Florijan_Matekalo

Florijan Matekalo

Florijan Matekalo

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Florijan Matekalo (Croatian pronunciation: [flǒrijaːn matěːkalo];[1][2] 25 April 1920 – 20 May 1995) was a footballer who played international football for both Yugoslavia and Croatia.[3]

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He scored the first goal in the history of the Croatia national team[4] and the first goal ever for FK Partizan.[5]

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.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "Flòrijān". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018. Flòrijān
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    "Máte". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018. Matékalo
  3. [3]
    "Players Appearing for Two or More Countries". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
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    "Jutarnji article". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
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    Mozzart article
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    "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
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