Miroslav Bošković (Serbian Cyrillic: Мирослав Бошковић; 3 January 1947 – 17 August 2023) was a Serbian footballer who played as a defender. He was capped six times for the Yugoslavia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 January 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, PR Serbia, Yugoslavia | ||
| Date of death | 17 August 2023 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Danilovgrad, Montenegro | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1965 | Zadar | ||
| 1965–1973 | Hajduk Split | 175 | (11) |
| 1973–1975 | Partizan | 37 | (4) |
| 1975–1978 | Angers | 62 | (4) |
| 1978–1979 | Sinđelić Beograd | ||
| International career | |||
| 1968–1972 | Yugoslavia | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editNicknamed "Galeb", he began his career playing in NK Zadar from where he moved to HNK Hajduk Split. In 1973, he signed with FK Partizan and two years later he moved to France to play with Angers SCO. He also worked two years as sports correspondent from France for Slobodna Dalmacija before returning to Yugoslavia and finishing his career playing with FK Sinđelić Beograd.[1]
International career
editBošković made his debut for Yugoslavia in a June 1968 friendly match against Brazil, coming on as a 67th-minute substitute for Miroslav Pavlović, and earned a total of 6 caps (no goals). His final international was a July 1972 friendly against Argentina.[2]
Death
editMiroslav Bošković died on 17 August 2023, at the age of 76.[3]
Honours
editHajduk Split
References
edit- ^ Miroslav Bošković Galeb: „Isprobao sam te 1973. pravosudni sistem SFRJ i prešao u Partizan” at FK Partizan official website, retrieved 27-11-2016 (in Serbian)
- ^ "Miroslav Bošković, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Одлазак легендарног фудбалера: Преминуо Мирослав Бошковић (in Serbian)
External links
edit- Miroslav Bošković at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian)
- Miroslav Bošković at National-Football-Teams.com
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