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Miroslav Bošković

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Miroslav Bošković
Personal information
Date of birth (1947-01-03)3 January 1947
Place of birth Belgrade, PR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Date of death 17 August 2023(2023-08-17) (aged 76)
Place of death Danilovgrad, Montenegro
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1965 Zadar
1965–1973 Hajduk Split 175 (11)
1973–1975 Partizan 37 (4)
1975–1978 Angers 62 (4)
1978–1979 Sinđelić Beograd
International career
1968–1972 Yugoslavia 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Miroslav Bošković (Serbian Cyrillic: Мирослав Бошковић; 3 January 1947 – 17 August 2023) was a Serbian footballer who played as a defender. He was capped six times for the Yugoslavia national team.

Club career

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Nicknamed "Galeb", he began his career playing in NK Zadar from where he moved to HNK Hajduk Split. In 1973, he signed with FK Partizan and two years later he moved to France to play with Angers SCO. He also worked two years as sports correspondent from France for Slobodna Dalmacija before returning to Yugoslavia and finishing his career playing with FK Sinđelić Beograd.[1]

International career

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Bošković made his debut for Yugoslavia in a June 1968 friendly match against Brazil, coming on as a 67th-minute substitute for Miroslav Pavlović, and earned a total of 6 caps (no goals). His final international was a July 1972 friendly against Argentina.[2]

Death

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Miroslav Bošković died on 17 August 2023, at the age of 76.[3]

Honours

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Hajduk Split

References

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  1. ^ Miroslav Bošković Galeb: „Isprobao sam te 1973. pravosudni sistem SFRJ i prešao u Partizan” at FK Partizan official website, retrieved 27-11-2016 (in Serbian)
  2. ^ "Miroslav Bošković, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  3. ^ Одлазак легендарног фудбалера: Преминуо Мирослав Бошковић (in Serbian)
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