Exhibition
Exhibition - Bernard Vukas, Bajdo: "The Master of the Ball"
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The Yugoslavia national team won the silver medal at the 1948 Olympic Games in London. Match results: Luxembourg 6–1, Turkey 3–1, Great Britain 3–1, and in the final Sweden 1–3 (3 August 1948 at Wembley). In the picture, the winners' podium: 1. Sweden, 2. Yugoslavia (captain Miroslav Brozović), 3. Denmark. The Yugoslavia team in the final: Lovrić, Brozović, Stanković, Z. Čajkovski, Jovanović, Atanacković, Cimermančić, Mitić, Bobek, Ž. Čajkovski, Vukas (the youngest player in the national team squad at 21 years old). The substitutes from Hajduk were Frane Matošić and Božo Broketa.
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In 1948, Vukas was usually marked by two defenders.
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Hajduk are Yugoslav champions for the second time. Celebration at Maksimir after the victory Lokomotiva – Hajduk 2–4 (22 June 1952), with Bernard Vukas, Lenko Grčić and Krešimir Arapović carried on the shoulders of supporters.
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The unstoppable Bernard Vukas in a duel with two Greek internationals during the World Cup qualifier in Switzerland on 9 May 1953. The match between Yugoslavia and Greece ended in a 1–0 victory for Yugoslavia.
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Vukas, as the best player of the 1952 First Federal League championship, received the trophy for winning the Yellow Jersey from the Sports Panorama correspondent in Split, Roman Garber, before the match Hajduk – Odred (Ljubljana) 4–0 on 13 September 1953 in Split. In the picture from left to right: Hajduk coach Jozo Matošić, then Hajduk president Davor Grčić, Božo Broketa and Stane Krstulović.
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Bernard Vukas in the shirt of FIFA's Rest of the World national team, for which he played against England at Wembley Stadium in London on 21 October 1953.
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On the eve of the match against the Rest of the World, in fact the FIFA XI against England 4-4 (London, 31 October 1953), a presentation was made to Bernard Law, Field Marshal, Viscount of Alamein. In the picture, Montgomery is shaking hands with Bernard Vukas. To the left of Vukas are Kubala, Boniperti and Posipal; to the right are Hanappi and Ocwirk. The match was played to mark the 90th anniversary of the FA (the Football Association).
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1954. A meeting between Bernard Vukas and Sir Stanley Rous (left), the chairman of the FA and later president of FIFA (1961–1974).
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The wedding of Stjepanka and Bernard Vukas, with Vojko Andrijašević and Frane Matošić as godparents (Split, 27 March 1954).
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World Cup in Switzerland 1954. The Yugoslavia national team first beat France 1-0, then drew 1-1 with Brazil (1-1; 0-0), that is, after extra time. Goalscorers: 1-0 – Zebec (49), 1–1 – Didi (67th). Thus both teams progressed to the quarter-finals. In the picture: Mitić, Beara, Horvat, Crnković, Zebec, Stanković, Milutinović, Dvornić, Vukas, Boškov and Čajkovski.
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Vukas, captain of the Yugoslavia national team against Austria 2-2 (Vienna, 03.10.1954.). Scorers: 1-0 – Walzhofer (3'), 1-1 – Stanković (18'), 1:2 – Bobek (31'), 2:2 – Haummer (50'). Vukas was rated the best player on the pitch by the commentators. In the picture: captains Bernard Vukas and Ernst Ocwirk at the start of the match.
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Dinamo – Hajduk 0–6 (4 April 1955) a great victory for the "Whites", the scoring was opened by Vukas as early as the 7th minute. In the picture, Bajdo has beaten Dinamo's goalkeeper, Kralj. Crnković, Horvat and Mantula watched helplessly as Bajdo executed his strike.
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In Turin at the Stadio Comunale, Vukas was performing his feats, he was unstoppable, the highlight came in the 84th minute when he sealed the victory for the Yugoslavia national team with a goal, making it 4-0. In the slalom, he beat two players, took the ball into the penalty area and unerringly sent it into the net past goalkeeper Giovanni Viola. Pictured: Vukas's run past the Azzurri's right-back, Magnini. 29 May 1955.
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The UEFA representative team (standing, from left): Pierre Pibarot (UEFA and France coach), van Brandt, Vincent, Buffon, Jonquet, Gustavsson; (seated, from left): Vukas, Soerensen, Ocwirk, Boškov, Kopa, Travasos. The first official match of the UEFA representative side, held to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Football Association of Ireland, was against a Great Britain (UK) selection in Belfast on 13 August 1955. The result was 4-1, with an unforgettable performance from Vukas, who scored a hat-trick.
