Bora Kostić
Bora Kostić in 1965
Personal information
Full name Borivoje Kostić
Date of birth (1930-06-14)14 June 1930
Place of birth Obrenovac, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Date of death 10 January 2011(2011-01-10) (aged 80)
Place of death Belgrade, Serbia
Position(s) Left winger, centre forward
Youth career
Radnički Obrenovac
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1961 Red Star Belgrade 160 (117)
1961–1962 Vicenza 7 (2)
1962–1966 Red Star Belgrade 90 (41)
1967 St. Louis Stars 28 (12)
Total 285 (172)
International career
1956–1964 Yugoslavia 33 (26)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Team
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 1960 France Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Borivoje "Bora" Kostić (Serbian Cyrillic: Бopивoje "Бора" Kocтић, pronounced [kôstitɕ, kǒ-]; 14 June 1930 – 10 January 2011) was a Serbian footballer. Normally a prolific left winger, Kostić is regarded as one of the finest Yugoslav players of his generation and was well known for his powerful shot and free kick ability. He was part of the Yugoslav squad that won gold at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1]

He played for Red Star Belgrade, Lanerossi Vicenza and St. Louis Stars during his club career. He earned 33 caps and 26 goals for the Yugoslavia national football team, and participated in the 1960 European Nations' Cup. Kostić was no less prolific at the club level with Red Star Belgrade, for whom he remains to this day the all-time leading marksman with 158 league strikes.

Honours

Red Star Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Bora Kostić". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "1960 team of the tournament". Union of European Football Associations. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
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