Vojin Božović
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 January 1913 | ||
| Place of birth | Cetinje, Kingdom of Montenegro | ||
| Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
| Place of death | Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1931- | SK Jugoslavija | ||
| SK Obilić | |||
| Mačva Šabac | |||
| SK Jugoslavija | |||
| SK Anastas Beograd | |||
| 1933-1941 | BSK Beograd | ||
| 1945 | SR Crna Gora | ||
| 1946-1949 | Budućnost Titograd | ||
| International career | |||
| 1936-1941 | Kingdom of Yugoslavia | 8 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1946-1955 | Budućnost Titograd | ||
| 1955-1956 | Radnički Beograd | ||
| 1956-1958 | BSK Beograd | ||
| 1958-1959 | FK Sarajevo | ||
| 1959-1960 | OFK Beograd | ||
| 1964-1965 | Libya | ||
| 1967-1970 | Qadsia Kuwait | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Vojin "Škoba" Božović (Cyrillic: Војин Божовић, 1 January 1913 in Cetinje – 19 April 1983 in Belgrade) was a professional Montenegrin, Yugoslav international, football player and manager.
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Playing career
He was the best player in the history of Montenegro and one of the best forwards in the Yugoslav football during the royal period. He was agreat dribler, fantasyst, strong and with an excellent shot with his left foot, beside being an excellent executor of the free kicks. He started playing in 1931 in the youth squad of Belgrade's SK Jugoslavija. He represented SK Obilić Belgrade, where he formed the front line with the brothers Boža and Kojke Popović, Mačva Šabac, where he played along his brother Vida, SK Jugoslavija and SK Anastas. His best years were spent while playing in BSK Belgrade where, alongside the best country's players Aleksandar Tirnanić, Đorđe Vujadinović, Moša Marjanović, and Svetislav Glišović, won three national titles. After the end of the Second World War, he played for SR Montenegro in the 1945 championship, and since the reestablishment of the league, he played for FK Budućnost Titograd where he held the managerial job, as well.
National team
Beside eleven matches played for Belgrade city selection, and three matches for the Yugoslav B team, he played nine matches for the Yugoslavia national football team, having scored five goals. His debut was in a friendly match in 6 September 1936 in Belgrade against Poland (9-3 win), where he scored two goals, and his last match was in the last match before WWII, against Hungary in Belgrade (1-1).
Coaching career
He started coaching while still was playing, doing both functions, in Budućnost Titograd. He was the main coach of Yugoslav First League clubs like Radnički Beograd, BSK Beograd, latter called OFK, and FK Sarajevo. For many years he worked abroad, in Libya and Kuwait.[1]
Honours
As player:
- BSK Belgrade
- 3 times Yugoslav First League Champion: 1934-35, 1935-36 and 1938-39
References
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- 1913 births
- 1983 deaths
- People from Cetinje
- Montenegrin footballers
- Yugoslav footballers
- Yugoslavia international footballers
- SK Jugoslavija players
- FK Obilić players
- OFK Beograd players
- FK Budućnost Podgorica players
- Yugoslav First League players
- Montenegrin football managers
- Yugoslav football managers
- FK Budućnost Podgorica managers
- OFK Beograd managers
- FK Sarajevo managers
- Libya national football team managers
