Zlatko Čajkovski
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Čajkovski in 1953 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 November 1923 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 27 July 1998 (aged 74) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Munich, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1939–1945 | HAŠK | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1946–1955 | Partizan | 156 | (19) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1955–1958 | 1. FC Köln | 53 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1958–1960 | Hapoel Haifa | |||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1942–1943 | Croatia | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1946–1955 | Yugoslavia | 55 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961–1963 | 1. FC Köln | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1963–1968 | Bayern Munich | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1968–1969 | Hannover 96 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1970 | Kickers Offenbach | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1970–1971 | Dinamo Zagreb | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1971–1973 | 1. FC Nürnberg | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1975 | 1. FC Köln | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1976 | Kickers Offenbach | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1977–1978 | AEK Athens | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1980 | FC Zürich | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1980 | FC Grenchen | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1981 | Grazer AK | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1982 | AEK Athens | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1984 | Apollon Kalamarias | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Zlatko "Čik" Čajkovski (24 November 1923 – 27 July 1998) was a Yugoslav and Croatian football player and coach. His brother, Željko Čajkovski, was a footballer as well. Normally a defensive midfielder, Čajkovski was renowned for his tremendous physical condition and marking ability and is considered to be one of the finest Yugoslav footballers. Despite his normally defensive role he was also a fine passer and possessed top-class technical ability.