Jovan Jezerkić (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet ( sr, / , ) is a variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language, updated in 1818 by Serbian linguist Vuk Karadžić. It is one of the two alphabets used to write standard modern Serbian, th ...

: Јован Језеркић; 6 September 1920 – July 2000) was a

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striker who represented the Serbian and Yugoslav national teams. He was also one of the first players to have played for both Belgrade rival clubs

Red Star A red star, five-pointed and filled, is a symbol that has often historically been associated with communist ideology, particularly in combination with the hammer and sickle, but is also used as a purely socialist symbol in the 21st century. I ...

and

Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...

Career

Club career

Born in

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, 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 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 ...

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 Fudbalski klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Партизан, ; en, Partizan Football Club), sometimes known as Partizan Belgrade in English, is a Serbia, Serbian professional football club (association football), football ...

(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 FK Radnički Beograd (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Раднички Београд) is a Serbian football club based in New Belgrade. The club is often referred to as FK Radnički Novi Beograd, although the club is officially named simply as FK Radni ...

where, after playing the first season in the Second League, he helped them earn promotion to the

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, ...

. He played with them until 1956, scoring another 21 goals in the top league. He was a striker and a typical goal player.

National team

He played four matches for the Yugoslav national team having scored on five occasions. He was part of the Yugoslav team at the 1947

Balkan Cup The Balkan Cup was an international association football competition contested on and off from 1929 to 1980 by countries from the Balkans region. The most successful team was Romania with four titles. Overview The first edition featured Romania, ...

where he made his national team debut.

Honours

;Partizan *

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, ...

: 1947 ;Red Star *

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United ...

: 1948, 1949, 1950

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jezerkic, Jovan 1920 births 2000 deaths Serbian footballers Yugoslav footballers Yugoslavia international footballers Association football forwards Red Star Belgrade footballers FK Partizan players FK Radnički Beograd players Yugoslav First League players