |
Dinamo Zagreb
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31 July 1970 | 26 October 1971 | 57 | 27 | 13 | 17 | 47.37 |
| 1. FC Köln | 17 September 1973 | 12 December 1975 | 88 | 47 | 18 | 23 | 53.41 |
| Kickers Offenbach | January 1976 | October 1976 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 29.41 |
| AEK Athens F.C. | July 1977 | July 1978 | 73 | 38 | 23 | 12 | 52.05 |
| FC Zürich | July 1978 | March 1980 | 72 | 38 | 13 | 21 | 52.78 |
| Total | 751 | 374 | 178 | 199 | 49.80 | ||
Honours
Player
- Partizan
- Yugoslavia
- Summer Olympics silver medal: 1948, 1952
Manager
- Köln
- Bayern Munich
- Kickers Offenbach
- AEK Athens
- Alpha Ethniki: 1977–78
- 1977–78
References
- ^ cbnostalgija (7 August 2011). "Foto arhiva - Zlatko Čajkovski (1923 - 1998)". Crno-bela Nostalgija (in Serbian). Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "Jugosloven koji je stvorio veliki Bajern: Priča o čoveku koji je naučio Nemce fudbalu! (FOTO) (VIDEO)". espreso.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "Colo Colo - Partizan 4-8, 1954". Crno-bela Nostalgija (in Serbian). 5 March 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto (18 April 2013). "Players Appearing for Two or More Countries". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ^ "Zlatko Čajkovski". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Zlatko Čajkovski". Sports-Reference / Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "Croatia celebrate important role". UEFA.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2007.
- ^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ Samovojska, Antun (30 April 2020). "DANAS VIŠE NEMA TAKVIH! Čudesna priča o hrvatskom 'malom debelom Mülleru' koji se proslavio u Beogradu i stvorio moćni Bayern!". sportske.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (21 June 2003). "Greece 1983/84". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ^ "Zlatko Čajkovski's Managerial". povijest.gnkdinamo.hr. 12 October 2017. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
External links
- Zlatko Čajkovski at National-Football-Teams.com
- Zlatko Čajkovski at Reprezentacija.rs(in Serbian)
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