Vasilije "Čiko" Radović (, 10 September 1938 – 25 March 2019) was a Yugoslav

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and

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. Born in Montenegro, he spent most of his life in

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, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Radović made three appearances for the Yugoslavia national team between 1964 and 1965.

Club career

Early career and transfer to Željezničar

Radović started playing in Lovćen. During a friendly match with his team in 1957, Željezničar, officials spotted him and decided to offer him to start playing for their club. He accepted the offer. He stayed in Željezničar for nine years. He even scored a goal for the club in the 1963–64 league season.

Fenerbahçe

In 1966, Radović moved to Turkish side Fenerbahçe S.K. He won the 1966–67 Balkans Cup with the club. However, he returned to Željezničar after only one season in Fenerbahçe.

Return to Željezničar and retirement

After returning to Željezničar, Radović played four more seasons until he decided to retire in 1971 because of an

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injury. He played 307 official games for the club, 209 of them being league games, and has also scored 1 goal.

International career

Radović made his debut for the Yugoslavia national team in an October 1964

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against

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. He collected a total of 3

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, scoring no goals. His final international was a September 1965

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match against

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Managerial career

After retiring, Radović continued to work in football. He was a youth team coach in Željezničar and in the 1976–77 season he was a first team

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for the remainder of the season, after Milan Ribar stepped down. After that, Radović continued to work with the club in various front office roles. He is one of the meritorious ones for saving Željezničar during the

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from 1992 until 1995.

Death

Radović died on 25 March 2019, at the age of 80 in

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Honours

Player

Fenerbahçe * Balkans Cup: 1966–67

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Radovic, Vasilije 1938 births 2019 deaths Footballers from Cetinje Men's association football goalkeepers Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers FK Lovćen players FK Željezničar Sarajevo players Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers Yugoslav First League players Süper Lig players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Yugoslav football managers FK Željezničar Sarajevo managers