Vladimir Durković
Serbian footballer (1937–1972)
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Vladimir Durković (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Дурковић; 6 November 1937 – 22 June 1972) was a Serbian footballer who played as a defender.[1] He was part of the Yugoslav squad that won gold at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[2]
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Durković playing for Saint-Étienne in 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 November 1937 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Đakovica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 22 June 1972 (aged 34) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Sion, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Napredak Kruševac | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1954–1955 | Napredak Kruševac | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955–1966 | Red Star Belgrade | 177 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966–1967 | Borussia M'gladbach | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1967–1971 | Saint-Étienne | 116 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971–1972 | Sion | 25 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 337 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1959–1966 | Yugoslavia | 50 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Durković played with Red Star Belgrade until he was 28 at which point he moved abroad and made a name for himself with Saint-Étienne, winning three Ligue 1 titles and the Coupe de France twice.
International career
Capped 50 times by Yugoslavia between 1959 and 1966,[3] Durković excelled as a 22-year-old at the first UEFA European Championship, offering defensive solidity and attacking penetration at right-back. Although Yugoslavia finished second in France, Durković won a gold medal at the Rome Olympics the following September. He also wore the number two shirt at the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile and was an ever-present as Yugoslavia eliminated former winners Uruguay and West Germany and finished fourth. His final international was a June 1966 friendly match against Bulgaria.[4]
Death
Honours
Red Star Belgrade
- Yugoslav First League: 1955–56, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1963–64
- Yugoslav Cup: 1957–58, 1958–59, 1963–64
- Mitropa Cup: 1958
Saint-Étienne
Yugoslavia
- UEFA European Championship: runner-up 1960
- Olympic gold medalist in 1960
Individual