Bernard Vukas

Bernard Vukas (Zagreb, May 1, 1927 – Zagreb, April 4, 1983) was a Croatian football player.

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For the Yugoslav national team, he played 59 games between 1948 and 1957, and scored 22 goals.

In Hajduk, Vukas won Yugoslav league titles three times, 1950, 1952 and 1955, whereupon the championship of 1950 was achieved without a defeat. This record is still alive.
Twice the Yugoslav national team including Bernard Vukas won the silver medal at the Olympic Games (1948 and 1952).
In the 1954/55 season, he led the Yugoslav league as the top goalscorer, with 20 goals.
He played 615 games for Hajduk Split and scored 300 times.
On 21. October 1953 he played in Wembley for the "Rest of the World" team against England. The final result was 4:4.
On 13. August 1955 he was invited to play for the UEFA-team (Continental Team) in Belfast against Great Britain. The game ended 4:1 with a hat trick by Bernard Vukas.
He was also a part of the Yugoslavia team in the 1950 FIFA World Cup and 1954 FIFA World Cup.
In 2000 he was elected for the best Croatian football player of all times.

v • d • e Yugoslavia squad - 1950 FIFA World Cup

FW Atanacković • GK Beara • FW Bobek • DF Broketa • FW Željko Čajkovski • DF Zlatko Čajkovski • DF Čolić • MF Đajić • FW Firm • DF Horvat • MF Jovanović • MF Katnić • FW Mihajlović • FW Mitić • GK Mrkušić • FW Ognjanov • MF Palfi • MF Radovniković • DF Stanković • FW Tomašević • FW Vukas • MF Zlatković • Coach: Arsenijević

v • d • e Yugoslavia squad - 1954 FIFA World Cup

1 Beara • 2 Stanković • 3 Crnković • 4 Čajkovski • 5 Horvat • 6 Boškov • 7 Ognjanov • 8 Mitić • 9 Vukas • 10 Bobek • 11 Zebec • 12 Kralj • 13 Zeković • 14 Mantula • 15 Spajić • 16 Milovanov • 17 Belin • 18 Milutinović • 19 Papec • 20 Dvornić • 21 Veselinović • 22 Petaković • Coach: Tirnanić