Jovan "Cune" Gojković (

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: Јован Гојковић Цуне; 7 January 1975 – 22 December 2001) was a

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Club career

Gojković, nicknamed Cune after the well-known singer, made his first steps playing at his local club Zadrugar Donja Trepča. He continued his youth career with BIP Čačak, before moving to city rivals,

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. In 1996 summer transfer window, he is signed by another top league club, the Belgrade's

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. After one season there, his talent was noted by

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. There he achieved his full affirmation as an excellent player, having been specially known as a very effective player in the big matches like the Eternal derby, against rivals

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, having been the scorer in many occasions. He stayed there three seasons, until 2000, when he signed with

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club Iraklis Saloniki.

International career

He played one match for the FR Yugoslavia national team, on 23 December 1998, against

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Personal life

Death

It was in the period, while playing for Iraklis, that, in its best playing years, Gojković died in a car accident, in the outskirts of Belgrade, while on holiday during the winter break. Since 2009, In his memory, in his hometown

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, on the BIP Stadium, a football tournament "Jovan Gojković – Cune" is intended to be held.Career story
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* * 1975 births 2001 deaths Footballers from Čačak Men's association football midfielders Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's international footballers FK Borac Čačak players FK Čukarički players Red Star Belgrade footballers Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Super League Greece players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Greece Road incident deaths in Yugoslavia Road incident deaths in Serbia {{Serbia-footy-midfielder-stub