Ivan Krstić (footballer)

Ivan "Beli" Krstić (30 June 1980 – 29 May 2000) was a Serbian footballer who played for FK Radnički Niš and Yugoslavia national under-21 football team.[1] He started playing with the club at the age of 9, and later joined the first team and became captain.[2] He played with Radnički during the 1999–2000 First League of FR Yugoslavia.[3] On 29 May 2000 he was struck by lightning whilst training, and was killed instantly. He was just 19 years old. In his honour, the youth academy of Radnički Niš is named after him,[2] and his shirt number of 10 has been retired by the club.

References
  1. Godišnjica smrti Ivana Krstića Belog at juznevesti.com, 29-5-2012, retrieved 29-9-2012 (in Serbian)
  2. Youth academy Archived 2012-08-19 at the Wayback Machine at FK Radnički Niš official website, retrieved 29-9-2012 (in Serbian)
  3. Season statistics (see 1999) Archived 2013-08-21 at the Wayback Machine at FK Radnički Niš official website, retrieved 29-9-2012 (in Serbian)


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