Teofilo Spasojević (January 21, 1909, in Belgrade

Belgrade

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, Kingdom of Serbia

Kingdom of Serbia

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 – February 28, 1970, Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

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) was a Serbia

Serbia

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n football player.

Playing as a left-back

Defender (association football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

, he was known for his classy, elegant style, correctness and excellent positioning in the field.

He started playing in the youth teams of Belgrade's SK Jugoslavija

SK Jugoslavija

Sportski klub Jugoslavija, commonly known as SK Jugoslavija was a Serbian football club from Belgrade. It was originally formed as SK Velika Srbija in 1913 and changed its name to SK Jugoslavija in 1919.-History:...

, where he played most of his career, from 1929 until 1935, making with Milutin Ivković

Milutin Ivkovic

Dr.Milutin Ivković was a Serbian football defender who played for Yugoslavia at 1928 Summer Olympics and FIFA World Cup 1930...

, considered by many as the best full-beck of the pre-1941 Yugoslav football, one of the best defences. He played for the club an impressive 110 official matches.

He played twice for the Yugoslavia national football 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...

. His debut was at May 6, 1928 in Belgrade against Romania, a 3-1 win, and his other, and last, match was at August 3, 1930, in a friendly in Buenos Aires against Argentina, a 1-3 loss, just after the 1930 FIFA World Cup

1930 FIFA World Cup

The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930...

, in which he was part of the team, but didn't play any match. Despite having been a remarkable player, the competition in the defence didn't allowed him to have more caps for the national team.

After retiring, he graduated in the law school in Belgrade. He died in winter of 1970, with 61 years of age.