Jovan "Kule" Aćimović (; born 21 June 1948) is a Serbian former

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who played as a

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. His son Đorđe was also a footballer who played for

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 ...

and FK Mačva Šabac.

International career

On the national level, Aćimović made his debut for

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in the first leg of the June 1968 European Championship final against

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and earned a total of 55 caps, scoring 3 goals. He also was a participant at the

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and his final international was the June 1976 European Championship third-place playoff against the

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. Aćimović on his team's role at the UEFA Euro 1976:

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Jovan Aćimović
at Reprezentacija.rs * 1948 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Serbian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers UEFA Euro 1968 players 1974 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 1976 players OFK Beograd players Red Star Belgrade footballers 1. FC Saarbrücken players FK Sinđelić Beograd players Yugoslav First League players Bundesliga players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in West Germany Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in West Germany Serbia and Montenegro football managers FK Čukarički managers Red Star Belgrade non-playing staff {{Serbia-footy-midfielder-stub