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Zlatko Čajkovski was a male association football player and coach from Zagreb, born on November 24, 1923. He played as a defender for clubs including HAŠK, 1. FC Köln, FK Partizan, and Hapoel Haifa F.C. His international career included representing Yugoslavia and Croatia in the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics, as well as the 1950 and 1954 FIFA World Cups. He began his work period in 1939.
In addition to his athletic career, Čajkovski worked as an actor. He spoke Serbo-Croatian and was known by the pseudonym Czik and the nickname Čik. He had a sibling named Željko Čajkovski. He died in Munich on July 27, 1998.
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Film & TV
Known for
- Music & Guests — Self1976
- X + YY: Formel des Bösen1970
- Wenn Ludwig ins Manöver zieht — Tschik Cajkovski1967
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Key facts
- 1970
- Kickers Offenbach
- 1976
- Kickers Offenbach
- 1980
- FC Grenchen
- 1981
- Grazer AK
- 1982
- AEK Athens
- Date of birth
- ( 1923-11-24 ) 24 November 1923
- Place of birth
- Zagreb , Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
- Date of death
- 27 July 1998 (1998-07-27) (aged 74)
- Place of death
- Munich , Germany
- Height
- 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
- Position
- Defensive midfielder
- Years
- Team
- 1939 1945
- HAŠK
- 1946 1955
- Partizan
- 1955 1958
- 1. FC Köln
- 1958 1960
- Hapoel Haifa
- 1942 1943
- Croatia
- 1961 1963
- 1. FC Köln
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Zlatko
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Croatia
- Place of birth
- Zagreb
- Place of death
- Munich
- Sibling
- Željko Čajkovski
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Languages spoken
- Serbo-Croatian
- Participant in
- 1948 Summer Olympics
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- GNK Dinamo Zagreb
- Position played
- defender
- Country for sport
- Croatia
- Mass
- 66
- Image
- Zlatko Čajkovski 1953.jpg
- Height
- 163
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- date of birth
- 1923-11-24
- date of death
- 1998-07-29
- Commons category
- Zlatko Čajkovski
- pseudonym
- Czik
- start of work period
- 1939-00-00
- nickname
- Čik
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Encyclopedic overview
* 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.
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