Slavoljub "Sava" Paunović (; born 1 January 1947) is a former Yugoslav and Serbian
football
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manager and player.
Playing career
Paunović started out at
Radnički Kragujevac, helping the club win 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, ...
on two occasions, in
1969
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and 1974. He later played for
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 ...
in the
1976–77 season.
In 1977, Paunović moved abroad to Turkey, spending two seasons with
Beşiktaş
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. He amassed 55 league appearances and scored 22 goals. In 1979, the
Turkish Football Federation
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imposed a ban on foreign players in the league, causing Paunović to return to Yugoslavia and finish his career with Radnički Kragujevac.
Managerial career
After hanging up his boots, Paunović served as manager of his former club
Radnički Kragujevac on a few occasions.
Career statistics
Honours
Radnički Kragujevac
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Yugoslav Second League
Yugoslav or Yugoslavian may refer to:
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:
1968–69, 1973–74
References
External links
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1947 births
Living people
Footballers from Kragujevac
Yugoslav men's footballers
Serbian men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
FK Radnički 1923 players
FK Partizan players
Beşiktaş J.K. footballers
Yugoslav Second League players
Yugoslav First League players
Süper Lig players
Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Serbia and Montenegro football managers
Serbian football managers
FK Radnički 1923 managers