Borislav Cvetković (born 30 September 1962) is a Serbian
football
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manager and retired player. He was nicknamed "Lane sa Korane" (''Doe of
Korana''), by legendary
sports commentator
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Ivan Tomić, while playing for Dinamo. When he moved to Belgrade, Tomić just switched his nickname to "Lane sa Marakane" (''Doe of
Marakana''), as
Red Star Belgrade
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stadium is colloquially known.
Playing career
Club
During his club career he played for
Dinamo Zagreb,
Red Star Belgrade
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...
,
Ascoli,
Maceratese,
Casertana and
Borac Čačak.
International
He made his debut for
Yugoslavia
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in a June 1983
friendly match
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against
Romania
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, coming on as a 30th-minute substitute for
Miloš Šestić, and earned a total of 11 caps, scoring 1 goal. He participated in
UEFA Euro 1984
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At the time, only eight countries ...
. His final international was a November 1988
World Cup qualification match against
France
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.
Coaching career
Cvetković coached
FK Sopot, an expositure of Cvetković's former club
Red Star Belgrade
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...
. He also coached
Obilić in one short term, he worked also as assistant to
Dragan Okuka
Dragomir "Dragan" Okuka (; born 2 April 1954) is a Serbian professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player.
As a player, he was predominantly associated with his time with FK Velež Mostar, Velež ...
in the
Serbia U21 side.
Personal life
Boro is the younger brother of the late
Zvjezdan Cvetković, who was the coach of
Borac Banja Luka.
References
External links
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1962 births
Living people
Footballers from Karlovac
Serbs of Croatia
Men's association football wingers
Men's association football forwards
Yugoslav men's footballers
Yugoslavia men's international footballers
Croatian men's footballers
Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers
Olympic footballers for Yugoslavia
Footballers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Yugoslavia
Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in football
UEFA Euro 1984 players
GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
Red Star Belgrade footballers
Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players
SS Maceratese 1922 players
Casertana FC players
FK Borac Čačak players
Yugoslav First League players
Serie A players
Serie B players
Serie D players
First League of Serbia and Montenegro players
Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers
Croatian expatriate men's footballers
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Italy
UEFA Champions League top scorers
Croatian football managers
Serbia and Montenegro football managers
FK Obilić managers
Red Star Belgrade non-playing staff
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