Aleksandar Trifunović (footballer)
Serbian football manager and player
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Aco Trifunović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ацо Трифуновић; born 13 May 1954) is a Serbian former football manager and player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aco Trifunović[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Leposavić, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1969–1971 | Sloga Kraljevo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1975 | Sloga Kraljevo | 75 | (10) |
| 1976–1983 | Partizan | 209 | (20) |
| 1983–1987 | Ascoli | 75 | (5) |
| 1987–1990 | Obilić | ||
| Total | 359 | (35) | |
| International career | |||
| 1977–1983 | Yugoslavia | 11 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 199x–199x | Železnik | ||
| 199x–199x | Palilulac Beograd | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
Born in Planinica, a village near Leposavić, Trifunović relocated with his family to Kraljevo in 1959. He joined the youth system of Sloga Kraljevo at the age of 15.[2]
Club career
After starting out at Sloga Kraljevo and completing his compulsory military service, Trifunović joined Yugoslav First League side Partizan in the second part of the 1975–76 season, as the club won its first championship title in 11 years.[3] He would spend a total of seven and a half years with the Crno-beli, amassing over 200 league appearances and scoring 20 goals.[4] Between 1983 and 1987, Trifunović played for Ascoli in Italy.[5] He retired after playing with Obilić in the lower leagues of Yugoslav football.
International career
At international level, Trifunović represented Yugoslavia between 1977 and 1983, collecting 11 caps and netting two goals.[6] He marked his national team debut by scoring a goal against Romania in a World Cup qualifier on 13 November 1977, helping Yugoslavia to a 6–4 victory. His last appearance for the Plavi came in a 4–2 friendly loss to West Germany on 7 June 1983.[7]
Managerial career
After hanging up his boots, Trifunović served as manager of several clubs in the lower leagues, including Železnik and Palilulac Beograd in the 1990s. He also worked in the youth setups of Partizan and BASK.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sloga Kraljevo | 1971–72[8] | Yugoslav Second League | 23 | 1 |
| 1972–73[9] | Yugoslav Second League | 34 | 6 | |
| 1973–74 | Serbian League | |||
| 1974–75[10] | Yugoslav Second League | 18 | 3 | |
| 1975–76 | Serbian League | |||
| Total | 75 | 10 | ||
| Partizan | 1975–76 | Yugoslav First League | 8 | 0 |
| 1976–77 | Yugoslav First League | 29 | 1 | |
| 1977–78 | Yugoslav First League | 32 | 5 | |
| 1978–79 | Yugoslav First League | 32 | 2 | |
| 1979–80 | Yugoslav First League | 26 | 0 | |
| 1980–81 | Yugoslav First League | 31 | 3 | |
| 1981–82 | Yugoslav First League | 19 | 0 | |
| 1982–83 | Yugoslav First League | 32 | 9 | |
| Total | 209 | 20 | ||
| Ascoli | 1983–84 | Serie A | 19 | 0 |
| 1984–85 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985–86 | Serie B | 36 | 5 | |
| 1986–87 | Serie A | 20 | 0 | |
| Total | 75 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 359 | 35 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia | 1977 | 3 | 1 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1983 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 2 | |