Dobrivoje Trivić (; 26 October 1943 – 26 February 2013) was a Yugoslav and Serbian professional footballer who played as a

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Club career

After spending three seasons with Srem in the

Yugoslav Second League Yugoslav Second League ( Bosnian: ''Druga savezna liga,'' Croatian: ''Druga savezna liga'', Serbian: ''Друга савезна лига'', Slovenian: ''Druga zvezna liga'', Macedonian: ''Втора сојузна лига'', ''Vtora sojuzna l ...

, Trivić joined

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...

side

Vojvodina Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...

in 1965, helping the club win its first championship title in his first season. He played for Vojvodina until 1971, before moving abroad to France. Over the next two seasons at

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, Trivić collected 55 appearances and netted two goals in the French Division 1. He also helped the club win the

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in 1972–73, scoring the opening goal in the final. Following his stint at

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in the French Division 2, Trivić returned to Vojvodina and retired soon after, aged 31.

International career

At international level, Trivić was capped 13 times for

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between 1966 and 1969. He was a member of the team at UEFA Euro 1968, as the nation finished as runners-up.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Vojvodina *

: 1965–66 Lyon *

: 1972–73 Yugoslavia *

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runner-up:

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