Blagoje Marjanović

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Cenotaph for Blagoje Marjanović at the Dinamo Pančevo stadium

Blagoje "Moša" Marjanović (born September 9, 1907 in Belgrade , † October 1, 1984 ibid) was a Yugoslav football player and coach . With 36 goals he is the third most successful goalscorer of the former Yugoslav national team , with whom he reached the semi-finals at the 1930 World Cup in Uruguay . Marjanović was considered one of the world's best strikers in the 1930s.

history

Born into a Serbian family in Belgrade, Marjanović played mainly for the Belgrade SK in his career , scoring several 100 goals as a striker at the capital city club . As a member of the Yugoslav national team, he reached the semi-finals of the 1930 World Cup in Montevideo , Uruguay. Overall, he was used in 57 international matches, where he scored 36 goals, making him the third most successful goalscorer of the former Yugoslav national team. His successes include four Yugoslav championship titles. He was also the top scorer in the 1st Yugoslav League three times . After finishing his active career, Marjanović worked as a coach for his long-time club BSK and the Italian clubs AC Turin and Catania Calcio, among others .