Jovan "Cune" Gojković (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Гојковић Цуне; 7 January 1975 – 22 December 2001) was a Serbian international footballer.

Jovan Gojković
Personal information
Full name Jovan Gojković
Date of birth (1975-01-07)7 January 1975
Place of birth Čačak, SFR Yugoslavia
Date of death 22 December 2001(2001-12-22) (aged 26)
Place of death Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Zadrugar Donja Trepča
BIP Čačak
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1996 Borac Čačak 61 (9)
1996–1997 Čukarički 30 (5)
1997–2000 Red Star Belgrade 75 (21)
2000–2001 Iraklis 29 (3)
Total 195 (38)
International career
1998 FR Yugoslavia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Gojković, nicknamed Cune after the well-known singer, made his first steps playing at his local club Zadrugar Donja Trepča. He continued his youth career with BIP Čačak, before moving to city rivals, FK Borac Čačak. In 1996 summer transfer window, he is signed by another top league club, the Belgrade's FK Čukarički. After one season there, his talent was noted by Red Star Belgrade. There he achieved his full affirmation as an excellent player, having been specially known as a very effective player in the big matches like the Eternal derby, against rivals FK Partizan, having been the scorer in many occasions. He stayed there three seasons, until 2000, when he signed with Alpha Ethniki club Iraklis Saloniki.

International career

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He played one match for the FR Yugoslavia national team, on 23 December 1998, against Israel in Tel Aviv.[1]

Personal life

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Death

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It was in the period, while playing for Iraklis, that, in its best playing years, Gojković died in a car accident, in the outskirts of Belgrade, while on holiday during the winter break. Since 2009, In his memory, in his hometown Čačak, on the BIP Stadium, a football tournament "Jovan Gojković – Cune" is intended to be held.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Jovan Gojković, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  2. ^ Career story
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