Jovan Beleslin Explained

Jovan Beleslin
Birth Date:1 October 1919
Birth Place:Seregü, First Hungarian Republic
Position:Defender
Years1:1937–1938
Clubs1:ŽAK Subotica
Years2:1938–1945
Clubs2:BSK Belgrade
Years3:1945
Clubs3:Partizan
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:1947–1948
Clubs4:Spartak Subotica
Years5:1947
Clubs5:Red Star Belgrade
Caps5:1
Goals5:0
Years6:1949-1950
Clubs6:SD Milicionar
Nationalyears1:1939
Nationalteam1:Yugoslavia
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Jovan Beleslin (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Белеслин; born 1 October 1919) was a Hungarian footballer.

Club career

A strong full-back with excellent header, he started playing with ŽAK Subotica when he got registered for the senior team in May 1937.[1] His best years were spent while playing for BSK Belgrade between 1938 and 1945. After World War II, he played for Spartak Subotica and Belgrade clubs Red Star, Partizan and SD Milicionar where in 1950 he finished his career as a player/manager.

Managerial career

He played one match for the Yugoslavia national football team, on November 12, 1939, in a friendly match against Hungary (a 2-0 loss) played in Belgrade.[2]

He was also a football referee between 1952 and 1968.

Notes and References

  1. Sportista, n1042, Belgrade 26 May 1937, page 3
  2. http://www.reprezentacija.rs/beleslin-jovan Jovan Beleslin