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

Janko Janković
Personal information
Date of birth (1963-01-14) 14 January 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth Split, PR Croatia,
FPR 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)
International career
1994 Croatia 2 (0)
Managerial career
1997–1998 SD Colloto
1998–2002 University Oviedo B
2009 Deportiva (Assistant coach)
2009 Girona (Assistant coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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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

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In 1994, Janković played two matches for the Croatia 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]

Career statistics

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As a player

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[2] [3]

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Yugoslavia League Yugoslav Cup Europe Total
1982–83 NK Solin Yugoslav Second League 21 0 0 0 21 0
1983–84 Hajduk Split Yugoslav First League 2 0 0 0 2 0
1984–85 RNK Split Croatian Republic Football League (South) 27 7 - - 27 7
1985–86 NK Rijeka Yugoslav First League 32 9 2 1 34 10
1986–87 33 19 8 4 2 0 43 23
1987–88 33 9 1 0 - - 34 9
Spain League Copa del Rey Europe Total
1988–89 Real Valladolid La Liga 36 8 0 0 36 8
1989–90 31 10 0 0 5 0 36 10
1990–91 Real Oviedo 33 3 0 0 33 3
1991–92 29 3 0 0 1 0 30 3
1992–93 37 13 9 2 - - 46 15
1993–94 33 7 4 2 - - 37 9
1994–95 25 1 2 0 - - 27 1
1995–96 Hércules Alicante Segunda División 18 10 4 0 22 10
1996–97 La Liga 18 1 3 0 21 1
Country Yugoslavia 148 44 11 5 2 0 159 46
Spain 260 56 21 4 6 0 287 60
Total 408 100 32 9 8 0 448 109

Honours

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Hajduk Split
Hércules

References

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  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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