| Vladimir Durković | |
| Fullname: | Vladimir Durković |
| Birth Place: | Đakovica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
| Death Place: | Sion, Switzerland |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthclubs1: | Napredak Kruševac |
| Years1: | 1954–1955 |
| Clubs1: | Napredak Kruševac |
| Caps1: | 9 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 1955–1966 |
| Clubs2: | Red Star Belgrade |
| Caps2: | 177 |
| Goals2: | 7 |
| Years3: | 1966–1967 |
| Clubs3: | Borussia M'gladbach |
| Caps3: | 10 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1967–1971 |
| Clubs4: | Saint-Étienne |
| Caps4: | 116 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 1971–1972 |
| Clubs5: | Sion |
| Caps5: | 25 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 337 |
| Totalgoals: | 7 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1959–1966 |
| Nationalteam1: | Yugoslavia |
| Nationalcaps1: | 50 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Vladimir Durković (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Дурковић; 6 November 1937 – 22 June 1972) was a Serbian football defender.[1] He was part of the Yugoslav squad that won gold at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[2]
Durković played with Red Star Belgrade until he was 28 at which point he moved abroad and made a name for himself with AS Saint-Étienne, winning three French League titles and the Coupe de France twice.
Capped 50 times by Yugoslavia between 1959 and 1966,[3] Durković excelled as a 22-year-old at the first UEFA European Championship, offering defensive solidity and attacking penetration at right-back. Although Yugoslavia finished second in France, Durković won a gold medal at the Rome Olympics the following September. He also wore the number two shirt at the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile and was an ever-present as Yugoslavia eliminated former winners Uruguay and West Germany and finished fourth. His final international was a June 1966 friendly match against Bulgaria.[4]
He died when shot by a drunken policeman in Sion, Switzerland in June 1972 at the age of 34. The police officer was later sentenced to 9 years prison of which he served 7 years.[5] [6]
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