Zdravko Rajkov

Zdravko Rajkov
Rajkov as manager at the Esteghlal
Personal information
Date of birth	(1927-12-05)5 December 1927
Place of birth	Čurug, Kingdom of SCS
Date of death	30 July 2006(2006-07-30) (aged 78)
Place of death	Mexico City, Mexico
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1950–1962	FK Vojvodina	220	(94)
1962–1963	Lausanne Sports
1963–1966	FC Biel-Bienne
National team
1951–1958	Yugoslavia	28	(11)
Teams managed
1967–1969	FK Vojvodina
1969–1976	Esteghlal
1969–1970	Iran
1978	Sepahan
1979–1981	Algeria
1981–1983	Córdoba
Honours[show] Competitor for Yugoslavia Men’s Football Silver Helsinki 1952 Team Competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Zdravko Rajkov (Serbian Cyrillic: Здpaвкo Pajкoв; 5 December 1927 in Čurug, Žabalj, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes – 30 July 2006 in Mexico) was a Serbian football player and later a football manager.

On the national level he played for Yugoslavia national team scoring 11 goals in 28 matches, and was a participant at the 1958 FIFA World Cup, where he scored a goal in the match against Paraguay.

He later began coaching career and coached several teams, including Iran national team and Algeria national team.

In his later years he retired with his wife Violet in Kelowna, B.C., Canada.

External links

• Zdravko Rajkov – FIFA competition record
• Serbian national football team website (Serbian)
• In Memoriam (Serbian)
• BDFutbol profile (Spanish)