Božidar Belojević ( sr-Cyrl, Божидар Белојевић; 25 December 1928 – 24 April 1997) was a Yugoslavian professional

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who played for

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Biography

Belojević was born on 25 December 1928 in

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. He started playing football as a boy, before the

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, and after the war he colonized in

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, in

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, with his parents, and there he started playing football again in the newly founded club Njegoš, together with his brother. After one visit of Partizan after returning from

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, in 1952, Partizan and Njegoš played a

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that ended 1–1 and Belojević kept a

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. Immediately after the match, Partizan signed him and went on a tour of

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. Belojević was with Partizan until 1955, when he returned to his native

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and continued his career with Budućnost from the then

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. He played until 1961, and one year before the end of his career he played for Borovo, then in the Second League. As a member of Partizan, Belojević participated in winning two

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s, in

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and

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. He died on 24 April 1997.Crno-bela nostalgija
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Honours

;Partizan *

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Belojevic, Bozidar 1928 births 1997 deaths Footballers from Podgorica Serbs of Montenegro Men's association football goalkeepers Yugoslav men's footballers FK Partizan players FK Budućnost Podgorica players HNK Borovo players Yugoslav First League players Yugoslav Second League players