Vojislav Melić
Vojislav Melić ( Serbian - Cyrillic Војислав Мелић ; born January 5, 1940 in Šabac ; † April 6, 2006 in Belgrade ) was a Yugoslav football player .
Club career
At the Red Star (1960–1967)
The 175 centimeter tall Melić grew up in Serbia, which is part of Yugoslavia, and in 1960, at the age of 20, made the leap into the first division team of the capital city club Red Star Belgrade . He was versatile, which is why he was called up in various positions in the defensive player as well as in the defensive midfield . He quickly established himself as a regular player and was part of a team around star player Dragoslav Šekularac who had to fight against the domination of city rivals Partizan Belgrade . In 1964, he and his teammates were both national champions and cup winners. In the following season 1964/65 he made his debut in European competition, for which Red Star had qualified through his national successes. Military obligations initially forced him to stay in his home country, but in 1967 he was able to leave the Serbian first division after 140 games and nine goals and switch to the French first division club FC Sochaux .
In France (1967–1977)
At Sochaux he integrated himself into a defensive line that also included Jean-Marie Zimmermann , Claude Quittet and Jacques Andrieux . He also became the team's free-kick taker and was known to be particularly dangerous in this regard; During his first season in France, he scored nine goals in all competitions. So he contributed to the fact that Sochaux could count itself as third in the table in 1968 to the best clubs in the country. The arrival of his compatriot Laszlo Seleš in 1969 led to a change of position Melićs to defensive midfield. In the 1971/72 season he managed to stand in all league matches on the field and he was so successful with the team that they again took third place. This brought with it the qualification for the European competition, with which the Yugoslav represented a team from a second country in Europe after his participation with the Red Star; however, Sochaux was eliminated in the first round against the Danes from BK Frem København . In 1973 he turned his back on Sochaux and the first French division after 205 games with 39 goals and signed with AS Béziers, a league lower .
For the southern French from Béziers, Melić fought against the impending fall into the third division and was able to help avoid it. He completed three seasons as a regular player before losing that role in the 1976/77 season. He had made 93 second division games with twelve goals in the Béziers jersey until he ended his professional career in 1977 at the age of 37. A little later he returned to Yugoslavia and worked as a coach for amateur clubs in the 1980s. He died in Belgrade in 2006 at the age of 66.
National team
Melić was 22 years old and had not yet played an international match when he was included in the Yugoslav squad for the 1962 World Cup . On June 2, 1962, he made his debut in a 3-1 win against Uruguay in the second round match for the team of his country. Five days later, in a 5-0 win against Colombia, he scored the 4-0 intermediate result in the 82nd minute and thus his first goal in the national dress. In the further course of the tournament, in which his team took fourth place, he was no longer used. Further appointments to the team followed on a regular basis. The last time he was on May 14, 1967, was a 2-0 win over Albania . Shortly afterwards he moved to France, which ended his career in the national team. In total, he had been called up 26 times and scored two goals. There was also an unofficial match against a European selection.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Vojislav Melic ( Memento of the original from September 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , afterfoot.fr
- ^ Vojislav Melic , footballdatabase.eu
- ↑ a b Melić Vojislav , reprezentacija.rs
- ^ Vojislav Melić , national-football-teams.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Melić, Vojislav |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Yugoslav soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 5, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sabac , Yugoslavia |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 6, 2006 |
| Place of death | Belgrade , Serbia and Montenegro |