Andrija Anković (16 July 1937 – 28 April 1980) was a Croatian footballer and manager.

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Andrija Anković

Personal information
Full name	Andrija Anković
Date of birth	(1937-07-16)16 July 1937
Place of birth	Gabela, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Date of death	28 April 1980(1980-04-28) (aged 42)
Place of death	Split, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia (now Croatia)
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder/Forward
Youth career
0000–1954	GOŠK Gabela
1954–1958	NK Neretva Metković
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1958–1966	Hajduk Split[1]	146	(64)
1966–1968	1. FC Kaiserslautern[2]	21	(4)
1968–1969	SW Bregenz[2]
International career
1960–1962	Yugoslavia	8	(1)
Managerial career
1969–1970	NK Omiš
1971–1978	Hajduk Split (football school)
Medal record Men's Football Representing  Yugoslavia Olympic Games 1960 Rome Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Anković was born in Gabela (at the time Kingdom of Yugoslavia) and started his career with GOŠK Gabela before moving to NK Neretva Metković. He later played for top Croatian side Hajduk Split in the Yugoslavian First League. He played 326 matches and scored 250 goals for Hajduk, becoming one of the club's legends. Finally, he played for German club 1. FC Kaiserslautern. In 1960, Anković was a member of the Yugoslavian team which won gold at the Rome Olympics.^[3]

He made his debut for Yugoslavia as a second half substitute in a January 1960 friendly match away against Morocco, scoring their fifth goal in the process, and earned a total of 8 caps scoring 1 goal. His final international was a June 1962 FIFA World Cup match against Colombia.^[4]

He died in Split (at the time SFR Yugoslavia) on 28 April 1980, of a heart attack, aged 42. The Andrija Anković Memorial Tournament in Gabela is named after Anković.