Janko Janković

Janko Janković (born 14 January 1963) ia a Croatian retired footballer who played as a forward.

Janko Janković
Personal information
Date of birth (1963-01-14) 14 January 1963
Place of birth Split, SR Croatia,
SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1983 Solin 21 (0)
1983–1984 Hajduk Split 2 (0)
1984–1985 RNK Split 27 (7)
1985–1988 Rijeka 98 (37)
1988–1990 Valladolid 67 (18)
1990–1995 Oviedo 157 (27)
1995–1997 Hércules 36 (11)
Total 428 (100)
National team
1994 Croatia 2 (0)
Teams managed
1997–1998 SD Colloto
1998–2002 University Oviedo B
2009 Deportiva (Assistant coach)
2009 Girona (Assistant coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Janković was born in Split, Croatia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. After playing in his country with NK Solin, HNK Hajduk Split (only two matches in one full season), RNK Split and HNK Rijeka, the 25-year-old moved to Spain, where he would remain for nearly one full decade until his retirement.

Janković started at Real Valladolid, after signing at the same time as compatriot Mauro Ravnić – his teammate at Rijeka – and was an essential attacking element in his debut campaign, as the Castile and León club finished sixth in La Liga and reached the final of the Copa del Rey.

After another year, Janković signed with Real Oviedo, teaming up with another two Croatians, Nenad Gračan and Nikola Jerkan. With the Asturians he left much of the offensive burden to veteran striker Carlos, only scoring once in double digits but never suffering relegation during his five-year spell, and helping with three goals in 33 games in his debut campaign as the team qualified for the UEFA Cup.

Aged 32, Janković signed for Hércules CF, scoring ten times to help the Alicante side promote from the second division in his first year. After their immediate relegation, he retired from the game.

International career

In 1994, Janković played two matches for the Croatian national team, his debut coming on 23 March as he featured the first half in a 2–0 friendly win against Spain, in Valencia.[1]

Honours

Hajduk Split
Hércules

Statistics

As a player

[2] [3]

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Yugoslavia League Yugoslav Cup Europe Total
1982-83NK SolinYugoslav Second League21000210
1983-84Hajduk SplitYugoslav First League200020
1984-85RNK SplitCroatian Republic Football League (South)277--277
1985-86NK RijekaYugoslav First League329213410
1986-87331984204323
1987-8833910--349
Spain League Copa del Rey Europe Total
1988-89Real ValladolidLa Liga36800368
1989-90311000503610
1990-91Real Oviedo33300333
1991-922930010303
1992-93371392--4615
1993-9433742--379
1994-9525120--271
1995-96Hércules AlicanteSegunda División1810402210
1996-97La Liga18130211
CountryYugoslavia 148441152015946
Spain 260562146028760
Total 40810032980448109

References

  1. "Baño croata en la noche de Valencia" [Croatian steamroll in Valencia night]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 24 March 1994. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  2. "Janko Janković statistics". bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  3. "HNK Rijeka". nk-rijeka.hr. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
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