Jovan Jezerkić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Језеркић; 6 September 1920 – July 2000) was a Yugoslav footballer who played as a striker. He was one of the first players to have played for both Belgrade rival clubs Red Star and Partizan.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | September 6, 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Beška, Kingdom of SCS | ||
| Date of death | July 2000 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1932–1936 | Vitez Zemun | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1936–1945 | Vitez Zemun | ||
| 1945–1947 | Red Star Belgrade | 20 | (13) |
| 1947–1948 | Partizan | 5 | (4) |
| 1948–1952 | Red Star Belgrade | 45 | (16) |
| 1952–1956 | Radnički Beograd[1] | 45 | (21) |
| International career | |||
| 1947 | Yugoslavia | 4 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editClub career
editBorn in Beška, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, he begin playing in the youth team of SK Vitez Zemun. In 1936 he became senior and played for the team until 1945. That year he became a member of the newly formed Red Star Belgrade as part of the first squad ever of the club. With the exception of the first half season of 1947–48 that he played with FK Partizan (coincidentally a club that became their major rivals), he played with Red Star all the way until 1952, playing for them a total of 192 matches, 70 in the league, having scored 115 goals, 29 in league. In 1952 he moved to FK Radnički Beograd where, after playing the first season in the Second League, he helped them earn promotion to the Yugoslav First League. He played with them until 1956, scoring another 21 goals in the top league. He was a striker and a typical goal player.[2]
International career
editJezerkić played four matches for the Yugoslavia national team and scored five goals. He was part of the Yugoslav team at the 1947 Balkan Cup where he made his national team debut.[2]
Honours
edit- Partizan
- Yugoslav Cup: 1947
- Red Star
- Yugoslav First League: 1951
- Yugoslav Cup: 1948, 1949, 1950
References
edit- ^ Note: Missing the stats for the 1952-53 season in Second League.
- ^ a b "Jezerkić Jovan". Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian). 17 December 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
External links
edit- Jovan Jezerkić at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jovan Jezerkić at EU-Football.info
