Aleksandar Panajotović (; born 28 January 1952) is a former
Yugoslav and
Serbia
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footballer
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.
Club career
After growing up in
Kruševac
Kruševac ( sr-cyr, Крушевац, , tr, Alacahisar or Kruşevca) is a city and the administrative center of the Rasina District in central Serbia. It is located in the valley of West Morava, on Rasina river. According to the 2011 census, t ...
, Panajotović moved to
Pirot
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with his family when still a child. He initially played
handball
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but later switched to
football
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and joined the youth team of
Radnički Pirot. Shortly after, Panajotović was promoted to the first team, helping them win promotion to the
Yugoslav Second League
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in 1969. A year later, Panajotović was transferred to Yugoslav champions
Red Star Belgrade
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...
, signing a four-year contract in June 1970.
In the second half of the
1976–77 season, Panajotović moved to fellow
Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First Federal Football League ( Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...
side
Radnički Niš. He was a regular member of the team that reached the semi-finals of the
1981–82 UEFA Cup, scoring three goals in the process. During the
following season, Panajotović left the club and spent the final years of his career with Yumco Vranje and Napredak Aleksinac, playing in the lower leagues.
International career
Panajotović represented
Yugoslavia at the 1971 Mediterranean Games, winning the gold medal. He scored four goals in
the tournament. He also played for
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...
during the
1974 UEFA European Under-23 Championship.
Honours
;Red Star Belgrade
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Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First Federal Football League ( Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...
:
1972–73
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Yugoslav Cup
The Yugoslav Cup ( hr, Pokal Jugoslavije; sr, Куп Југославије; sl, Pokal Jugoslavije, mk, Куп на Југославија), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Kup kralja Aleksandra, ...
:
1970–71
References
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Association football defenders
Association football forwards
Competitors at the 1971 Mediterranean Games
FK Radnički Niš players
FK Radnički Pirot players
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Yugoslavia
Mediterranean Games medalists in football
Red Star Belgrade footballers
Serbian footballers
Yugoslav First League players
Yugoslav footballers
1952 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Kruševac