Zdravko Rajkov

Zdravko Rajkov
	Rajkov during his time in Iran
Personal information
Full name	Zdravko Rajkov
Date of birth	5 December 1927
Place of birth	Čurug, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Date of death	30 July 2006 (aged 78)
Place of death	Mexico City, Mexico
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1950–1962	Vojvodina
1962–1963	Lausanne-Sport
1963–1966	Biel-Bienne
Total
International career
1951–1958	Yugoslavia
Managerial career
1967–1968	Vojvodina
1969–1970	Iran
1970–1976	Taj
1978	Sepahan
1979–1981	Algeria
1981–1982	Córdoba
Medal record
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zdravko Rajkov (Serbian Cyrillic: Здравко Рајков; 5 December 1927 – 30 July 2006) was a Yugoslav football manager and player.

Club career

Rajkov joined Yugoslav Second League club Sloga Novi Sad ahead of the 1950 season, helping them win promotion to the Yugoslav First League, after which the club changed its name back to Vojvodina. He spent the next 12 seasons with the club, amassing 220 appearances and scoring 94 goals in the top flight. In 1962, Rajkov moved abroad to Switzerland and played one season with Lausanne-Sport. He retired after spending three seasons with fellow Swiss club Biel-Bienne.

International career

At international level, Rajkov was capped 28 times for Yugoslavia between 1951 and 1958, scoring 11 goals. He was a member of the national team at the 1952 Summer Olympics, receiving a silver medal without appearing in any games. Rajkov also represented Yugoslavia at the 1958 FIFA World Cup, scoring once in the group stage, as the team eventually exited in the quarter-finals.^[1]^[2]

Managerial career

After hanging up his boots, Rajkov started his managerial career at Vojvodina in 1967. He was manager of Algeria between 1979 and 1981, finishing as runners-up at the 1980 African Cup of Nations.

Honours

Player

Yugoslavia

Olympic Games silver medal: 1952

Manager

Taj

Algeria

African Cup of Nations runner-up: 1980

References

^ "Zdravko Rajkov". 11v11.com. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
^ "Rajkov Zdravko" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 14 May 2025.

External links

Zdravko Rajkov at Olympedia
Zdravko Rajkov at EU-Football.info
Zdravko Rajkov at WorldFootball.net
Zdravko Rajkov manager profile at BDFutbol
Zdravko Rajkov at National-Football-Teams.com
Zdravko Rajkov – FIFA competition record (archived)

[1] "Zdravko Rajkov". 11v11.com. Retrieved 14 May 2025.

[2] "Rajkov Zdravko" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 14 May 2025.

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