Zeljko

Željko or Zeljko (Cyrillic script: Жељко) is a Slavic masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
Željko Čajkovski (born 1925), Croatian football (soccer) player and coach
Željko Đokić (born 1982), Serbian footballer
Željko Šašić (born 1969), Serbian pop-folk singer
Željko Šturanović (born 1960), former Prime Minister of Montenegro who served from 2006 to 2008
Željko Adžić (born 1965), former Croatian footballer
Željko Bebek (born 1945), popular Bosnian singer, lead vocalist of Bijelo dugme from 1974 to 1984
Željko Blagojević, Bosnian Serb runner who ran over 900 km from Banja Luka, Bosnia to Kosovo as a protest
Željko Božić (born 1974), famous Serbian stuntman and actor
Željko Bogut (born 1969), Bosnian chess player and two time national champion
Željko Brkić (born 1986), Serbian football goalkeeper
Željko Cicović (born 1971), Serbian football goalkeeper
Željko Đurđić (born 1961), Serbian handball goalkeeper
Željko Filipović (born 1988), Slovenian footballer
Željko Franulović (born 1947), former Croatian tennis player
Željko Ivanek (born 1957), Emmy-award winning Slovenian American actor
Željko Ivanković (born 1954), Croatian writer from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Željko Janjetović, Bosnian diplomat, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Russian Federation
Željko Joksimović (born 1972), popular Serbian singer, songwriter and producer
Željko Kalac (born 1972), Australian goalkeeper currently playing for Greek club Kavala
Željko Kalajdžić (born 1978), Serbian professional football midfielder
Željko Kerum (born 1960), Croatian entrepreneur and politician
Željko Komšić (born 1964), Bosnian-Herzegovinian politician
Željko Kopanja (born 1954), Bosnian Serb newspaper editor and director of Nezavisne Novine
Željko Kovačević (born 1981), Serbian footballer
Željko Krajan (born 1979), Croatian tennis coach and former professional tennis player
Željko Kuzmić (born 1984), Serbian professional football goalkeeper
Željko Lelek (born 1962), Bosnian Serb indicted for mass rape crimes in Višegrad during the Bosnian War
Željko Ljubenović (born 1981), Serbian football midfielder
Željko Lordanić (born 1948), Croatian cartoonist, animator and illustrator
Željko Malnar (1944–2013), writer and TV presenter
Željko Matuš (born 1935), former Croatian footballer
Željko Mavrović (born 1969), retired male boxer from Croatia turned entrepreneur
Željko Mijač (born 1954), Croatian football manager and former player
Željko Milinovič (born 1969), former Slovenian footballer
Željko Milošević (born 1976), Serbian footballer
Željko Mitrakovič (born 1972), Slovenian football midfielder
Željko Mrvaljević (born 1981), Montenegrin football defenderer
Željko Nimš (born 1950), Croatian handball player
Željko Obradović (born 1960), professional basketball coach and former professional basketball player
Željko Pahek (born 1954), Croatian and Serbian comics creator and illustrator
Željko Pavlović (born 1971), Croatian football goalkeeper
Željko Perušić (born 1936), former Croatian footballer
Željko Pervan (born 1962), Croatian comedian
Željko Petrović (born 1965), retired footballer from Montenegro, technical coach of Feyenoord Rotterdam
Željko Polak (born 1976), retired Bosnian Serb football player
Zeljko Ranogajec, professional gambler from Australia
Željko Ražnatović (1952–2000), better known as Arkan, Serbian career criminal and later a paramilitary leader
Željko Rebrača (born 1972), retired Serbian professional basketball player
Željko Rohatinski (born 1951), current Governor of the Croatian National Bank
Željko Samardžić (born 1955), Bosnian Serb pop-folk singer
Željko Senečić (born 1933), Croatian film and television production designer, film director and screenwriter
Željko Sošić (born 1980), young Montenegrin director
Željko Sopić (born 1974), Croatian football midfielder
Željko Srdić (1977), Serbian contemporary hyperrealist artist and comic book artist
Željko Stinčić (born 1950), former Croatian footballer
Željko Tadić (born 1974), former Montenegrin footballer
Željko Tanasković (born 1967), Serbian volleyball player
Željko Turk (born 1962), the current mayor of Zaprešić, a town in Zagreb County, Croatia
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
Zeljko Babic (born 1976), former association football player in the now defunct National Soccer League in Australia
Zeljko Bilecki (born 1950), retired Canadian soccer player
Zeljko Gavrilović (born 1971), veteran Serbian footballer
Zeljko Loparić (born 1939), Croatian philosopher, historian of the philosophy and university teacher
Zeljko Marasovich, Croatian American composer of classical and film music
Zeljko Radovic (Austrian footballer) (born 1974), Austrian football player

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Pet form of Croatian Zelimir: desires peace.

