Dimitrije Dimitrijević (footballer) explained

Dimitrije Dimitrijević (born 1903 in Mejtaš - died 1984)^[1] was a Bosnian-Herzegovinian football player who played between two world wars. He was one of the founders of Željezničar and a scorer of the first goal ever by this football club.^[2]

Just like all the other founders of FK Željezničar, he worked as a railway worker in Sarajevo. It was his idea to form a football club^[3] as a way of recreation in 1921. This idea was accepted with joy by his colleagues at work. FK Željezničar played its first game on September 17, 1921. against SAŠK Sarajevo. Despite losing by 5-1, that game meant the beginning of the club which was later to become widely popular. Dimitrije Dimitrijević scored the only FK Željezničar goal of the game.

Personal life

He was a driver of a steam train from Sarajevo to Višegrad. He had 5 brothers. His mother Efrosina and father Kostas were originally Greek.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ideja Dimitrija Dimitrijevića o "Želji" traje već 100 godina. Katera News. bs. 21 September 2021. 2 July 2024.
2. Web site: FK Željezničar. Plavo-bijelo stoljeće. Bosnian. 20 December 2011.
3. Web site: FK Željezničar slavi 101. rođendan, navijači sutra spremaju spektakl. SportSport. bs. 17 September 2022. 2 July 2024.
4. He was born in Koševo street. His mother came from a family called Makridis from Athens, and his father changed his name upon emigration yet is believed that the family name was Voskos and they originate from the Black Sea. His only two descendants are Efrosina and Dunja, his daughters, from whom the latter is currently a professor at the music academy in Sarajevo.

   Death

   He died in September 1984 and was buried at Bare city cemetery.

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