Željko

Željko (Cyrillic: Жељко), sometimes written Zeljko, is a South Slavic masculine given name. In Croatia, the name Željko was among the most common masculine given names in the decades between 1950 and 1979, and was the most common name in the 1960s. Notable people with the name include: Željko Ačkar (born 1969), Croatian footballer Željko Adžić (born 1965), Croatian footballer Zeljko Babic (born 1976), Australian association football player Željko Babić (born 1972), Croatian handball player and coach Željko Bajčeta (born 1967), Montenegrin footballer Željko Bebek (born 1945), Bosnian singer, lead vocalist of Bijelo dugme from 1974 to 1984 Željko Bilecki (1950–2023), Canadian soccer player Željko Blagojević, Bosnian Serb long-distance runner Željko Božić (born 1974), Serbian stuntman and actor Željko Bogut (born 1969), Bosnian chess player and two time national champion Željko Brkić (born 1986), Serbian football goalkeeper Željko Brestovački (born 1967), Serbian politician Željko Brodarić (born 1954), Yugoslavian rock musician Željko Bujas (1928–1999), Croatian linguist, scholar and lexicographer Željko Burić (born 1955), Croatian politician Željko Buvač (born 1961), Bosnian Serb footballer and manager Željko Čajkovski (1925–2016), Croatian football player and coach Željko Cicović (born 1971), Serbian football goalkeeper Željko Cupan (born 1963), Croatian footballer Željko Đokić (born 1982), Serbian footballer Željko Đurđić (born 1961), Serbian handball goalkeeper Željko Dimitrijević (born 1971), Serbian Paralympic athlete Željko Dimitrov (born 1994), Serbian footballer Željko Fajfrić (born 1957), Serbian lawyer, professor and historian Željko Filipović (born 1988), Slovenian footballer Željko Franulović (born 1947), Croatian tennis player Željko Gavrić (born 2000), Serbian footballer Željko Gavrilović (born 1971), Serbian footballer Željko Glasnović (born 1954), Croatian general and politician Željko Ivanek (born 1957), American actor of Slovenian-Croatian origin Željko Ivanković (born 1954), Croatian writer from Bosnia and Herzegovina Željko Ivanović, Montenegrin journalist, producer and human rights activist Željko Ivezić (born 1965), Croatian American astrophysicist Željko Janjetović, Bosnian diplomat, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Russian Federation Željko Janović (born 1963), Montenegrin footballer Željko Jerkić, Bosnian diplomat Željko Jerkov (born 1953), Croatian basketballer Željko Jerman (1949–2006), Croatian photographer Željko Joksimović (born 1972), popular Serbian singer, composer, songwriter and producer Željko Jovanović (disambiguation), multiple people Željko Kalac (born 1972), Australian goalkeeper currently playing for Greek club Kavala Željko Kalajdžić (born 1978), Serbian professional football midfielder Željko Kaluđerović (born 1964), Montenegrin footballer Željko Karaula (born 1973), Croatian historian and author Željko Kerum (born 1960), Croatian entrepreneur and politician Željko Kipke (born 1953), Croatian artist Željko Kljajević (born 1984), Montenegrin footballer Željko Knapić (born 1957), Croatian sprinter Željko Komšić (born 1964), Bosnian-Herzegovinian politician Željko Kopanja (1954–2016), Bosnian Serb newspaper editor and director of Nezavisne Novine Željko Kopić (born 1977), Croatian football coach Željko Kosanović (born 1934), Croatian basketballer and handball player Željko Kovačević (born 1981), Serbian footballer Željko Krajan (born 1979), Croatian tennis player and coach Željko Kuzmić (born 1984), Serbian football goalkeeper Željko Lelek (born 1962), Bosnian Serb indicted for mass rape crimes in Višegrad during the Bosnian War Željko Loparić (born 1939), Croatian philosopher, historian of the philosophy and university teacher Željko Ljubenović (born 1981), Serbian football midfielder and coach Željko Lordanić (born 1948), Croatian cartoonist, animator and illustrator Željko Lučić (born 1968), Serbian operatic baritone Željko