Kuzman Sotirović

Kuzman Sotirović
	Sotirović in 1928
Personal information
Date of birth	16 October 1908
Place of birth	Stenče, Kosovo Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Date of death	25 July 1990 (aged 81)
Place of death	Paris, France
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1927–1928	BSK Belgrade
1928–1932	FC Sète
1932	SC Montpellier
International career
1928–1931	Yugoslavia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kuzman Sotirović (Macedonian: Kузман Сотировиќ, Serbian Cyrillic: Kузман Coтировић; 16 October 1908 – 25 July 1990) was a Yugoslav football forward. In some sources, he is referred to as Kuzman Sotirovski (Кузман Сотировски). He was part of Yugoslavia's team at the 1928 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Club career[edit]

A player of short stature and medium build, Sotirović usually played as an attacking midfielder where he used his good technical abilities to keep the ball and create scoring chances up front. He first started playing in youth sections at BSK Belgrade, and, after becoming a standard first-team member, won the best championship scorer in 1928, scoring 6 goals in 5 appearances. The very next season he went to France and played for FC Sète and Montpellier SC.

International career[edit]

Between 1928 and 1931 Sotirović also played for Yugoslavia national football team. He debuted on 6 May 1928 against Romania and his last game for the national team was on 4 October 1931 against Bulgaria at the Balkan Cup.^[3] He is considered to be the first player born on the territory of modern-day North Macedonia to play in the Yugoslavia national team.^[4]

Personal life[edit]

After retirement from football during 1930s, he continued to live in Paris until his death in 1990. He was buried at the Belgrade New Cemetery as per his wish.^[5]

Honours[edit]

Yugoslav championship top scorer: 1927

References[edit]

^ Кузман Сотировиќ, прв фудбалски репрезентативец и олимпиец од Македонија Archived 2014-05-21 at the Wayback Machine at Utrinski Vesnik(in Macedonian)
^ "Kuzman Sotirović". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
^ Кузман Сотировиќ, прв фудбалски репрезентативец и олимпиец од Македонија Archived 2014-05-21 at the Wayback Machine at Utrinski Vesnik(in Macedonian)
^ "Profile". reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 2021-01-20.

External links[edit]

Kuzman Sotirović at National-Football-Teams.com
Kuzman Sotirović – FIFA competition record (archived)
Kuzman Sotirović at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian)

[1] Кузман Сотировиќ, прв фудбалски репрезентативец и олимпиец од Македонија Archived 2014-05-21 at the Wayback Machine at Utrinski Vesnik(in Macedonian)

[2] "Kuzman Sotirović". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 September 2021.

[3] "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2020-05-04.

[4] Кузман Сотировиќ, прв фудбалски репрезентативец и олимпиец од Македонија Archived 2014-05-21 at the Wayback Machine at Utrinski Vesnik(in Macedonian)

[5] "Profile". reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 2021-01-20.

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