Teofilo Spasojević (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet (, ), also known as the Serbian script, (, ), is a standardized variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language. It originated in medieval Serbia and was significantly reformed in the 19th cen ...

: Теофило Спасојевић; 21 January 1909 – 28 February 1970) was a

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football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

player.

Biography

Playing as a

left-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categ ...

, he was known for his classy, elegant style, correctness and excellent positioning in the field. He started playing in the youth teams of Belgrade's

SK Jugoslavija Sportski klub Jugoslavija ( sr-Cyrl, Cпортски клуб Југославија), commonly known as Jugoslavija, was a Serbian football club based in Belgrade. It was originally formed as SK Velika Srbija in 1913 and changed its name to SK Ju ...

, where he played most of his career, from 1929 until 1935, making with

Milutin Ivković Milutin Ivković (, ; 3 March 1906 – 25 May 1943) was a Yugoslav medical doctor and Association football, football Defender (association football), defender who played for Yugoslavia national football team, Yugoslavia at the Football at the 192 ...

, considered by many as the best full-back of the pre-1941 Yugoslav football, one of the best defences. He played for the club in 110 official matches. He played twice for the

Yugoslavia national football team The Yugoslavia national football team; ; ; represented Yugoslavia in international association football. Although the team mainly represented the pre-war Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the post-war SFR Yugoslavia, various iterations of the state ...

. His début was on 6 May 1928 in Belgrade against Romania, a 3–1 win, and his other, and last, match was on 3 August 1930, a friendly in Buenos Aires against Argentina, a 1–3 loss, just after the

1930 FIFA World Cup The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's national Association football, football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 to 30 July 1930. FIFA, ...

, in which he was part of the team, but didn't play any match. Despite having been a remarkable player, the competition in the defence didn't allow him to have more caps for the national team. After retiring, he enrolled the Belgrade Law School and has earned a degree. He died in winter of 1970, at 61 years of age.Profile at Reprezentacija.rs
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* 1909 births 1970 deaths Footballers from Belgrade Men's association football defenders Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers 1930 FIFA World Cup players SK Jugoslavija players Yugoslav First League players University of Belgrade Faculty of Law alumni {{Serbia-footy-defender-stub