Milorad Popović (born 18 January 1979 in Ruma

Ruma

Ruma is a town and municipality located in Vojvodina, Serbia at . In 2002 the town had a total population of 34,229, while Ruma municipality had a population of 60,006.-History:...

 – died 19 July 2006 in Ruma) 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 defender who played for OFK Beograd

OFK Beograd

Omladinski fudbalski klub Beograd, commonly referred to as OFK Beograd , is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia, more precisely from the Karaburma urban neighborhood. It currently is the oldest team playing in the Serbian SuperLiga. The name means "Youth Football Club Belgrade" in Serbian...

 during most of his career. Popović also played two seasons in Germany

Germany

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 for 1. FC Nuremberg and Karlsruher SC

Karlsruher SC

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Popović died in Ruma from testicular cancer at the age of 27 years. He was survived by his wife and daughter.