Dragan Božović

Dragan Božović
Personal information
Full name Dragan Božović
Date of birth (1961-01-10) 10 January 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Trnovo, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Sarajevo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980-1989 Sarajevo 137 (3)
1989-1993 Apollon Kalamarias 68 (1)
Total 205 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dragan Božović (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Божовић, 10 January 1961) is a Bosnian and Yugoslav retired footballer who played as a defender.[1]

Playing career

Born in the town of Trnovo, Božović is a graduate of the FK Sarajevo youth academy. He had his official debut for the first team in an UEFA Cup tie versus Hamburger SV at the Koševo City Stadium.[2] He mostly played the position of right back or halfback. In his first two seasons with the club, he only made eight appearances, before becoming a first-team regular in the second half of the 1982-83 season. He was an integral part of the 1984-85 championship-winning team.[3] He left Sarajevo in January 1989, moving to Greek side Apollon Pontou where he played for four years,[4] before retiring in 1993.[citation needed]

Personal life

His younger brother Boban was also a professional footballer.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Dragan Božović". bordovremeplov. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Sarajevo-Hamburger". uefa.com. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Prije 30 godina FK Sarajevo je osvojio drugu titulu prvaka Jugoslavije". fksarajevo.ba. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Dragan Božović". bordovremeplov. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Boban Božović". bordovremeplov. Retrieved 17 October 2023.