Vasilije Stojković

Vasilije "Vasa" Stojković (Serbian Cyrillic: Василије Васа Стојковић; January 8, 1923 – June 25, 2008) was a Serbian sports journalist, basketball player and association football executive.

Vasilije Stojković
Василије Стојковић
Born(1923-01-08)8 January 1923
Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Died25 June 2008(2008-06-25) (aged 85)
Belgrade, Serbia
NationalitySerbian
Other namesVasa
Alma materUniversity of Belgrade
Occupations
  • Basketball player
  • sports journalist
  • football executive
Years active1946–1983
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Basketball career
Career information
Playing career1942–1949
PositionGuard
Number6, 9
Career history
1942BTK
1945Serbia
1946–1949Crvena zvezda
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Yugoslavia
Balkan and Central Europe Games
Silver medal – second place1947 AlbaniaTeam
Bronze medal – third place1946 RomaniaTeam

Sports journalism career

Stojkovic has been engaged in sports journalism for more than 25 years. He started to work as journalist in 1946 and worked in the newspapers and magazines: Naš sport (1947–1952; sports journalist), Sport (1952–1962; editor of the football section), Eho (1962–1963, editor-in-chief) and Večernje novosti (1963–1971, editor of sports section). During his career, he reported from 45 countries from four continents, with several world championships and Olympic games.

Basketball career

Crvena zvezda

Stojković played for Belgrade-based team Crvena zvezda of the Yugoslav First League where he won four Yugoslav Championships.[1]

National team career

Stojković has played 26 games for the Yugoslavia national team.[2]

Football executive career

Stojković was a secretary-general of the Football Association of Yugoslavia (1971–1977) and a secretary-general of Red Star Belgrade (1980–1983).[3][2] He was a chief operating officer of the 1973 European Cup Final and the UEFA Euro 1976.[3]

Career achievements and awards

Individual

References
  1. "Košarkaška prvenstva Jugoslavije (1945–91) – prvi deo". strategija.org. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  2. "IN MEMORIAM: Vasilije – Vasa Stojković". novosti.rs. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  3. "Nogometni leksikon: Stojković, Vasilije (Vasa)". enciklopedija.lzmk.hr. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.