Božidar Drenovac Explained

Božidar Drenovac
Fullname:Božidar Drenovac
Birth Date:2 January 1922
Birth Place:Ćuprija, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:1936–1938
Youthclubs1:Jugoslavija
Years1:1938–1939
Years2:1945–1948
Years3:1948–1953
Clubs1:Jugoslavija
Clubs2:Red Star Belgrade
Clubs3:Partizan
Caps2:35
Caps3:79
Goals2:4
Goals3:20
Nationalyears1:1947
Nationalteam1:Yugoslavia
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:1960–1965
Manageryears2:1965–1966
Manageryears3:1968–1969
Manageryears4:1969–1970
Manageryears5:1970–1971
Manageryears6:1971–1972
Managerclubs1:Étoile Sahel
Managerclubs2:Panachaiki
Managerclubs3:Pierikos
Managerclubs4:Étoile Sahel
Managerclubs5:OFK Beograd
Managerclubs6:Borac Banja Luka

Božidar Drenovac (; 2 January 1922 – 24 July 2003) was a Serbian football player and manager.

Club career

He was born in Ćuprija[1] in 1922. Still young he joined Belgrade club SK Jugoslavija in 1936, making his senior debut in the 1938–39 Yugoslav First League. After the Second World War, he signed with the newly formed Red Star Belgrade that inherited most of the property and players of the now disbanded, SK Jugoslavija. He played with Red Star until 1948. Next he move to the biggest rivals, FK Partizan where he would play until 1953, achieving even more success by winning the national championship (1949) and Yugoslav cup (1952).

International career

He played one match for the Yugoslavia national football team on 14 September 1947 in Tirana, against Albania, for the Balkan Cup, a 4-2 win.[2]

Managerial career

After retiring, he graduated in Economics, but never abandoned his passion for football, becoming a coach. His coaching career took him to countries like Tunisia, Greece, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Libya, but he also managed a number of Yugoslav top league clubs, such as NK Čelik Zenica, OFK Beograd, FK Borac Banja Luka[3] or FK Sutjeska Nikšić.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ogol.com.br/jogador.php?id=255839&epoca_id=80 Božidar Drenovac
  2. Web site: Božidar Drenovac, international football player. 6 July 2024. EU-football.info.
  3. Web site: Fk borac-uspjesi . 2009-12-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090724043641/http://www.boracbl.net/fkborac/uspjesi.html . 2009-07-24 .