Blažo Pešikan (

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: Блажо Пешикан; born 15 February 1971) is a Montenegrin former

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who played mostly as a

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Club career

Pešikan played with

FK Sutjeska Nikšić Fudbalski klub Sutjeska (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Сутјеска) is a professional association football club from Nikšić, Montenegro, currently competing in the Montenegrin First League. The club was established in ...

before becoming part of the famous

Partizan Belgrade Jugoslovensko sportsko društvo Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Југословенско спортско друштво Партизан, lit=Yugoslav Sports Society Partizan), commonly abbreviated as JSD Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, ЈСД Партизан, lin ...

squads of the early 1990s, most notably winning the

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in 1993–94. This was the second double in Partizan's (football) history. Though a talented defensive-style player, injuries prevented him from achieving his full potential thus

Zoran Mirković Zoran "Bata" Mirković ( sr-cyrl, Зоран Бата Мирковић, ; born 21 September 1971) is a retired Serbian footballer and current manager. Playing career Club career Mirković made his first appearance for FK Rad during the 1990– ...

was signed as a replacement. In total, he logged 47 appearances for Partizan, scoring two goals. One was a domestic league match while the rest a collection of friendlies. He played with FK Vrbas in the seasons 1998–99 and 1999–00.FK Vrbas statstika 1997/1998
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Personal life

At the junior level, he was a national long jump champion in

SR Montenegro The Socialist Republic of Montenegro ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Crna Gora, Социјалистичка Република Црна Гора), commonly referred to as Socialist Montenegro or simply Montenegro, was ...

. After his playing career, he emigrated to

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Honours

;Partizan *

First League of FR Yugoslavia The First League of Serbia and Montenegro () was the top football league of Serbia and Montenegro, before the country's dissolution in 2006. The league was formed as the First League of FR Yugoslavia following the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1992, ef ...

: 1993–94 *

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: 1993–94

References

1971 births Living people Footballers from Nikšić Canadian people of Montenegrin descent Canadian people of Serbian descent Men's association football midfielders Yugoslav men's footballers Montenegrin men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers FK Sutjeska Nikšić players FK Partizan players FK Mladost Lučani players FK Hajduk Kula players OFK Beograd players FK Borac Čačak players Yugoslav Second League players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players {{Montenegro-footy-bio-stub