Vasilije Stojković

Vasilije Stojković
Vasilije Stojković
Василије Стојковић
Born	8 January 1923; Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Died	25 June 2008 (aged 85); Belgrade, Serbia
Nationality	Serbian
Other names	Vasa
Alma mater	University of Belgrade
Occupations	Basketball player; sports journalist; football executive;
Years active	1946–1983
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
	Basketball career
Career information
Playing career	1946–1949
Position	Guard
Career history
1946–1949	Crvena zvezda
Career highlights and awards
	4× Yugoslav League champion (1946–1949);

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

1971 May Award^[3]
Golden Charter of Football Association of Yugoslavia

References

^ "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.

[1] "Košarkaška prvenstva Jugoslavije (1945-91) – prvi deo". strategija.org. Retrieved 2 January 2019.

[novosti-2] "IN MEMORIAM: Vasilije - Vasa Stojković". novosti.rs. Retrieved 2 January 2019.

[leksikon-3] "Nogometni leksikon: Stojković, Vasilije (Vasa)". enciklopedija.lzmk.hr. Retrieved 2 January 2019.

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