Danilo Popivoda
Yugoslav footballer (1947-2021)
Danilo Popivoda (Serbian Cyrillic: Данило Попивода; 1 May 1947 – 9 September 2021) was a Slovenian[1][2] footballer and manager. He played for the Yugoslavia national team twenty times between 1972 until 1977. He played for the team during the 1974 FIFA World Cup. He was born in Lovćenac, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
 Popivoda in the 1970s | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Danilo Popivoda | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Lovćenac, PR Serbia, Yugoslavia | ||
| Date of death | 9 September 2021 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Bijela, Montenegro | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, right winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1964–1965 | Olimpija | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1975 | Olimpija | 226 | (58) |
| 1975–1981 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 129 | (30) |
| 1981–1982 | Olimpija | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 356 | (88) | |
| National team | |||
| 1972–1977 | Yugoslavia | 20 | (5) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1998–2002 | Slovenia (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Popivoda died on 9 September 2021 in Bijela, Montenegro at the age of 74.[3]
References change
- ↑ "Dawn of a golden age". UEFA.com. 5 January 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ↑ "Team Profile: Slovenia". ESPN Soccernet. 10 November 2009. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ↑ Umrl Danilo Popivoda, legenda Olimpije in slovenskega nogometa (in Slovene)
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