Dimitrije "Dimitri" Davidović (), born 21 May 1944 is a Serbian–Belgian football

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and former player.

Playing career

Davidović was a professional soccer player during 16 years in the first divisions of Europe.

FK Partizan

Born in

Aleksandrovac Aleksandrovac ( sr-cyr, Александровац) is a town and municipality located in the Rasina District of central Serbia. As of 2011, the town has a population of 6,476 inhabitants, while the municipality has 26,522 inhabitants. History Fr ...

, Yugoslavia, Davidović started his career with

FK Partizan Fudbalski klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Партизан, ; en, Partizan Football Club), sometimes known as Partizan Belgrade in English, is a Serbian professional football club based in Belgrade. It forms a major par ...

going through all selections and played professionally there for five years. With the club, he won the Yugoslavian championship and played in the finals of the European Cup.

Oakland Clippers

In 1967, Davidovic signed with the

Oakland Clippers The Oakland Clippers, also named the California Clippers, were an American soccer team based out of Oakland, California. They played in the non- FIFA sanctioned National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) in 1967 and the North American Soccer ...

of the National Professional Soccer League. They won both the Western Division and league championships that year. In 1968, the NPSL merged with the

United Soccer Association The United Soccer Association was a professional soccer league featuring teams based in the United States and Canada. The league survived only one season before merging with the National Professional Soccer League to form the North American ...

to form the North American Soccer League. Davidovic remained with the Clippers in 1968, but the team withdrew from the league at the end of the season.

NEC Nijmegen

1969–1971, where he led the team as captain.

Lierse S.K.

1971–1978 During his seven-year stay, they were twice Cup finalists and took part in the Europe Cup.

San Jose Earthquakes

In 1978, Davidovic returned to the United States and signed with the

San Jose Earthquakes The San Jose Earthquakes are an American professional soccer team based in San Jose, California. The Earthquakes compete as a member club of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). Originally as the San Jose Clash, the franchis ...

of the NASL. He spent one season in San Jose, scoring one goal in twenty-seven games.

Awards

*1 Asian Cup Winners Cup, Continental Cup. *1 Gulf Cup. *3x Champion of Saudi Arabia, King Fahed Cup. *1 Cup of Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince Cup. *2 Federation Cup, Saudi Arabia. *1 Champion of U.A.E. *1 Cup of U.A.E. *1 Federation Cup, U.A.E. *1 Bronze medal in the Asian Cup Championship *1 H.R.H. Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Cup *1 Winning playoffs and promotion to the highest Belgian division

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Davidovic, Dimitri 1944 births Living people Association football midfielders Yugoslav footballers Serbian footballers Belgian footballers Yugoslav First League players Eredivisie players Belgian First Division A players National Professional Soccer League (1967) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players FK Partizan players NEC Nijmegen players Lierse S.K. players Oakland Clippers players San Jose Earthquakes (1974–1988) players Serbian expatriate footballers Yugoslav expatriate footballers Expatriate soccer players in the United States Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Yugoslav football managers Serbian football managers Belgian football managers Lierse S.K. managers Royal Antwerp F.C. managers Budapest Honvéd FC managers Ittihad FC managers Qatar SC managers Expatriate football managers in Qatar Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Saudi FC managers K.V. Kortrijk managers Al-Wasl F.C. managers Expatriate football managers in Hungary Belgian people of Serbian descent