Bora Kostić
Borivoje "Bora" Kostić (Serbian Cyrillic: Бopивoje Kocтић, pronounced [kôstitɕ, kǒ-]; 14 June 1930 – 10 January 2011) was a Serbian footballer. Normally a prolific left winger, Kostić is regarded as one of finest Yugoslav players of his generation and was well known for powerful shot and free kick ability.
Bora Kostić in 1965 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Borivoje Kostić | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 14 June 1930 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Obrenovac, Kingdom of Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 10 January 2011 80) | (aged|||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Belgrade, Serbia | |||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left winger, centre forward | |||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Radnički Obrenovac | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
1951–1961 | Red Star Belgrade | 160 | (117) | |||||||||||||||||||
1961–1962 | Vicenza | 7 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
1962–1966 | Red Star Belgrade | 90 | (41) | |||||||||||||||||||
1967 | St. Louis Stars | 28 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||||
Total | 285 | (172) | ||||||||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1956–1964 | Yugoslavia | 33 | (26) | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
During his club career he played for Red Star Belgrade, Lanerossi Vicenza and St. Louis Stars. He earned 33 caps and 26 goals for the Yugoslavia national football team, and participated in the 1960 European Nations' Cup. Kostić was no less prolific at the club level with Red Star Belgrade, for whom he remains to this day the all-time leading marksman with 158 league strikes.
External links
- Bora Kostić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Bora Kostić at FootballDatabase.eu
- Bora Kostić at WorldFootball.net
- Profile at Serbian national football team page
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