Milorad Popović

Milorad Popović
Personal information
Full name Milorad Popović
Date of birth (1979-01-18)18 January 1979
Place of birth Ruma, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Date of death 19 July 2006(2006-07-19) (aged 27)
Place of death Ruma, Serbia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Sloven Ruma
1998–2005 OFK Beograd 80 (5)
2002–2003 → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 23 (0)
2003–2004 → Karlsruher SC (loan) 16 (1)
Total 119 (6)
International career
2001 FR Yugoslavia U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Milorad Popović (Serbian Cyrillic: Милорад Поповић; 18 January 1979 – 19 July 2006) was a Serbian professional footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

After starting out at his hometown club Sloven Ruma, Popović was transferred to OFK Beograd in the summer of 1998. He also played two seasons in Germany for 1. FC Nürnberg and Karlsruher SC,[1][2] before returning to OFK Beograd.

International career

At international level, Popović represented FR Yugoslavia U21s, making four appearances during the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.[3]

Death

Popović died of cancer on 19 July 2006 at the age of 27. He was survived by his wife and daughter.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Milorad Popovic" (in German). dfb.de. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Milorad Popovic" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Milorad Popovic". 11v11.com. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Milorad Popović (1979 - 2006.)" (in Serbian). b92.net. 22 July 2006. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Trauer beim FCN: Popovic verstorben" (in German). fcn.de. 24 July 2006. Retrieved 18 October 2024.