Aleksandar Aranđelović

Aleksandar Aranđelović[1] 18 December 1920 – 8 September 1999) was a Yugoslavian football player and coach. As a player, he played professionally as a striker in Yugoslavia, Italy, France and Spain between 1938 and 1953. As a coach, Aranđelović was active in Canada and Australia.

Aleksandar Aranđelović
Personal information
Date of birth (1920-12-18)18 December 1920
Place of birth Crna Trava, Kingdom of SCS
Date of death 8 September 1999(1999-09-08) (aged 78)
Place of death Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1932–1938 Jedinstvo Beograd
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1938–1944 Jedinstvo Beograd
1944–1945 Prva Armija 55
1945 Metalac Beograd
1945–1946 Student Beograd
1946–1947 Red Star Belgrade 6 (1)
1947 AC Milan 0 (0)
1947–1949 Padova 5 (2)
1949–1950 Roma 20 (11)
1950–1951 Novara 26 (9)
1951–1952 Racing Paris 8 (1)
1952–1953 Atlético Madrid 1 (1)
Managerial career
1963 South Australia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in Crna Trava, Aranđelović joined the youth team of Jedinstvo Beograd in 1932, making his senior debut in 1938. He also played in Yugoslavia for Prva Armija, Metalac Beograd, Student Beograd and Red Star Belgrade, in Italy for AC Milan, Padova, AS Roma and Novara, in France for Racing Paris[2] and in Spain for Atlético Madrid.

With Padova he was part of the team that won the 1947–48 Serie B Girone B, earning promotion to Serie A. He played in the Serie A with Padova, AS Roma and Novara until 1951, making a total of 46 Serie A appearances, scoring 20 goals.[3]

Coaching career

Aranđelović later became a football coach in Canada and Australia. In Australia he managed the South Australian state team in 1963.[4]

References
  1. "ФК Црвена звезда - Search". 2 June 2023.
  2. Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.
  3. Alexander Arangelovic at EnciclopediadelCalcio.it (in Italian)
  4. "Tasmania v South Australia". OzFootball. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
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