Zvonko Kalezić Explained

Zvonko Kalezić
Fullname:Zvonko Kalezić
Birth Date:19 September 1957[1]
Birth Place:Danilovgrad, SFR Yugoslavia
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1976–1980
Clubs1:Budućnost Titograd
Caps1:13
Goals1:0
Years2:1978–1980
Clubs2:OFK Titograd (loan)
Caps2:[2] 15
Goals2:4
Years3:1981–1984
Clubs3:Čelik Zenica
Caps3:32
Goals3:5
Years4:1984–1985
Clubs4:Novi Pazar
Caps4:27
Goals4:0
Years5:1985
Clubs5:Radnički Niš
Caps5:2
Goals5:0
Years6:1986
Clubs6:Trepča
Caps6:14
Goals6:5
Years7:1986–1987
Clubs7:Ivangrad
Caps7:13
Goals7:1
Years8:1987–1988
Clubs8:Rudar Ljubija
Caps8:29
Goals8:6
Years9:1988–1989
Clubs9:Borac Banja Luja
Caps9:29
Goals9:1
Years10:1989–1991
Clubs10:Mornar Bar

Zvonko Kalezić (born 19 September 1957) is a Montenegrin retired football midfielder who played in several clubs in Yugoslav First and Second League.

Club career

Born in Jastreb, a location within the municipality of Danilovgrad,[3] he started playing in 1976 in the first-team of Budućnost Titograd.[3] However, after spending two seasons without debuting in the league, he decided to accept a loan deal to OFK Titograd where his younger brother Vasilije was playing.[3] They helped the club achieve promotion to the Yugoslav Second League and both Kalezić brothers stayed further one season at OFK Titograd.

Zvonko returned to Budućnost at summer 1980 and made one appearance with them in the 1980–81 Yugoslav First League. During the winter-break he moved to NK Čelik Zenica playing in the Yugoslav Second League. He played at Zenica until 1984 having been part of the generation that helped the club achieve the promotion to the First League in 1982–83, and played with them in top-league in 1983–84.[4]

In summer 1984 he joined second-level side FK Novi Pazar. In the following years he will have spells in a number of clubs in the Yugoslav Second League, chronologically, FK Radnički Niš, FK Trepča, FK Ivangrad, FK Rudar Pljubija and FK Borac Banja Luka, before finishing his career by playing in lower-league side FK Mornar.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zvonko Kalezić . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG . 1 July 2024 . en.
  2. Note: 15 (4) are stats referring only to the 1979/89 season, missing the ones from 1978/79 OFK Titograd played in third level.
  3. "Asovi Yu-Fudbala" page 46
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20090305093740/http://www.zerodic.com/autor/fudbal_1945-1992/igraci/igraci_k.htm Stats from Yugoslav First and Second Leagues