Kuzman Sotirović
![]() Sotirović in 1928 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 16 October 1908 | ||
Place of birth |
Stenče, Kosovo Vilayet, Ottoman Empire[1] (today North Macedonia) | ||
Date of death | 25 July 1990 | (aged 81)||
Place of death | Paris, France | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1927–1928 | BSK Belgrade | ||
1928–1932 | FC Sète | ||
1932 | SC Montpellier | ||
National team | |||
1928–1931 | Yugoslavia | 5 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Kuzman Sotirović (Macedonian: Kузман Сотировиќ, Serbian Cyrillic: Kузман Coтировић; 16 October 1908 – 25 July 1990) was a Yugoslav football forward. In some sources, he is referred to as Kuzman Sotirovski (Кузман Сотировски). He was part of Yugoslavia's team at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[2]
Club career[]
A player of short stature and medium build, Sotirović usually played as an attacking midfielder where he used his good technical abilities to keep the ball and create scoring chances up front. He first started playing in youth sections at BSK Belgrade, and, after becoming a standard first-team member, won the best championship scorer in 1928, scoring 6 goals in 5 appearances. The very next season he went to France and played for FC Sète and Montpellier SC.
International career[]
Between 1928 and 1931 Sotirović also played for Yugoslavia national football team. He debuted on 6 May 1928 against Romania and his last game for the national team was on 4 October 1931 against Bulgaria at the Balkan Cup.[3] He is considered to be the first player born on the territory of modern-day North Macedonia to play in the Yugoslav national team.[4]
Personal life[]
After retirement from football during 1930s, he continued to live in Paris until his death in 1990. He was buried at the Belgrade New Cemetery as per his wish.[5]
Honours[]
- Yugoslav championship top scorer: 1927
References[]
- ^ Кузман Сотировиќ, прв фудбалски репрезентативец и олимпиец од Македонија Archived 2014-05-21 at the Wayback Machine at Utrinski Vesnik(in Macedonian)
- ^ "Kuzman Sotirović". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
- ^ Кузман Сотировиќ, прв фудбалски репрезентативец и олимпиец од Македонија Archived 2014-05-21 at the Wayback Machine at Utrinski Vesnik(in Macedonian)
- ^ "Profile". reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
External links[]
- Kuzman Sotirović at National-Football-Teams.com
- Kuzman Sotirović – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Kuzman Sotirović - Reprezentacija (in Serbian)
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- 1908 births
- 1990 deaths
- People from Tetovo Municipality
- Serbs of North Macedonia
- Association football forwards
- Yugoslav footballers
- Yugoslavia international footballers
- Olympic footballers of Yugoslavia
- Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Macedonian footballers
- Serbian footballers
- OFK Beograd players
- FC Sète 34 players
- Montpellier HSC players
- Yugoslav First League players
- Ligue 1 players
- Yugoslav expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Yugoslav expatriates in France
- French people of Serbian descent
- French people of Macedonian descent
- Burials at Belgrade New Cemetery