Popularity	Name	Birth Year	Description
1	Željko Ivanek	1957	Slovenian actor
2	Željko Komšić	1964	Bosnian Croat politician
3	Željko Obradović	1960	Serbian basketball player, basketball coach
4	Zeljko Buvač	1961	Yugoslav footballer
5	Željko Joksimović	1972	Serbian singer
6	Željko Bebek	1945	Bosnian Croat singer
7	Željko Brkić	1986	Serbian football player
8	Zeljko Kalac	1972	Australian soccer player
9	Zeljko Ranogajec	1961	Australian gambler
10	Željko Rebrača	1972	Basketball player
11	Željko Krajan	1979	Croatian tennis player
12	Željko Čajkovski	1925	Croatian footballer
13	Željko Samardžić	1955	Serbian singer
14	Željko Reiner	1953	Croatian politician and physician
15	Željko Šakić	1988	Croatian basketball player
16	Željko Lučić	1968	Serbian operatic baritone
17	Željko Franulović	1947	Croatian tennis player
18	Željko Malnar	1944	Croatian maverick traveller, writer and a minor television celebrity
19	Željko Ljubenović	1981	Serbian footballer
20	Željko Kerum	1960	Croatian businessman and politician
21	Željko Šašić	1969	Serbian singer
22	Željko Sopić	1974	Croatian footballer
23	Željko Filipović	1988	Slovenian footballer
24	Željko Babić	1972	Croatian handball player
25	Željko Pavličević	1951	Croation basketball coach
26	Željko Musa	1986	Croatian handball player
27	Željko Kopić	1977	Croatian football manager
28	Željko Šturanović	1960	Prime Minister of Montenegro
29	Željko Jovanović	1965	Minister of Science, Education and Sports of Croatia
30	Željko Jerkov	1953	Olympic medalist in basketball
31	Željko Perušić	1936	Footballer
32	Željko Adžić	1965	Croatian footballer
33	Željko Pervan	1962	Croatian comedian
34	Željko Kopanja	1954	Bosnian journalist
35	Zoran Zeljko	1968	German association football player
36	Željko Zagorac	1981	Slovenian basketball player
37	Željko Milinovič	1969	Slovenian footballer
38	Zeljko Babic	1976	Australian soccer player
39	Željko Matuš	1935	Croatian footballer
40	Željko Mijač	1954	Footballer
41	Željko Cicović	1970	Serbian footballer
42	Željko Lukajić	1958	Basketball coach
43	Željko Đokić	1982	Bosnia and Herzegovina footballer
44	Željko Rohatinski	1951	Croatian economist
45	Željko Kaluđerović	1964	Montenegrin footballer
46	Zeljko Markov	1976	Footballer
47	Željko Lelek	1962	Bosnian criminal
48	Željko Topić		Croation Civil servant
49	Željko Santrac	1965	Swedish actor
50	Željko Kalajdžić	1978	Serbian footballer
51	Željko Tanasković	1967	Volleyball player
52	Željko Bilecki	1950	Croatian footballer
53	Željko Dimitrov	1994	Serbian association football player
54	Željko Dimitrijević	1971	Paralympic athlete of Serbia
55	Željko Kuzmić	1984	Serbian footballer
56	Željko Tadić	1974	Montengrin footballer
57	Željko Blagojević		Bosnian Serb runner
58	Željko Fajfrić	1957	Serbian professor, lawyer and author
59	Željko Kipke	1953	Croatian artist
60	Željko Pavlović	1971	Footballer
61	Željko Stinčić	1950	Footballer
62	Željko Ivanković	1954	Poet, novelist, short story writer, essayist, translator
