Vasilije Stojković
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Василије Стојковић | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 January 1923 | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 June 2008 (aged 85) | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | |||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Vasa | |||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Belgrade | |||||||||||||||||
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| Years active | 1946–1983 | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 1942–1949 | |||||||||||||||||
| Position | Guard | |||||||||||||||||
| Number | 6, 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1942 | BTK | |||||||||||||||||
| 1945 | Serbia | |||||||||||||||||
| 1946–1949 | Crvena zvezda | |||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]Crvena zvezda
[edit]Stojković played for Belgrade-based team Crvena zvezda of the Yugoslav First League where he won four Yugoslav Championships.[1]
National team career
[edit]Stojković has played 26 games for the Yugoslavia national team.[2]
Football executive career
[edit]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
[edit]- Yugoslav Basketball League champion: 4 (with Crvena zvezda: 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949)
Individual
[edit]- 1971 May Award[3]
- Golden Charter of Football Association of Yugoslavia
References
[edit]- ^ "Košarkaška prvenstva Jugoslavije (1945–91) – prvi deo". strategija.org. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ a b "IN MEMORIAM: Vasilije – Vasa Stojković". novosti.rs. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "Nogometni leksikon: Stojković, Vasilije (Vasa)". enciklopedija.lzmk.hr. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- 1923 births
- 2008 deaths
- Association football executives
- Basketball players from Belgrade
- Guards (basketball)
- KK Crvena zvezda players
- Red Star Belgrade non-playing staff
- Serbian men's basketball players
- Serbian newspaper editors
- Serbian columnists
- University of Belgrade Faculty of Law alumni
- Writers from Belgrade
- Yugoslav journalists
- Yugoslav men's basketball players
- 20th-century journalists
- 1942 Belgrade Basketball Championship players