Dražan Jerković

Dražan Jerković (Croatian pronunciation: [drǎʒan jěːrkoʋitɕ]; 6 August 1936 – 9 December 2008) was a Yugoslav and Croatian professional football manager and player. A forward, his professional playing career spanned from 1954 to 1966, during which he played for Dinamo Zagreb and AA La Gantoise.

Dražan Jerković
Jerković with Yugoslavia at the 1962 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Date of birth (1936-08-06)6 August 1936
Place of birth Šibenik, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Date of death 9 December 2008(2008-12-09) (aged 72)
Place of death Zagreb, Croatia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1965 Dinamo Zagreb 142 (96)
1965–1966 AA La Gantoise 3 (1)
Total 145 (97)
International career
1956 PR Croatia 1 (0)
1960–1964 Yugoslavia 21 (11)
Managerial career
1971–1972 Dinamo Zagreb
1973–1974 Austria Klagenfurt
1974–1975 Villacher SV
1975–1976 Dinamo Vinkovci
1976–1982 NK Zagreb
1978 Yugoslavia
1990–1992 Croatia
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Yugoslavia
European Championship
1960 FranceTeam
1971 İzmir as coach
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

His first name is sometimes (incorrectly) spelled "Dražen". He was born in Šibenik, at the time in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

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