63	Zeljko Loparić	1939	Philosopher
64	Željko Kljajević	1984	Montenegrin footballer
65	Željko Turk	1962	Croatian politician
66	Željko Simović	1967	Footballer
67	Željko Kovačević	1981	Serbian association football player
68	Željko Cupan	1963	Footballer
69	Željko Senečić	1933	Croatian film and television production designer, film director and screenwriter
70	Željko Janjetović		Bosnian diplomat
71	Željko Božić	1974	Serbian actor
72	Željko Mavrović		Croatian actor
73	Željko Ivanović
74	Željko Goljović	1998	Serbian association football player
75	Željko Gavrilović	1971	Serbian football player
76	Željko Sošić	1980	Montenegrin film director
77	Željko Jerkić		Bosnia and Herzegovina diplomat
78	Željko Đurđić	1962	Late handball goalkeeper
79	Željko Milošević	1976	Football manager and player
80	Željko Polak	1976	Bosnia and Herzegovina footballer
81	Željko Trajković	1966	Olympic wrestler
82	Željko Vincek	1986	Croatian sprinter
83	Zeljko Mitrovic	1967	Serbian musician
84	Zeljko Milovic	1968	Montenegrin poet
85	Željko Rodić	1952	Yugoslav footballer
86	Željko Panić	1976	Olympic swimmer
87	Željko Mitrakovič	1972	Slovenian footballer
88	Željko Vyjeta	1967	Serbian footballer
89	Željko Burić		Mayor of Šibenik
90	Željko Bogut	1969	Bosnia and Herzegovina chess player
91	Željko Tomić	1985	Footballer
92	Željko Ivezić	1965	Astronomer
93	Željko Marasović		Composer
94	Željko Jerman	1949	Croatian photographer
95	Željko Pahek	1954	Comic-book and graphic novel creator, scriptwriter, painter, illustrator and caricaturist
96	Zeljko Radovic	1974	Association footballer
97	Željko Janović	1963	Yugoslav footballer
98	Željko Spasojević	1973	Slovene association football player (1973-2014)
99	Željko Nimš	1950	Croatian handball player
100	Željko Tomac	1956	Croatian handball player
101	Željko Mrvaljević	1981	Footballer
102	Željko Dakić	1967	Serbian association football player
103	Željko Ernoič	1965
104	Zeljko Vidovic	1975
105	Željko Bujas	1928	Croatian linguist, Anglicist, Americanist and lexicographer
106	Zelko Vlahovic	1973
107	Zeljko Karaula		Croatian artist
108	Željko Perović	1975	Football player from Montenegro
109	Željko Župetić	1967	Croatian football player
110	Damir Željko	1992	Serbian footballer
111	Željko Zečević	1963	Serbian basketball coach
112	Željko Knez	1954
113	Željko Kozinc	1939
114	Željko Zovko		Croatian handball player and coach
115	Željko Vasiljević	1963	Serbian politician
116	Željko Kasap	1968	Serbian actor
117	Željko Lordanič	1948
118	Željko Vuković	1963
119	Željko Mejakić	1964
120	Željko Klajič
121	Željko Kosanović
122	Željko Kućan	1934
123	Željko Knapić	1957	Athletics competitor
124	Zeljko Königsknecht
125	Zeljko Nojić	1980	Croatian volleyball player
126	Željko Milanović		Croatian handball player
127	Zeljko Premerl	1942	Dutch painter
128	Željko Poljak	1926
129	Željko Vertelj	1959
130	Željko Jelenski		Croatian photographer
131	Željko Grgič	1907
132	Željko Petrović
133	Željko Sertić