Sava Paunović is a former football forward who played in the former Yugoslavia and Turkey.

Career

Born in Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....

, Paunović started playing football for local side KFK Radnički, helping them achieve promotion to the Yugoslav First League

Yugoslav First League

The Yugoslav First League was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and socialist Yugoslavia...

 in 1969. He would join fellow First League side FK Partizan

FK Partizan

Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...

 for the 1976–77 season.

In 1977, Paunović moved to Turkey, joining Süper Lig side Beşiktaş J.K.

Besiktas J.K.

Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü , or simply Beşiktaş , is a Turkish sports club. The club's football team is one of the major teams in Turkey. The professional sports club, founded in 1903, is based in the Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey...

 for two seasons. He made 55 appearances and scored 22 goals in the league for the club.

The Turkish Football Federation

Turkish Football Federation

The Turkish Football Federation , also called the Turkish Football Association, is the governing body of football in Turkey. It was formed on 23 April 1923. It organizes the Turkish national teams and the Turkish football league. By 2004, there were 4,956 football clubs organized in Turkey, and a...

imposed a ban on foreign players in the league beginning in 1979, so Paunović returned to Yugoslavia to finish his career with KFK Radnički.

External links

• EX YU Fudbalska Statistika po godinama
• Sava Paunovic career stats in Turkey at mackolik.com