Aleksandar Ivoš (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet ( sr, / , ) is a variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language, updated in 1818 by Serbian linguist Vuk Karadžić. It is one of the two alphabets used to write standard modern Serbian, th ...

: Александар Ивош; 28 June 1931 – 24 December 2020) 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 ...

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

Career

Born in

Valjevo Valjevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Ваљево, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Kolubara District in western Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the administrative area of Valjevo had 90,312 inhabitants, 59,07 ...

, Ivoš started his football career in neighbouring

FK Loznica FK Loznica (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Лозница) is a professional football club from Loznica, Serbia. History LSK The first soccer ball arrived in the town of Loznica in 1919. It was brought from London by local student Milisav Vasić, who h ...

before moving to

FK Mačva Šabac Fudbalski klub Mačva Šabac () is a Serbian professional football club based in Šabac. One of the oldest football clubs in Serbia, their nickname is (). The nickname was used for the first time in 1927, when the Uruguay national football team ...

in 1951. Three years later, his move from Mačva to

FK Vojvodina Fudbalski klub Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Војводина), commonly known as Vojvodina and colloquially as Voša ( sr-Cyrl, Воша), is a Serbian professional football club based in Novi Sad, Vojvodina, the second la ...

generated notoriety, as the two clubs were fierce local rivals during the pre-war Yugoslavia. His move to Vojvodina in 1954 was a major move in his career, as the club was coached at the time by

Vujadin Boškov Vujadin Boškov ( sr-cyr, Вујадин Бошков, ; 16 May 1931 – 27 April 2014) was a Serbian footballer and manager. A midfielder, he played 57 matches for the Yugoslav national team. He experienced his greatest success as a coach in 1 ...

and counted on a number of Yugoslavia national team players. He would stay 7 seasons in Novi Sad. Afterwards, he played for

FK Sloboda Tuzla Fudbalski klub Sloboda Tuzla ( sh-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Слободa Tyзла; English: Football Club Sloboda Tuzla) is a Bosnian professional football club based in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The English translation of the team ...

before moving abroad to play in

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

and

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

, including a spell with

Wiener Sport-Club The Wiener Sport-Club, sometimes abbreviated as WSC, was established in 1883 in Vienna, Austria and is one of the country's oldest athletics clubs. Their traditional home is in the Dornbach quarter of the city ( 17th district). History At vari ...

References

External links

Profile at Serbian federation official siteFrom Novi Sad to Simmering, wieninternational.at
1931 births 2020 deaths Footballers from Valjevo Serbian men's footballers Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers Yugoslav First League players Belgian Pro League players FK Loznica players FK Mačva Šabac players FK Vojvodina players FK Sloboda Tuzla players K. Beringen F.C. players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium 1962 FIFA World Cup players Men's association football forwards {{Serbia-footy-forward-stub