Boško Bursać ( sr-cyr, Бошко Бурсаћ; 22 August 1945 – 8 April 2020) was a Yugoslav professional
footballer
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Club career
Born in
Bosansko Grahovo,
SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, then part of
Yugoslavia
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, he started his career at Serbian side
FK Proleter Zrenjanin. After only one season, he moved to
HNK Rijeka
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where he was regarded as one of the best forwards and he remains the club's top scorer of all time. He was the club's top scorer for five years. After eight seasons with Rijeka, he spent 2 seasons with
NK Zagreb
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before he continued his career abroad in the
Netherlands
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with
Vitesse Arnhem
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Death
Bursać died in
Arnhem, Holland on 8 April 2020 at the age of 74.
References
External links
Profileat Voetbal International
1945 births
2020 deaths
People from Bosansko Grahovo
Sportspeople from Canton 10
Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Men's association football forwards
Yugoslav men's footballers
FK Proleter Zrenjanin players
HNK Rijeka players
NK Zagreb players
SBV Vitesse players
Yugoslav First League players
Eredivisie players
Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
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