Ivan Krstić (footballer)
Appearance
(Redirected from Ivan "Beli" Krstić)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ivan Krstić | ||
Date of birth | 29 June 1980 | ||
Date of death | 29 May 2000 | (aged 19)||
Place of death | Niš, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1989–1999 | Radnički Niš | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2000 | Radnički Niš | 34 | (4) |
International career | |||
Yugoslavia U21 | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ivan "Beli" Krstić (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Бели Крстић; 30 June 1980 – 29 May 2000) was a Serbian footballer who played for FK Radnički Niš.
Krstić started playing for Radnički at the age of 9, eventually joining the first team and becoming captain.[1][2] He also represented the Yugoslavia U21 national team.[3]
On 29 May 2000, Krstić was struck by lightning during training and was killed instantly. He was 19 years old. In his honour, the youth academy of Radnički is named after him[1] and his shirt number 10 has been retired by the club.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Youth academy Archived 2012-08-19 at the Wayback Machine at FK Radnički Niš official website, retrieved 29-9-2012 (in Serbian)
- ^ Season statistics (see 1999) Archived 2013-08-21 at the Wayback Machine at FK Radnički Niš official website, retrieved 29-9-2012 (in Serbian)
- ^ Godišnjica smrti Ivana Krstića Belog at juznevesti.com, 29-5-2012, retrieved 29-9-2012 (in Serbian)
Categories:
- 1980 births
- 2000 deaths
- Footballers from Niš
- Men's association football midfielders
- Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers
- FK Radnički Niš players
- First League of Serbia and Montenegro players
- Deaths from lightning strikes
- Association football players who died while playing
- Accidental deaths in Serbia
- Serbian football midfielder stubs