Nerćes Novo

Nerćes Novo (25 September 1928 – 11 October 1983) was a former Yugoslav and Bosnian footballer that played as an attacking midfielder and occasional forward. Born in Skopje, he moved to Sarajevo as a child and went on to compete for both Sarajevo and Željezničar.[1][2]

Nerćes Novo
Personal information
Full name Nerćes Novo
Date of birth (1928-09-25)25 September 1928
Place of birth Skopje, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Date of death 11 October 1983(1983-10-11) (aged 55)
Place of death Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945–1946 Sloboda Sarajevo 4 (0)
1946–1947 Sarajevo 7 (2)
1947–1951 Željezničar 31 (3)
1953–1959 Sarajevo 132 (21)
1959–1960 Igman Ilidža 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football career

Novo started his career shortly after the end of World War II with the newly formed club Sloboda Sarajevo.[2] On 24 October 1946, the club merged with Udarnik, another local club formed by the newly established communist authorities.[3] The merger resulted in the creation of FK Sarajevo, for whom Novo competed for one season before moving to city rivals Željezničar.[4] After four years at the Grbavica stadium, he transferred back to Sarajevo and established himself as a first-team regular, playing in the Yugoslav First League.[5] Novo represented the maroon-whites for nine seasons, before going on to compete for Igman Ilidža for one year before retiring from football.

Life after football

Novo graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Sarajevo in 1961 and had a lustrous career as an attorney.[2]

Death

Nerćes Novo died prematurely on 11 October 1983. He is buried at the Bare cemetery in Sarajevo.[2]

References
  1. "Sastavi po sezonama". fkzeljeznicar.ba. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  2. "Nerćes Novo". bordovremeplov.ba. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  3. "Na današnji dan prije 76 godina osnovan je Torpedo, preteča FK Sarajevo". bosnainfo.ba. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  4. "Prije tačno 66 godina odigran prvi zvanični sarajevski derbi: Hat-trick Živkova u pobjedi tima s Koševa". avaz.ba. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  5. "Bordo tim oduševio Tursku: Dan kada je pao veliki Fenerbahče". novi.ba. Retrieved 2023-07-03.


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