Mirko Stojanović (born 11 June 1939 in

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) is a

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. In his career, he made four international appearances for the Yugoslav national team.

Playing career

Club

While playing for

NK Dinamo Zagreb Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb ( en, Dinamo Zagreb Citizens' Football Club, link=yes, italics=yes), commonly referred to as GNK Dinamo Zagreb or simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinamo ...

he won the

1959–60 Yugoslav Cup The 1959–60 Yugoslav Cup was the 13th season of the top football knockout competition in SFR Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav Cup ( hbs, Kup Jugoslavije), also known as the "Marshal Tito Cup" (''Kup Maršala Tita''), since its establishment in 1946. ...

. In 1963–64 while at

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 ...

he won both the Yugoslav First League title and his second

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. After moving to the United States he won the titles with

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and an

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title with San Jose in

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International

Stojanović made his debut for

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in a November 1961

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away against

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, coming on as a 46th-minute substitute for

Milutin Šoškić Milutin Šoškić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милутин Шошкић; 31 December 1937 – 27 August 2022) was a Serbian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is considered one of FK Partizan's greatest players. Biography He was b ...

, and earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. He was an unused substitute for

at the

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, in which they placed fourth. His final international was a May 1964 friendly away against

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Managerial career

He was the original coach of the Oakland Stompers before being fired after only eight games and a record of four wins and four losses. He stayed on as the team's director of player personnel

Honors

NK Dinamo Zagreb *

Red Star Belgrade *

1963–64 Yugoslav First League The 1963–64 Yugoslav First League season was the 18th season of the First Federal League ( sh, Prva savezna liga), the top level football league of SFR Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugosla ...

1963–64 Yugoslav Cup The 1963–64 Yugoslav Cup was the 17th season of the top football knockout competition in SFR Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav Cup ( sh, Kup Jugoslavije), also known as the "Marshal Tito Cup" (''Kup Maršala Tita''), since its establishment in 1946. Ro ...

Oakland Clippers * 1967 NPSL Champion Dallas Tornado * 1971 NASL Champion San Jose Earthquakes * 1975 NASL Indoor Champion

References

External links

*
Profile at Serbian federation official site

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