Dragan Božović

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

Dragan Božović
Personal information
Full name Dragan Božović
Date of birth (1961-01-10)10 January 1961
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 Pontou 68 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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.
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