Božidar Drenovac (; 2 January 1922 – 24 July 2003) was a
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football
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player and manager.
Club career
He was born in
Ćuprija
Ćuprija (Serbian Cyrillic: Ћуприја, ) is a town and municipality located in the Pomoravlje District of central Serbia. The population of the town is 16,522, while the municipality has 25,325 inhabitants (2022 census).
History
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in 1922. Still young he joined Belgrade club
SK Jugoslavija
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in 1936, making his senior debut in the
1938–39 Yugoslav First League. After the Second World War, he signed with the newly formed
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 ...
that inherited most of the property and players of the now disbanded, SK Jugoslavija. He played with Red Star until 1948. Next he move to the biggest rivals,
FK Partizan
Fudbalski klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Партизан, ; ), often referred to in English as Partizan Belgrade, is a Serbian professional Football club (association football), football club based in Belgrade. It forms ...
where he would play until 1953, achieving even more success by winning the national championship (1949) and Yugoslav cup (1952).
International career
He played one match for the
Yugoslavia national football team
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on 14 September 1947 in Tirana, against Albania, for the
Balkan Cup
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, a 4-2 win.
Managerial career
After retiring, he graduated in Economics, but never abandoned his passion for football, becoming a coach. His coaching career took him to countries like Tunisia, Greece, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Libya, but he also managed a number of Yugoslav top league clubs, such as
NK Čelik Zenica
Nogometni klub Čelik Zenica () is a professional football club based in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The name ''Čelik'' means ''Steel'' in Bosnian, and it symbolizes the strength and power of the club in an industrial city well known for s ...
,
OFK Beograd
OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English language, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club''), also known in English as OFK Belgrade and currently referred to as OFK ...
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FK Borac Banja Luka
Fudbalski klub Borac Banja Luka (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Бopaц Бања Лука, ) is a Bosnian Serb professional association football, football club, based in the city of Banja Luka, Republika ...
or
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 ...
.
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1922 births
2003 deaths
People from Ćuprija
Footballers from Pomoravlje District
Men's association football defenders
Yugoslav men's footballers
Yugoslavia men's international footballers
SK Jugoslavija players
Red Star Belgrade footballers
FK Partizan players
Yugoslav First League players
Yugoslav football managers
Étoile Sportive du Sahel managers
Panachaiki F.C. managers
S.F.K. Pierikos (football) managers
OFK Beograd managers
FK Borac Banja Luka managers
NK Čelik Zenica managers
FK Sutjeska Nikšić managers
Yugoslav First League managers
Yugoslav expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in Greece
Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Expatriate football managers in Tunisia
Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia
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