Vladimir Matijević (2 January 1957 – 8 July 2015) was Bosnian-Herzegovinian
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
player. He earned three caps for
Yugoslavia.
Club career
He spent his entire career with hometown club
Velež Mostar, captained them and won two Yugoslav Cups with Velež.
International career
''Dada'' Matijević made his debut for
Yugoslavia in a March 1980
Balkan Cup match against
Romania and has earned a total of 3 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a September 1984
friendly match away against
Scotland.
Personal life and death
After retiring as a player, he had a bar in Mostar. He died of a long illness in 2015.
U Mostaru preminuo Vladimir Matijević
- RTVTK
Honours
* Yugoslav Cup: 2
:: 1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...
, 1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal ente ...
References
External links
*
Profile at Serbian federation official site
1957 births
2015 deaths
Sportspeople from Mostar
Association football defenders
Association football utility players
Bosnia and Herzegovina footballers
Yugoslav footballers
Yugoslavia international footballers
Olympic footballers of Yugoslavia
Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
FK Velež Mostar players
Yugoslav First League players
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