Dušan Marković
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Dušan "srbenda" Marković (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Mapкoвић ) (March 9, 1906, in Krčedin
, Austro-Hungary – November 29, 1974, in Novi Sad
, SFR Yugoslavia) was a Serbia
n football player and manager.
Nicknamed "srbenda", he was known as a great, cleaver and effective striker. Anecdotally, his killer instinct was specially awake every time he played against BSK Belgrade, the best pre-war Serbian club, having scored at least once in every match he played against them. He was specially dangerous because he had the ability to shoot and surprise the goalkeepers from any angle.
He spend most of his career with FK Vojvodina
where he played for 14 years, between 1921 until 1935 being one of their most influential players of the pre-war period. Afterward, he had short spells with BSK Belgrade and French club Grenoble
.
He was part of the Yugoslavia national football team
for some period, but he only played one match, as a substitute of the famous striker Blagoje Marjanović
in a friendly match played on October 9, 1932, in Prague, against Czechoslovakia, a 2-1 win. He was part of the Yugoslav team at the 1930 FIFA World Cup
, but didn't play any match.
After retiring, he continue linked to football as a manager, having coached several clubs in Yugoslavia and Tunisia.
He unexpectedly died in 1974, in the aftermath of a prostate surgery.
Krcedin
Krčedin is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Inđija municipality, in the Srem District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 2,878 people . Great fishing and hunting place. It has the biggest natural island on all Danube river, Krčedinska...
, Austro-Hungary – November 29, 1974, in Novi Sad
Novi Sad
Novi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....
, SFR Yugoslavia) was a Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n football player and manager.
Nicknamed "srbenda", he was known as a great, cleaver and effective striker. Anecdotally, his killer instinct was specially awake every time he played against BSK Belgrade, the best pre-war Serbian club, having scored at least once in every match he played against them. He was specially dangerous because he had the ability to shoot and surprise the goalkeepers from any angle.
He spend most of his career with FK Vojvodina
FK Vojvodina
FK Vojvodina is a football club from Novi Sad, Serbia. The club currently competes in the Serbian SuperLiga. FK Vojvodina is the third oldest football club in Serbia's SuperLiga, after OFK Beograd which was founded in 1911 and FK Javor which was founded in 1912.-History:FK Vojvodina was founded...
where he played for 14 years, between 1921 until 1935 being one of their most influential players of the pre-war period. Afterward, he had short spells with BSK Belgrade and French club Grenoble
Grenoble Foot 38
Grenoble Foot 38, commonly referred to as simply Grenoble, is a French association football club based in Grenoble, a city situated at the foot of the French Alps. The original incarnation of the club was founded in 1892 and, in 1997, was formed into the club that exists today as a result of a merger...
.
He was part of the Yugoslavia national football team
Yugoslavia national football team
The Yugoslavia national football team represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in association football. It enjoyed a modicum of success in international competition. In 1992, during the Yugoslav wars, the team was suspended from international...
for some period, but he only played one match, as a substitute of the famous striker Blagoje Marjanović
Blagoje Marjanovic
Blagoje "Moša" Marjanović was a Serbian football forward who played for Yugoslavia at FIFA World Cup 1930. He scored one goal in that tournament in the game versus Bolivia . During the tournament his club was BSK....
in a friendly match played on October 9, 1932, in Prague, against Czechoslovakia, a 2-1 win. He was part of the Yugoslav team at the 1930 FIFA World Cup
1930 FIFA World Cup
The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930...
, but didn't play any match.
After retiring, he continue linked to football as a manager, having coached several clubs in Yugoslavia and Tunisia.
He unexpectedly died in 1974, in the aftermath of a prostate surgery.