Bogić Popović

Bogić Popović (Serbian Cyrillic: Богић Поповић; born 10 March 1974[1]) is a former Serbian footballer.

Bogić Popović
Personal information
Full name Bogić Popović
Date of birth (1974-03-10) 10 March 1974
Place of birth Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1999 Hajduk Beograd
1999 OFK Beograd 1 (0)
1999–2000 Hajduk Beograd 18 (14)
2000 Hammarby IF 1 (0)
2001 Železnik 6 (1)
2001–2005 Hajduk Beograd 90 (56)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Hajduk Belgrade

In the 1999–00 Hajduk Beograd season, Popović scored 14 goals in the 1999–2000 First League of FR Yugoslavia.[2] Tall and heavy, he made use of his physical characteristics in order to become a prolific goalscorer in the First and Second leagues of FR Yugoslavia.[3]

Hammarby IF

After seeing video tapes of Popović and fellow Yugoslav player Dragan Vasiljević, Hammarby bought the two players, Popović for 4 million kronor. Popović played one match for Hammarby IF, the 0–1 loss against GIF Sundsvall in the 2000 Allsvenskan première.[1] After argues with Hammarby coach Sören Cratz, he left Hammarby in June 2000.[4]

By summer 2012 he was the director of the youth sections of Hajduk Beograd[3] and still holding that post by March 2015.[5]

References
  1. "altomfotball.no: Bogic Popovic - Hammarby - Allsvenskan, 2000".
  2. "Yugoslavia 1999/2000". Archived from the original on 2013-12-22. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  3. KAD JE NEŠTO NAJ: Najdeblji fudbaleri at mozzartsport, 26-12-2012, retrieved 4-12-2014 (in Serbian)
  4. "Aftonbladet sport: Popovic sparkas".
  5. Mlade kategorije (youth sections) at FK Hajduk Beograd official website, retrieved 1-3-2015 (in Serbian)
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