Zoran Mijucić Explained

Zoran Mijucić
Fullname:Zoran Mijucić
Birth Date:23 December 1968
Birth Place:Šid, SFR Yugoslavia
Death Place:Novi Sad, Serbia
Position:Left wing
Youthclubs1:Radnički Šid
Years1:1985–1992
Caps1:109
Goals1:20
Nationalyears1:1985–1987
Nationalteam1:Yugoslavia U20

Zoran Mijucić (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Мијуцић; 23 December 1968 – 3 October 2009) was a Serbian footballer.

Career

Club career

Mijucić was part of the famed Vojvodina squad that won the Yugoslav First League in 1989.[1] Later he played for Cement Beočin.[2]

International career

Mijucić was a member of the highly talented Yugoslavian under-20 team that won the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship in Chile, playing five games in the tournament.[3]

Death and legacy

Mijucić died on 3 October 2009 after a lengthy battle with cancer.[4] The Zoran Mijucić Memorial Tournament, created in 2010, is named in his honour.[5]

Honours

Vojvodina

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yugoslavia – List of Final Tables. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2 June 2016.
  2. Web site: VREMEPLOV: Bili su prvaci sveta… gde su sada naši "Čileanci". sr. 28 October 2019.
  3. https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/zoran-mijucic/ WorldFootball profile
  4. Web site: Preminuo Zoran Mijucić . . 2019-09-23 . 2009-10-04 . sr.
  5. Web site: 'Memorijal Zoran Mijucić' u sredu . . 2019-09-23 . 2010-10-04 . sr.