Jovan Hajduković

Jovan Hajduković (1943 – October 2013[1]) is a Hungarian-born Montenegrin former football goalkeeper.

Jovan Hajduković
Personal information
Full name Jovan Hajduković
István Haydukovics
Date of birth (1943-01-08)8 January 1943
Place of birth Budapest, Hungary
Date of death 7 November 2013(2013-11-07) (aged 66)
Place of death SFR Yugoslavia
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Red Star Belgrade
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1967 Budućnost Titograd
1967–1974 Bor
1974 América de Cali
1975–1977 Bor
1977–1980 Majdanpek 91 (0)
1980–1981 Radnički Kragujevac 4 (0)
National team
1971–1972 Yugoslavia 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Born in Budapest, capital of Hungary,[2] in 1943 during Second World War, Hajduković spent most of his career in Yugoslavia, with a spell as well in Colombia. He started playing at Serbian giants Red Star Belgrade, but he debuted as senior with Montenegrin side FK Budućnost Podgorica, known back then as Budućnost Titograd.[1] He played with Budućnost in the Yugoslav Second League between 1963 and 1967, and while there, he was also the goalkeeper of the Montenegro team that played against Soviet Union national team on April 1, 1966, in Titograd, in Soviet Union's preparation matches for the 1966 FIFA World Cup, where they will archieve their greatest result in a World Cup ever, fourth place.[1]

In 1967, he moved to ambitious FK Bor which was playing same league as Budućnost, the Second League, however Bor was building a strong team aiming for higher goals, and that season, with Hajduković as main goalkeeper, FK Bor won the league and achieved promotion to the Yugoslav First League. Hajduković stayed with Bor until 1977, almost a decade, because in between he had a spell abroad, in Colombia, with América de Cali in 1975. Hajduković entered the strict group of greatest players of FK Bor of all time, as recorded by the club monograph "Od Zone do Zone".[2] In January 1974, América de Cali was already trying to bring Hajduković to their squad, but Bor refused to release him[3] Bor will allow the move in following summer[4] and by January 1975 he was already back in the squad.[5] However, by then FK Bor had been relegated from the first league and Hajduković was allowed to return to Colombia. Since then, he played in the Yugoslav Second League until the end of his career, first between 1977 and 1980 with FK Majdanpek and then in the season 1980–81 with FK Radnički Kragujevac.[6][1] He died in October 2013.[1][7]

Hajduković also played two games for the Yugoslavia Olympic football team in 1971 and 1972.[8]

References
  1. Kako je iz Crne Gore lansirana sovjetska raketa ka Engleskoj at Vijesti online, 22-3-2015, retrieved 8-6-2016 (in Serbian)
  2. Od Zone do Zone by Radiša Dragićević, page 87 (in Serbian)
  3. Od Zone do Zone by Radiša Dragićević, page 130 (in Serbian)
  4. Od Zone do Zone by Radiša Dragićević, page 133 (in Serbian)
  5. Od Zone do Zone by Radiša Dragićević, page 138 (in Serbian)
  6. Jovan Hajduković at Worldfootball
  7. Stats from Yugoslav First and Second League at B92
  8. Jovan Hajdukovic at 11v11.com
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