Aleksandar Benko
Croatian footballer (1925–1991)
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Aleksandar Benko (16 February 1925 – 26 May 1991) was a Croatian footballer who played one game internationally for both the Yugoslavia and Croatia national teams.[1]
Full name
Aleksandar Benko
Date of birth
16 February 1925
Place of birth
Čakovec, Kingdom of Serbs,
Croats and Slovenes
Croats and Slovenes
Date of death
26 May 1991 (aged 66)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksandar Benko | ||
| Date of birth | 16 February 1925 | ||
| Place of birth |
Čakovec, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | ||
| Date of death | 26 May 1991 (aged 66) | ||
| Place of death | St. Gallen, Switzerland | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1943 | NK Čakovec | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1947–1958 | Dinamo Zagreb | 159 | (68) |
| 1958–1959 | Grasshoppers | ||
| 1959–1960 | Lugano | ||
| 1961–1963 | Wohlen | ||
| 1963–1967 | St Gallen | ||
| International career | |||
| 1949 | Yugoslavia | 1 | (0) |
| 1956 | Croatia | 1 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
CLub career
A striker, he began his career with NK Čakovec in 1943, and in 1947 moved to Dinamo Zagreb with whom he won the Yugoslav Federal League in 1948, 1954 and 1958. In 1958 he moved to Switzerland where he played for Grasshopper (1958–59), Lugano (1959–60), Wohlen (1961–63) and St. Gallen (1963–67). There he remained for the rest of his life. He is buried in Zagreb's Mirogoj cemetery.[2]