Lukajić (born 1958), Serbian basketball coach Željko Majić (born 1963), Bosnian bishop Željko Malčić (born 1981), Croatian footballer Željko Malnar (1944–2013), writer and TV presenter Željko Marasović (1951–2021), Croatian American composer of classical and film music Željko Markov (born 1976), Serbian footballer and manager Željko Matuš (born 1935), Croatian footballer Željko Mavrović (born 1969), Croatian boxer and entrepreneur Željko Mejakić (born 1964), Bosnian Serb war criminal Željko Mijač (1954–2022), Croatian football player and manager Željko Milanović (born 1957), Croatian handball player and coach Željko Milinovič (born 1969), Slovenian footballer Željko Milošević (born 1976), Serbian footballer Željko Milović (born 1968), Bosnian writer, poet and journalist Željko Mitrakovič (born 1972), Slovenian football midfielder Željko Mrvaljević (born 1981), Montenegrin football defender Željko Musa (born 1986), Croatian handball player Željko Nimš (born 1950), Croatian handball player Željko Obradović (born 1960), Serbian basketball player and coach Željko Ožegović (born 1962), Serbian politician Željko Pahek (born 1954), Croatian and Serbian comics creator and illustrator Željko Pakasin (born 1967), Croatian footballer and manager Željko Panić (born 1976), Bosnian swimmer Željko Pavličević (born 1951), Croatian basketballer and coach Željko Pavlović (born 1971), Croatian football goalkeeper Željko Perović (born 1975), Montenegrin footballer Željko Perušić (1936–2017), Croatian footballer Željko Pervan (born 1962), Croatian comedian Željko Petrović (born 1965), Montenegro footballer and technical coach Željko Petrović (born 1969), Bosnian long-distance runner Željko Polak (born 1976), Bosnian Serb football player Željko Poljak (born 1959), Croatian basketballer and coach Zeljko Radovic (born 1974), Austrian football player Zeljko Ranogajec (born 1961), professional gambler from Australia Željko Ražnatović (1952–2000), better known as Arkan, Serbian career criminal and later a paramilitary leader Željko Rebrača (born 1972), Serbian basketball player Željko Reiner (born 1953), Croatian physician, politician and professor Željko Rodić (1952–2016), Croatian footballer Željko Rohatinski (1951–2019), Croatian economist and former Governor of the Croatian National Bank Željko Samardžić (born 1955), Bosnian Serb pop-folk singer Željko Šašić (born 1969), Serbian pop-folk singer Željko Savić (born 1988), Bosnian Serb footballer Željko Senečić (1933–2018), Croatian film and television production designer, film director and screenwriter Željko Simović (born 1967), Serbian footballer and manager Željko Sošić (born 1980), Montenegrin director Željko Sopić (born 1974), Croatian football midfielder Željko Stinčić (born 1950), Croatian footballer Željko Šturanović (born 1960), Montenegro politician Zeljko Susa (born 1978), Australian footballer Željko Sušec (born 1977), Serbian politician Željko Tadić (born 1974), Montenegrin footballer Željko Tanasković (born 1967), Serbian volleyball player Željko Tomac (born 1956), Croatian handball player Željko Tomić (born 1985), Croatian footballer Željko Topalović (born 1972), Serbian hotelier and basketballer Željko Topić (born 1959), Croatian bureaucrat Željko Trajković (born 1966), Serbian wrestler Željko Turk (born 1962), Croatian politician Željko Vadić (born 1953), Croatian sport shooter Željko Vasiljević (born 1963), Serbian politician and veteran representative Željko Veselinović (born 1974), Serbian union leader and politician Željko Vidović (born 1964), Serbian politician Željko Vincek (born 1986), Croatian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres Željko Vuković (footballer, born 1962), Croatian-born Austrian footballer Željko Vuković (footballer, born 1963), Montenegrin footballer Željko Zagorac (born 1981), professional basketball player Željko Zečević (born 1963), Serbian basketball coach Željko Župetić (born 1967), Croatian footballer