Vojin Božović
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Vojin "Škoba" Božović is a town and Old Royal Capital of Montenegro. It is also a historical and the secondary capital of Montenegro , with the official residence of the President of Montenegro...
– died 19 April 1983 in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
) was a Montenegrin, Yugoslav
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
international, football player and manager.
Playing career
He was the best player in the history of MontenegroMontenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
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
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:...
. He represented SK Obilić Belgrade
FK Obilic
Fudbalski klub Obilić is a football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. Named after legendary Serbian medieval hero Miloš Obilić, the club currently competes in the Druga beogradska liga - grupa Dunav .The club's stadium is also named accordingly; to venerate the Serbian knight it is called the...
, 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
Aleksandar Tirnanic
Aleksandar "Tirke" Tirnanić was a Serbian football player and manager....
, Đorđe Vujadinović
Đorđe Vujadinović
Đorđe "Đokica" Vujadinović was a Serbian international football player and manager.-Career:...
, Moša Marjanović, and Svetislav Glišović
Svetislav Glišović
Svetislav Glišović , was a Serbian international football player and manager.-Career:...
, 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
Buducnost Podgorica
Budućnost Podgorica is a sports society from Podgorica, Montenegro. Among its most successful clubs are:*FK Budućnost Podgorica - association football club*KK Budućnost Podgorica - basketball club*RK Budućnost Podgorica - handball club...
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 teamYugoslavia 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...
, 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 TitogradBuducnost Podgorica
Budućnost Podgorica is a sports society from Podgorica, Montenegro. Among its most successful clubs are:*FK Budućnost Podgorica - association football club*KK Budućnost Podgorica - basketball club*RK Budućnost Podgorica - handball club...
. He was the main coach of Yugoslav First League
Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First League was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and socialist Yugoslavia...
clubs like Radnički Beograd, BSK Beograd, latter called OFK, and FK Sarajevo
FK Sarajevo
FK Sarajevo is a professional football club based in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia-Herzegovina and is one of the most popular clubs in the country. Founded on October 24, 1946, the club was the most successful club from SR Bosnia and Herzegovina in former Yugoslavia, winning two First League...
. For many years he worked abroad, in Libya and Kuwait.
Honours
As player:- BSK Belgrade
- 3 times Yugoslav First LeagueYugoslav First LeagueThe Yugoslav First League was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and socialist Yugoslavia...
Champion: 1934-35, 1935-36 and 1938-39
- 3 times Yugoslav First League