Sanid Beganović (; 21 January 1960 – 11 March 2009) was a Yugoslav and

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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who played as a winger.

Career

Born in

Priboj Priboj ( sr-Cyrl, Прибој, ) is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of southwestern Serbia. The population of the town is 14,920, while the population of the municipality is 27,133. Geography The municipality of Priboj i ...

, Beganović made a name for himself at Radnički Niš, amassing 118 appearances and scoring 11 goals in 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, ...

(1981–1985). He was also a regular member of the team that reached the semi-finals of the 1981–82 UEFA Cup. After spending three seasons 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 ...

, Beganović moved abroad to France and joined

Le Mans Le Mans (, ) is a city in northwestern France on the Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Man ...

in the summer of 1988. He later also played for

Créteil Créteil () is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Créteil is the ''préfecture'' (capital) of the Val-de-Marne department as well as the seat of the Arrondissement of Cré ...

, Évry, and Lyon-Duchère.

Death

On 11 March 2009, Beganović died due to heart attack during a court hearing in

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Beganovic, Samid Lyon La Duchère players Association football midfielders Évry FC players Expatriate footballers in France FK FAP players FK Radnički Niš players FK Vojvodina players Le Mans FC players Ligue 2 players People from Priboj Serbian footballers US Créteil-Lusitanos players Yugoslav expatriate footballers Yugoslav expatriates in France Yugoslav First League players Yugoslav footballers 1960 births 2009 deaths