Miodrag Kustudić (; born 1 April 1951) is a former Yugoslav

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a striker.

Club career

After helping

Srem Syrmia ( sh, Srem/Срем or sh, Srijem/Сријем, label=none) is a region of the southern Pannonian Plain, which lies between the Danube and Sava rivers. It is divided between Serbia and Croatia. Most of the region is flat, with the exce ...

win the

Vojvodina League Vojvodina League () was the third level division in the Yugoslav football league system The Yugoslav football league system refers to the system of interconnected leagues in association football which was in place during the existence of Yugosla ...

, Kustudić made his

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, ...

debut with

Vojvodina Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Војводина}), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia. It lies within the Pannonian Basin, bordered to the south by the national capital ...

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...

. He spent three seasons at the club, before switching to

Rijeka Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primor ...

in 1974. After winning the

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, ...

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, Kustudić moved abroad to Spain and joined

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side Hércules. He also played for

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, before returning to

in 1983.

International career

At international level, Kustudić was capped three times for

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

, making his debut in a November 1977

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loss to

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

. His final appearance came in a May 1978 friendly against

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Srem *

: 1970–71 Rijeka *

: 1977–78

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kustudic, Miodrag 1951 births Living people People from North Bačka District Serbian people of Montenegrin descent Yugoslav footballers Serbian footballers Montenegrin footballers Association football forwards Yugoslavia international footballers FK Srem players FK Vojvodina players HNK Rijeka players Hércules CF players RCD Mallorca players Yugoslav First League players La Liga players Segunda División players Yugoslav expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Spain