Miroslav Pavlović ( sr-cyrl, Мирослав Павловић; 23 October 1942 – 19 January 2004) was a

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

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er. While playing in the

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, he was known as Miro Pavlovic. On the national level he played for Yugoslavia national team (46 matches/two goals), and was a participant at the

1974 FIFA World Cup The 1974 FIFA World Cup was the tenth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in West Germany (and West Berlin) between 13 June and 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the ...

and at

Euro 1968 The 1968 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Italy. This was the third UEFA European Championship, an event held every four years and organised by UEFA. The final tournament took place between 5 and 10 June 1968. It ...

. He played domestically for Sloga Užička Požega, Sloboda Titovo Užice and

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 ...

, in Belgium for

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, and in the United States for the

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NASL StatsSerbia national football team website
1942 births 2004 deaths People from Požega, Serbia Sportspeople from Zlatibor District Serbian men's footballers Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers 1974 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 1968 players Yugoslav First League players Belgian Pro League players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players FK Sloga Požega players FK Sloboda Užice players Red Star Belgrade footballers San Jose Earthquakes (1974–1988) players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States K.F.C. Diest players Men's association football defenders {{Serbia-footy-midfielder-stub