Jovan Beleslin

Jovan Beleslin
Personal information
Date of birth (1919-10-01) 1 October 1919 (age 105)
Place of birth Seregü, First Hungarian Republic
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1937–1938 ŽAK Subotica
1938–1945 BSK Belgrade
1945 Partizan 0 (0)
1947–1948 Spartak Subotica
1947 Red Star Belgrade 1 (0)
1949-1950 SD Milicionar
International career
1939 Yugoslavia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jovan Beleslin (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Белеслин; born 1 October 1919) was a Hungarian footballer.

Club career

A strong full-back with excellent header, he started playing with ŽAK Subotica when he got registered for the senior team in May 1937.[1] His best years were spent while playing for BSK Belgrade between 1938 and 1945. After World War II, he played for Spartak Subotica and Belgrade clubs Red Star, Partizan and SD Milicionar where in 1950 he finished his career as a player/manager.

Managerial career

He played one match for the Yugoslavia national football team, on November 12, 1939, in a friendly match against Hungary (a 2-0 loss) played in Belgrade.[2]

He was also a football referee between 1952 and 1968.

References

  1. ^ Sportista, n1042, Belgrade 26 May 1937, page 3
  2. ^ Jovan Beleslin at Reprezentacija (in Serbian)
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