Sava Paunović

Sava Paunović
Personal information
Full name Slavoljub Paunović
Date of birth (1947-01-01) 1 January 1947 (age 78)
Place of birth Kragujevac, FPR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Maršić
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1976 Radnički Kragujevac 177+ (43+)
1976–1977 Partizan 32 (2)
1977–1979 Beşiktaş 55 (22)
1979–1983 Radnički Kragujevac 81 (10)
Total 345+ (77+)
Managerial career
1997–1998 Radnički Kragujevac
1999–2000 Radnički Kragujevac
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Slavoljub "Sava" Paunović (Serbian Cyrillic: Славољуб Сава Пауновић; born 1 January 1947) is a former Yugoslav and Serbian football manager and player.

Playing career

Paunović started out at Radnički Kragujevac, helping the club win promotion to the Yugoslav First League on two occasions, in 1969 and 1974. He later played for Partizan in the 1976–77 season.[1]

In 1977, Paunović moved abroad to Turkey, spending two seasons with Beşiktaş. He amassed 55 league appearances and scored 22 goals.[2] In 1979, the Turkish Football Federation imposed a ban on foreign players in the league, causing Paunović to return to Yugoslavia and finish his career with Radnički Kragujevac.[3]

Managerial career

After hanging up his boots, Paunović served as manager of his former club Radnički Kragujevac on a few occasions.[4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League
Division Apps Goals
Radnički Kragujevac 1966–67 Yugoslav Second League
1967–68 Yugoslav Second League
1968–69 Yugoslav Second League 30 13
1969–70 Yugoslav First League 34 9
1970–71 Yugoslav First League 34 10
1971–72 Yugoslav First League 31 4
1972–73 Yugoslav Second League
1973–74 Yugoslav Second League
1974–75 Yugoslav First League 24 6
1975–76 Yugoslav First League 24 1
Total 177 43
Partizan 1976–77 Yugoslav First League 32 2
Beşiktaş 1977–78 Turkish First Football League 27 8
1978–79 Turkish First Football League 28 14
Total 55 22
Radnički Kragujevac 1979–80 Yugoslav Second League 26 3
1980–81 Yugoslav Second League 23 1
1981–82 Yugoslav Second League 28 6
1982–83 Yugoslav Second League 4 0
Total 81 10
Career total 345 77

Honours

Radnički Kragujevac

References

  1. ^ "Sava Paunović" (in Serbian). partizanopedia.rs. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Sava Paunovic" (in Turkish). mackolik.com. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Sava Paunoviç" (in Turkish). bjk.com.tr. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Sportski spomenar" (in Serbian). rts.rs. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2023.