Birth and Life

Ilija Petković

sportsman, football player

Date of birth 22. 9. 1945
Country of birth Croatia

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Death

Date of death 27. 6. 2020
Cemetery Novo groblje, Belgrade, Serbia
GPS coordinates of the cemetery 44.809808, 20.485039

Details:
Aleja zaslužnih gradjana, II faza, konha 4, grobnica 4 V

Summary from Wikipedia

Petković was capped 43 times for Yugoslavia, participating in the 1968 European Football Championship, and in the 1974 FIFA World Cup where he scored a goal in a huge 9–0 win against Zaire. He played much of his career in OFK Beograd, with a mid-career stint playing for Troyes.

Author of contribution: Janez, published 1. 11. 2021

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