Slavko Luštica (11 January 1923 – 14 July 1992) was a
footballer who represented
Yugoslavia
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at the
1952 Summer Olympics
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After Japan declared in ...
. He played club football in Yugoslavia with
NK Osvit and
Hajduk Split.
Playing career
Club
Born in a small fishing community in the
Bay of Kotor, Luštica started playing youth football at NK Osvit based in
Å ibenik
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, moving to the senior team at only 13 but he was first noticed by the public when he played in the Yugoslavia youth team which beat the then-powerful Hungary youth selection in
Belgrade
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. Soon after that he signed for Hajduk Split, where he spent the rest of his playing career. His official debut for the club was on 9.3.1941 in a 5–2 win against
Concordia Zagreb. During WW2 he played in all of Hajduk's games after the club escaped (and was temporarily relocated) to the
island of Vis in 1944. After the war Luštica continued playing for Hajduk and won three
Yugoslav championships (1950, 1952 and 1955). He appeared in a total of 634 games (making him third in Hajduk's list of all-time appearances, behind
Frane Matošić and
Ivan Hlevnjak) and scored a total of 86 goals.
International
He debuted for the national team on 23 August 1951 at a friendly against
Norway
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in
Oslo
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(which Yugoslavia won 4–2). He earned just two more caps, the last one in a 5–0 win against
Egypt
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on 2 November 1952 in Belgrade.
Managerial career
After his playing career ended, he coached
Hajduk Split and won one championship title in 1971. He also coached
NK Olimpija Ljubljana from 1973 to 1976.
Honours
Player
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Yugoslav Championship:
1950
Events January
* January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed.
* January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
,
1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, ...
,
1954–55
Manager
*
Yugoslav Championship:
1970–71
References
External links
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1923 births
1992 deaths
Sportspeople from Herceg Novi
Men's association football midfielders
Yugoslav men's footballers
Yugoslavia men's international footballers
Footballers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers for Yugoslavia
Olympic silver medalists for Yugoslavia
Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in football
HNK Hajduk Split players
Yugoslav First League players
Yugoslav football managers
NK Olimpija Ljubljana (1945–2005) managers
HNK Hajduk Split managers
Yugoslavia national football team managers
Burials at Lovrinac Cemetery
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