Aleksandar Benko

Aleksandar Benko
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(s)	striker
Youth career
1943	NK Čakovec
Senior career*
Years	Team
1947–1958	Dinamo Zagreb
1958–1959	Grasshoppers
1959–1960	Lugano
1961–1963	Wohlen
1963–1967	St Gallen
International career
1949	Yugoslavia
1956	Croatia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aleksandar Benko(16 February 1925 – 26 May 1991) was aCroatianfootballer who played one game internationally for both theYugoslaviaandCroatianational teams.^[1]

CLub career[edit]

A striker, he began his career withNK Čakovecin 1943, and in 1947 moved toDinamo Zagrebwith whom he won theYugoslav Federal Leaguein 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 inZagreb'sMirogoj cemetery.^[2]

International career[edit]

He played for the Croatia national team in afriendlyagainstIndonesiainZagrebin 1956 and served as the team's captain. He also played for the Yugoslavia national team in a 1949 match againstFrance.^[3]

References[edit]

^"Players Appearing for Two or More Countries".RSSSF.Archivedfrom the original on 3 August 2008.Retrieved27 June2014.
^"Aleksandar Benko at Mirogoj".Archived fromthe originalon 18 July 2011.Retrieved15 June2008.
^"Player Database".EU-football.Retrieved6 June2022.

External links[edit]

Aleksandar BenkoatReprezentacija.rs(in Serbian)
Aleksandar Benkoat National-Football-Teams.com
Aleksandar Benkoat EU-Football.info

[1] "Players Appearing for Two or More Countries".RSSSF.Archivedfrom the original on 3 August 2008.Retrieved27 June2014.

[2] "Aleksandar Benko at Mirogoj".Archived fromthe originalon 18 July 2011.Retrieved15 June2008.

[3] "Player Database".EU-football.Retrieved6 June2022.

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