Goran Trobok (; born 6 September 1974) is a Serbian former

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, rugb ...

who played as a

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Early life

Bosnian Serb The Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sr-Cyrl, Срби у Босни и Херцеговини, Srbi u Bosni i Hercegovini) are one of the three constitutive nations (state-forming nations) of the country, predominantly residing in the politi ...

, Trobok was born in Pale, Bosnia and Herzegovina, but moved to

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, Montenegro at the age of 17 with the onset of the Bosnian War.

Club career

While playing for Budućnost Podgorica (

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–

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) and

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 ...

(

– 2003) in the First League of Serbia and Montenegro, Trobok became the most capped player in the competition's history. He also won three national championship titles and two national cups with the ''Crno-beli''.

International career

Between 2000 and 2004, Trobok made 10 official appearances for the Serbia and Montenegro national team (previously known as FR Yugoslavia). He also represented the nation at the

Millennium Super Soccer Cup The Millennium Super Soccer Cup, known as the Sahara Cup for sponsorship reasons, was an international football tournament held in India from 10 January to 25 January 2001. Yugoslavia were the eventual champions after defeating Bosnia and Herzeg ...

in India, winning the tournament (not officially recognized by FIFA).

Career statistics

Honours

Partizan *

First League of FR Yugoslavia The First League of Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Прва савезна лига / Prva savezna liga) was the top football league of Serbia and Montenegro, before the country's dissolution in 2006. The league was formed following the breakup of Yu ...

: 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03 *

FR Yugoslavia Cup The Serbia and Montenegro Cup was an association football knockout cup tournament of Serbia and Montenegro played between 1992 and 2006, after which Serbia and Montenegro became separate nations. The competition was the continuation of the old ...

: 1997–98, 2000–01

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