Radivoje Ognjanović

Radivoje Ognjanović (born July 1, 1933 in Strošinci ) is a former Yugoslav football player . The striker later worked as a football coach and won the Africa Cup .

biography

Club career

Ognjanović began his career at FK Srem . In 1951 Partizan Belgrade brought him into its ranks, where he was used irregularly during his military service . In 1953 he moved to the newcomer Radnički Belgrade , where he helped shape the most successful period in the club's history. In 1956 he reached third place with the team coached by Illés Spitz behind Red Star Belgrade and Partizan Belgrade, the following year she was in the cup final. Despite a 3-0 half-time lead, however, this was lost to Partizan. Nevertheless, he had played his way into the Yugoslav national team as a pillar of this team . By the end of the decade, he placed with the team in the top third of the table, then the crash followed, which ended in 1961 with relegation to the second division. He then left the club, followed by two unsuccessful stays at Partizan and Red Star respectively.

Since Ognjanović had exceeded the usual age limit of 28 years for a move to non-socialist countries in the Eastern Bloc , he went to Austria for SK Sturm Graz from 1963 to 1964 , then ended his career at FC Basel and Greenham.

National team

In 1957 Ognjanović made his debut in the Yugoslav national team and was part of the squad at the 1958 World Cup . Coach Aleksandar Tirnanić used him for the first time during the tournament in the 3: 3 draw in the final group game against Paraguay . There he was one of the goalscorers and was thus instrumental in reaching the quarter-finals. His second tournament game was the 0-1 defeat against the reigning world champion Germany with a goal from Helmut Rahn . Until 1959 he ran for the team.

Coaching career

After the 1982 World Cup , Ognjanović took over the Cameroon national team as Jean Vincent's successor . With the team around Théophile Abega , Ernest Ebongué , Bonaventure Djonkep and Joseph-Antoine Bell , he won the African Championship in 1984 with a 3-1 final victory over Nigeria . Later he also coached the Ivory Coast and worked as a youth coach in Asia.

Web links

• Ognjanović at reprezentacija.rs