Tomislav Kaloperović (Serbian Cyrillic: Томислав Калоперовић; 31 January 1932 – 15 January 2002) was a Yugoslav and Serbian footballer and coach.

Tomislav Kaloperović
Personal information
Full name Tomislav Kaloperović
Date of birth 31 January 1932
Place of birth Obrenovac, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Date of death 15 January 2002(2002-01-15) (aged 69)
Place of death Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1947–1950 Jedinstvo Umka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1955 BSK Beograd 74 (11)
1955–1961 Partizan 109 (27)
1961–1962 Padova 19 (2)
1962–1963 Wiener SK 7 (3)
1964–1965 Union St-Gilloise 25 (4)
1965–1966 NAC 29 (12)
1966–1967 Olimpija Ljubljana 8 (1)
Total 301 (66)
International career
1957–1961 Yugoslavia 6 (1)
Managerial career
1967–1968 Olimpija Ljubljana
1968–1970 Galatasaray
1970–1972 Bursaspor
1973 Eskişehirspor
1974 Mersin İdmanyurdu
1974–1976 Partizan
1976–1978 Fenerbahçe
1978–1979 Radnički Pirot
1979–1980 Napredak Kruševac
1980–1982 Partizan
1983 Vojvodina
1985 Vojvodina
1986–1987 Bursaspor
1988–1989 Apollon Smyrnis
1993–1995 AEL Limassol
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Club

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Kaloperović wonn the 1953 Yugoslav Cup with BSK Beograd and the same cup in 1957 with Partizanas well as the Yugoslav First League as captain in his final season at the club.[1] He then moved abroad to play in Italy, Austria and Belgium. He joined newly-relegated Dutch Eerste Divisie side NAC ahead of the 1965-66 season and clinched promotion back to the top tier with them in the final game of that season.[2]

International

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Kaloperović made his debut for Yugoslavia a November 1957 World Cup qualification match against Romania and earned a total of 6 caps (1 goal). His final international was a June 1961 World Cup qualification match against Poland.[3]

List of international goals scored by Tomislav Kaloperović
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 June 1961 Belgrade, Yugoslavia   Poland
1–0
2–1
1962 FIFA World Cup qualification

Death

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Kaloperović died in January 2002 while making a guest appearance on the Belgrade television station SOS.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Tomislav Kaloperović". Partizanopedia (in Serbian). Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Historie". NAC (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Tomislav Kaloperović, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Foto arhiva, treneri Partizana – Tomislav Kaloperović (1932-2002)". Crno-Bela Nostalgija (in Serbian). 13 November 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
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