Jovan Spasic (7 September 1909 in

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– 9 April 1981 in Rovinj) represented Yugoslav as a goalkeeper. Before playing football, he worked as a stonemason in

SK Momcilo. From 1929, he played for

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SK, making 281 appearances, letting in 403 goals. He played there until 1938. For the

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he made 15 appearances. He made his debut for Yugoslavia on 15 March 1931 against

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(4–1) in Belgrade, and the played his last match on 12 July 1936 against

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(3–3) in

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. After World War II he worked as a coach in

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from Sabac and Belgrade for several clubs, and at one time led the team deaf.

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