Florijan Matekalo

Florijan Matekalo (Croatian pronunciation: [flǒrijaːn matěːkalo];^[2][3] 25 April 1920 – 20 May 1995) was a footballer who played international football for both Yugoslavia and Croatia.^[4]

Florijan Matekalo

Personal information
Full name	Florijan Matekalo
Date of birth	(1920-04-25)25 April 1920
Place of birth	Jajce, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Date of death	20 May 1995(1995-05-20) (aged 75)
Place of death	Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1933–1936	Elektrobosna Jajce
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1936–1939	Slavija Sarajevo[1]	56	(19)
1939–1940	Građanski Zagreb	5	(1)
1946–1947	Partizan	7	(2)
International career
1940	Banovina of Croatia	4	(1)
1940	Yugoslavia	1	(0)
Managerial career
1957	Partizan
1962	Hajduk Split
1964	Partizan
1979	Partizan
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

He scored the first goal in the history of the Croatia national team^[5] and the first goal ever for FK Partizan.^[6]

International career

Matekalo debuted for the Kingdom of Yugoslavia's national team (Beli Orlovi) in a November 1940 friendly match against Nazi Germany and concurrently played all four matches for the Banovina of Croatia's national team, which represented the Croatian statelet within the kingdom.^[7]