Nikola Marjanović (footballer, born 1905) explained

Nikola Marjanović
Fullname:Nikola Marjanović
Birth Date:10 October 1905
Birth Place:Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia
Death Place:Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Position:Forward
Years1:1920–1924
Clubs1:SK Jugoslavija
Years2:1924–1936
Clubs2:BSK Beograd
Caps2:35
Goals2:13
Nationalyears1:1933
Nationalteam1:Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Nikola Marjanović (Serbian: Никола Марјановић; 10 October 1905 – 6 March 1983) was a Serbian football player and manager.[1]

Early life

Marjanović was born in Belgrade to a merchant father Dimitrije and a housewife mother Sofija. He grew up on the outskirts of Belgrade in 7 Đakovačka Street with his younger brother Blagoje "Moša".[2]

Playing career

Club career

He started his career in 1920 with SK Jugoslavija, where he played until 1924, when he moved to BSK Beograd and remained there until 1936. With BSK, he won four national championship titles (1931, 1933, 1935, and 1936).

International career

He was a non-playing member of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia national team (then known officially as the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes) at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He made his first and only appearance for the Kingdom of Yugoslavia on 3 April 1933 against Spain in Belgrade when he replaced Svetislav Valjarević in the 40th minute.

Post-playing career

He also worked as a coach, leading the youth of Partizan and Rad. He finished his sports career in 1940. As an employee of the Belgrade Electric Central, he retired on 1 May 1962.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ofkbeograd.co.rs/?tip=text&page=8 OFK Beograd profile
  2. Web site: Kopačke mamac za prelazak kod rivala . . 8 December 2020 . 16 May 2017 . Serbian.