Vasilije Stojković

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Vasilije Stojković
Василије Стојковић
Born(1923-01-08)8 January 1923
Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Died25 June 2008(2008-06-25) (aged 85)
Belgrade, Serbia
NationalitySerbian
Other namesVasa
Alma materUniversity of Belgrade
Occupation
  • Basketball player
  • sports journalist
  • football executive
Years active1946–1983
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Basketball career
Career information
Playing career1946–1949
PositionGuard
Career history
1946–1949Crvena zvezda
Career highlights and awards
  • 4× Yugoslav League champion (1946–1949)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Yugoslavia
Silver medal – second place Team
Bronze medal – third place Team

Vasilije "Vasa" Stojković (Serbian Cyrillic: Василије Васа Стојковић; January 8, 1923 – June 25, 2008) was a Serbian sports journalist, basketball player and association football executive.

Sports journalism career[]

Stojkovic has been engaged in sports journalism for more than 25 years. He started to work as journalist in 1946 and worked in the newspapers and magazines: Naš sport (1947–1952; sports journalist), Sport (1952–1962; editor of the football section), Eho (1962–1963, Editor-in-Chief) and Večernje novosti (1963–1971, editor of sports section). During his career, he reported from 45 countries from four continents, with several world championships and Olympic games.

Basketball career[]

Crvena zvezda[]

Stojković played for Belgrade-based team Crvena zvezda of the Yugoslav First League where he won four Yugoslav Championships.[1]

National team career[]

Stojković has played 26 games for the Yugoslavia national team.[2]

Football executive career[]

Stojković was a secretary-general of the Football Association of Yugoslavia (1971–1977) and a secretary-general of Red Star Belgrade (1980–1983).[3][2] He was a chief operating officer of the 1973 European Cup Final and the UEFA Euro 1976.[3]

Career achievements and awards[]

  • Yugoslav Basketball League champion: 4 (with Crvena zvezda: 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949)

Individual[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Košarkaška prvenstva Jugoslavije (1945-91) – prvi deo". strategija.org. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b "IN MEMORIAM: Vasilije - Vasa Stojković". novosti.rs. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Nogometni leksikon: Stojković, Vasilije (Vasa)". enciklopedija.lzmk.hr. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
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