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Ljubiša Rajković

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Ljubiša Rajković
Personal information
Full name Ljubiša Rajković
Date of birth (1950-10-03) 3 October 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth Niš, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1965–1967 Radnički Niš
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1979 Radnički Niš 285 (1)
1979–1981 Bastia 46 (0)
Total 331 (1)
International career
1968–1969 Yugoslavia U18 7 (0)
1970–1977 Yugoslavia 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ljubiša Rajković (Serbian Cyrillic: Љубиша Рајковић; born 3 October 1950) is a Yugoslav and Serbian former professional footballer who played as a defender.[1]

Club career

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Born in Donja Trnava, a village near Niš, Rajković made his senior debut with Radnički Niš in the 1967–68 season. He was a regular member of the team for 12 years, helping the club win the Balkans Cup in 1975. In the summer of 1979, Rajković moved abroad to France and signed with Bastia, spending there the final two years of his career.[2]

International career

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Between 1970 and 1977, Rajković was capped 14 times for Yugoslavia. He also represented the nation in two UEFA European Under-18 Championship tournaments, in 1968 and 1969.[3]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League
Division Apps Goals
Radnički Niš 1967–68 Yugoslav First League 4 0
1968–69 Yugoslav First League 26 0
1969–70 Yugoslav First League 34 0
1970–71 Yugoslav First League 31 1
1971–72 Yugoslav First League 32 0
1972–73 Yugoslav First League 33 0
1973–74 Yugoslav First League 16 0
1974–75 Yugoslav First League 28 0
1975–76 Yugoslav First League 32 0
1976–77 Yugoslav First League 26 0
1977–78 Yugoslav First League 8 0
1978–79 Yugoslav First League 15 0
Total 285 1
Bastia 1979–80 French Division 1 24 0
1980–81 French Division 1 22 0
Total 46 0
Career total 331 1

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[4]
National team Year Apps Goals
Yugoslavia 1970 4 0
1971 5 0
1972 1 0
1973 0 0
1974 1 0
1975 0 0
1976 0 0
1977 3 0
Total 14 0

Honours

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Radnički Niš

References

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  1. ^ "Rajković Ljubiša" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Sportski spomenar" (in Serbian). rts.rs. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Ljubisa Rajkovic". 11v11.com. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Ljubiša Rajković, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
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