Second place finishes in 1954, 1956 and 1957 were the prelude to a league championship in 1959–60 under player-manager Željko Čajkovski.
Željko Joksimović | Zlatko Čajkovski | Željko Ivanek | Željko Čajkovski | The Best of Željko Joksimović | Željko Ražnatović | Željko Obradović | Željko Malnar | Željko Lukajić | Željko Kalac | Zeljko Joksimovic | '''Željko Jerkić''' (speaking), at the Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty | Zeljko Ivanek | Željko Blagojević |
In 1953 he was signed by Dinamo Zagreb and this time he appeared in 22 league matches and scored 11 goals over the next three Yugoslav First League seasons, appearing alongside other Dinamo greats such as Željko Čajkovski, Tomislav Crnković, Dionizije Dvornić, Vladimir Čonč and Luka Lipošinović.