Predrag Radovanović
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Предраг Радовановић | ||
Date of birth | 27 March 1911 | ||
Place of birth | Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia | ||
Date of death | 1 August 1964 | (aged 53)||
Place of death | Melbourne, Australia | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1928–1938 | BSK Belgrade | ||
International career | |||
1931 | Yugoslavia | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Predrag Radovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Радовановић; 27 March 1911 – 1 August 1964) was a Serbian footballer and coach.
Biography
[edit]Nicknamed Pegi, he was born in Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia. He began playing in the youth team of BSK Belgrade in 1928. In 1930 he debuted for the first team and stayed in the club until 1937 winning 4 Yugoslav championships (1931, 1933, 1935 and 1936). Being quite tall (around 1.90m) he was a defender, full-back, known for his speed and maneuverability, with a simple and rational style of play and he formed a strong defensive duo with Dragomir Tošić contributing to BSK's successes.[1]
He played one match for the Yugoslavia national team,[2] played in Belgrade, on April 19, 1931, against Bulgaria for the Balkan Cup, a 1:0 victory.[1]
After finishing his playing career he became a coach and worked in Ethiopia and Australia. He died in a car accident in Melbourne, Australia.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Predrag Radovanović at Reprezentacija.rs
- ^ "Predrag Radovanović, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
External links
[edit]- Predrag Radovanović at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1911 births
- 1964 deaths
- Footballers from Belgrade
- Men's association football defenders
- Yugoslav men's footballers
- Yugoslavia men's international footballers
- OFK Beograd players
- Yugoslav First League players
- Yugoslav football managers
- Yugoslav expatriate football managers
- Expatriate football managers in Ethiopia
- Expatriate soccer managers in Australia
- Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- Road incident deaths in Victoria (state)
- Serbian football defender stubs