Jurica Jerković
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 February 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Split, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1965–1967 | Hajduk Split | ||
| 1967–1968 | → RNK Split (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1978 | Hajduk Split | 250 | (74) |
| 1978–1985 | FC Zürich | 215 | (57) |
| 1985–1986 | Lugano | 30 | (9) |
| Total | 495 | (140) | |
| National team | |||
| 1970–1982 | Yugoslavia | 43 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Jurica "Jure" Jerković (born 25 February 1950 in Split, SR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia) is a former Yugoslav footballer. During his time with Hajduk Split in the 1970s, he was known for his amazing playmaker skills and for his romantic approach to football. He captained the Hajduk golden generation of that time under coach Tomislav Ivić which is considered to be the best Hajduk squad of all time.
Jerković started his youth and senior career at Hajduk Split. In the youth academy he was trained by Tomislav Ivić who would later become his senior manager. He went on a one-year loan to RNK Split. After finishing the loan in 1968, he went back to Hajduk where he made his senior professional debut. Jerković was a part of a new Hajduk generation created by Tomislav Ivić that would dominate the Yugoslav First League during the 1970s.
Jerković won his first trophy in 1971 when Hajduk won the Yugoslav championship. It was Hajduk's first league trophy in 16 years. In 1972 Ivić took charge of Hajduk and Jerković won his first Yugoslav Cup. He won the cup again in the following season under Branko Zebec. In 1973 the "old guard" of Hajduk decided to leave which included players like Nadoveza, Hlevnjak and Vukčević. Tomislav Ivić returned to manage Hajduk and with the young forces he created a few years ago in the academy he was ready to dominate the league. In 1974 Hajduk played the last game of the season against OFK Beograd and they needed a win to secure the championship. Jurica Jerković scored the 2nd goal in the 89th minute and won the championship with his team. Hajduk won the "double" for the first time in their history when they won the 1974 Yugoslav Cup alongside the championship.
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