Jovan Anđelković (born 14 August 1942 in Pirot

Pirot

Pirot is a town and municipality located in south-eastern Serbia. According to 2011 census, the town has a total population of 38,432, while the population of the municipality is 57,911...

 – 27 April 1969 in Niš

Niš

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) was a Serbia

Serbia

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n football midfielder. He was caped twice for the Yugoslav national team

Yugoslavia national football team

The Yugoslavia national football team represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in association football. It enjoyed a modicum of success in international competition. In 1992, during the Yugoslav wars, the team was suspended from international...

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After starting to play with his hometown club FK Radnički Pirot

FK Radnicki Pirot

FK Radnički Pirot is a football club from Pirot, Serbia.-Notable former players:Jovan AnđelkovićRadovan AnđelkovićMiloš DrobnjakMiroljub ĐorđevićSlobodan ĐoševBojan FilipovićAleksandar GruberIvan GvozdenovićSlobodan JanjušŽarko JeličićNenad JestrovićMateja KežmanDesimir KrstićDimitrije...

 in the Second League, he moved in 1962 to Red Star Belgrade

Red Star Belgrade

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, but after one season, he will move to another Yugoslav First League

Yugoslav First League

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 club, FK Radnički Niš. In 1968, while his career was in full strength, he got ill and died from a lung cancer

Lung cancer

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External sources

• Career story at Reprezentacija.rs.