Jovan Anđelković (

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: Јован Анђелковић; 14 August 1942 – 27 April 1969) was a

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midfielder. He was capped twice for the Yugoslavia national team, in two friendlies in 1965 and 1966. After starting to play with his hometown club

FK Radnički Pirot FK Radnički Pirot () is a football club based in Pirot, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian League East, the third tier of the national league system. History The club was founded immediately after World War II in 1945. They made their Yugoslav ...

in the Second League, he moved in 1962 to

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

, but after one season, he joined another

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...

club,

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. In 1968, while his career was in full strength, he got ill and died from

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* * * 1942 births 1969 deaths Sportspeople from Pirot Men's association football midfielders Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslavia men's under-21 international footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers FK Radnički Pirot players Red Star Belgrade footballers FK Radnički Niš players Yugoslav First League players Deaths from lung cancer in Yugoslavia {{Serbia-footy-midfielder-stub