Goran Bunjevčević
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Goran Bunjevčević | ||
| Date of birth | (1973-02-17)17 February 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Karlovac, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Date of death | 28 June 2018(2018-06-28) (aged 45) | ||
| Place of death | Belgrade, Serbia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | Grafičar | 14 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | BASK | 25 | (1) |
| 1993–1997 | Rad Belgrade | 100 | (6) |
| 1997–2001 | Red Star Belgrade | 125 | (16) |
| 2001–2006 | Tottenham Hotspur | 51 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | ADO Den Haag | 24 | (1) |
| Total | 339 | (26) | |
| National team | |||
| 1998–2003 | Serbia and Montenegro[a] | 16 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Goran Bunjevčević (Serbian Cyrillic: Горан Буњевчевић, pronounced [ɡǒran buɲêʋtʃeʋitɕ]; 17 February 1973 – 28 June 2018) was a Serbian footballer who played as a defender in Serbia, England and the Netherlands.
Contents
1 Playing career
1.1 Club career
1.1.1 Tottenham
1.1.2 ADO Den Haag
1.2 International career
2 Administrative career
3 Personal life
4 Death
5 Career statistics
5.1 International
6 Honours
7 Notes
8 References
9 External links
Playing career
Club career
Tottenham
Bunjevčević joined Tottenham Hotspur in May 2001 from Red Star Belgrade.[1]
In September of the 2001-02 season Tottenham played Chelsea in the league and Bunjevčević suffered a fractured cheekbone which left him out of the squad till December.[1][2]
Starting only in League Cup matches, during the 2004-05 season he scored his only goals (two) for the club (in the 6–0 away defeat of Oldham Athletic on 22 September in the competition,[3] and a late equaliser in the 4–3 away win against Bolton Wanderers on 29 October that took the game into extra time).[4] He was released on 26 May 2006 after five years at White Hart Lane and making a total of 58 appearances in all competitions.[1]
ADO Den Haag
After release by Tottenham, Bunjevčević joined Dutch outfit ADO Den Haag. He played at the club for one season before retiring.[1]
International career
Bunjevčević was a member of the FR Yugoslavia side at the UEFA Euro 2000 but he did not appear in any matches. In total, he collected sixteen caps between 1998 and 2003 for the national side.
Administrative career
At the beginning of March 2008 he was named as Red Star Belgrade's sporting director, replacing Stevan Stojanović in the position.[5] Bunjevčević worked at the post under club president Toplica Spasojević. On 2 September 2008 Bunjevčević left Red Star Belgrade along with club president Spasojević.[6]
By December 2014, it had been 3 years since he became the chairman of FK Zemun.[7]
In May 2016, Bunjevčević was elected into an executive board of the Football Association of Serbia under a new president, Slaviša Kokeza.[8]
He became sport director of the association, managing among others the appointment of the national team coach.[9]
Personal life
His younger brother Mirko was also a footballer.
Death
On 20 May 2018, Bunjevčević suffered an aneurysm and had to undergo an emergency surgery.[10] While in the hospital care, the Serbian national team members from the FIFA World Cup beat Costa Rica 1-0, and the team captain and the only scorer Aleksandar Kolarov dedicated the goal and the win to Bunjevčević.[11] On 28 June 2018, Bunjevčević passed away at the age of 45 after over a month in coma following the stroke.[12][13][1]
Career statistics
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
FRY | 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | |
Honours
Red Star Belgrade[1]
First League of FR Yugoslavia: 1999–00, 2000–01
FR Yugoslavia Cup: 1998–99, 1999–00
Notes
^ Known as FR Yugoslavia until 4 February 2003.
References
^ abcdef "Obituary - Goran Bunjevcevic". Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Desailly sinks Spurs". BBC Sport. 16 September 2001. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
^ "Oldham 0–6 Tottenham". BBC Sport. 22 September 2004. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
^ "Bolton 3–4 Tottenham (aet)". BBC Sport. 27 October 2004. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
^ B92-Bunjevčević named as general manager of FC Red Star, 3 March 2008.
^ Toplica i Bunja pobegli, Tana v.d. predsednik Archived 6 September 2012 at Archive.is;mondo.rs, 2 September 2008.
^ Bunjevčević: Ne sme da se zarađuje 100.000, a troši sedam miliona at Večernje novosti, 20 December 2014.(in Serbian)
^ "Football Association of Serbia has new president". B92.net. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
^ Milosavljevic, Zoran. "Serbia name caretaker Krstajic as permanent coach". U.K. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
^ "Goran Bunjevcevic: Former Tottenham defender dies aged 45". BBC. 29 June 2018.
^ "Serbia captain dedicates World Cup goal to ailing official". AP News. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
^ "Preminuo Goran Bunjevčević". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
^ "FOOTBALL MOURNS Former Tottenham Hotspur defender Goran Bunjevcevic dies, aged 45". TalkSport. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
External links
Goran Bunjevčević at reprezentacija.rs- FootballDatabase provides Goran Bunjevčević's profile and stats
FR Yugoslavia squad – UEFA Euro 2000 | ||
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