Bogić Popović (; born 10 March 1974) is a former

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footballer.

Career

Hajduk Belgrade

In the 1999–00 Hajduk Beograd season, Popović scored 14 goals in the

1999–2000 First League of FR Yugoslavia The 1999–2000 First League of FR Yugoslavia was the eighth season of the FR Yugoslavia's top-level football league since its establishment. It was contested by 21 teams, and Red Star Belgrade won the championship. Incidents The season was mar ...

. Tall and heavy, he made use of his physical characteristics in order to become a prolific goalscorer in the First and Second leagues of FR Yugoslavia.KAD JE NEŠTO NAJ: Najdeblji fudbaleri
at mozzartsport, 26-12-2012, retrieved 4-12-2014

Hammarby IF

After seeing video tapes of Popović and fellow Yugoslav player Dragan Vasiljević, Hammarby bought the two players, Popović for 4 million kronor. Popović played one match for

Hammarby IF Hammarby Idrottsförening ("Hammarby Sports Club"), commonly known as Hammarby IF or simply Hammarby ( or, especially locally, ), is a Swedish sports club located in Stockholm, with a number of member organizations active in a variety of differ ...

, the 0–1 loss against

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in the

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première. After argues with Hammarby coach

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, he left Hammarby in June 2000. By summer 2012 he was the director of the youth sections of Hajduk Beograd and still holding that post by March 2015.Mlade kategorije (youth sections)
at FK Hajduk Beograd official website, retrieved 1-3-2015

References

1974 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Men's association football forwards Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers FK Hajduk Beograd players OFK Beograd players Hammarby Fotboll players FK Železnik players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Allsvenskan players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Sweden {{Serbia-footy-forward-stub