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From left: Bernard Vukas, Joško Vidošević on a massage table, long-serving Hajduk masseur Božidar Soldo and Sulejman Rebac in the changing room of the JNA Stadium in 1955, at the match between Partizan and Hajduk which ended in a 1-0 victory for Hajduk. A photograph from the everyday life of the most successful generation in the club's history.
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Four Austrian national team players follow the ball with their eyes after a shot by Bernard Vukas during the Yugoslavia-Austria match in 1956.
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One of the best performances of his career, Bernard Vukas delivered against Hungary on 29 April 1956 at the Népstadion in Budapest in front of one hundred thousand spectators. In the picture, Vukas scored the opening goal; the match finished 2–2.
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Bernard Vukas under the watchful eye of four Hungarian internationals on 29 April 1956 in Budapest. The photograph bears witness to the respect shown by opposing teams to one of the finest footballers of his time.
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On the eve of the match Hajduk – BSK 3:1 (16 June 1957), held as a temporary farewell to Vukas from Hajduk on his departure for Bologna, Bajdo received flowers from his team-mates Radović, I. Bešo and Žanetić... Vukas was the first Yugoslav player to be granted a permit to play abroad.
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Bernard Vukas scored one of the finest goals of his career in the match against Italy in Zagreb on 12 May 1957. It was the crowning glory of a sensational 6–1 victory over the Azzurri. Vukas volleyed a masterful goal, striking first-time from Rajkov's corner delivery and, from 18–19 metres out, sending the ball into the top corner.
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The key players of Bologna and Juventus. From the left: Bernard Vukas (Yugoslavia), Omar Sívori (Argentina), Humberto Maschio (Argentina), John Charles (Wales). 1957. Photographed before the friendly match, which ended in a 6–1 victory for Bologna.
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1957. Genoa – Bologna 3–3. Bologna (Randon misses a goal, the ball is deflected by Becattini Fosco ("palla di gomma"), goalkeeper Renato Gandolfi). Manager of FC Bologna: Gyorgy Sarosi.
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Bajdo with his son Zdeslav in the flat in Bologna on Via Amendola. 1957.
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Rhett Butler has gone. But for Scarlett O'Hara, tomorrow is another day. Two-time Oscar winner Vivien Leigh and Bernard Vukas on a warm June evening in 1957 on the dance floor at the Ritz in Zagreb.
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Bernard Vukas in Bologna's shirt during the Serie A match against Genoa (3–3) in the 1957–58 season. His goal put Bologna 1–0 ahead.
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Father Bernard with his son Zdeslav and a friend on the streets of Bologna in 1958.
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The captains of Bologna and Hajduk, Bernard Vukas and Vladimir Šenauer, greet each other ahead of a friendly match on 14 December 1958 at the Stadio Comunale, now the Renato Dall'Ara, in Bologna.
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Vukas at the Stadio Comunale, now the Renato Dall'Ara, in Bologna in 1958.
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Covered in blood, Vukas left the pitch at Šubićevac (Hajduk – Borac 3-0, 12 November 1961) midway through the second half, with Hajduk leading 2-0. Borac's centre-half, Atko Kasumović, made a careless challenge and kicked Vukas in the head, so much so that the initial medical prognoses were even fatal; it was unclear whether Bajdo would be able to continue his career.
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A moment from the Hajduk – Partizan derby, 1–0 (14 April 1962): the unstoppable Vukas versus Fahrudin Jusufi.
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Bernard Vukas's goal in his farewell to the white shirt. Hajduk – Dinamo 1:4 (Split, 2 December 1962), goals: 0-1 – Zambata (16), 0-2 – Belin (pen) (29), 0:3 – Jerković (43.), 1:3 – Vukas (55.), 1:4 – Kobeščak (83.).
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Bernard Vukas in tears; a new, this time definitive, farewell to the Hajduk shirt followed. He decided to continue his career in Austria. Hajduk lost the derby against Dinamo 1–4 (Split, 2 December 1962).
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Bernard Vukas and Milka Babović, who were recognised as Yugoslavia's best athletes in 1955, only received their Sportskih novosti trophies in 1969, as did all other laureates from 1955 to 1968.
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Bernard Vukas and Ladislao (László) Kubala, a Barcelona legend and one of the greatest European footballers of the 20th century, during a match in Zagreb's Maksimir Stadium in 1977. The two greats were bound by a long-standing friendship.
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The singing group at the Poljud Stadium in 1978. In the picture, from left to right: Tanja Dorić, Ivo Bego, Bernard Vukas, Bogdan Kragić, Ante Dorić, Vinko Cuzzi, Frane Matošić. Vukas adored the songs of Split's old town, often enjoying them as if he were a native of Split.
Video from the exhibition opening
