Dragan Pantelić (

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: Драган Пантелић; 9 December 1951 – 20 October 2021) was a Yugoslav professional

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who played as a

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. He scored over 20 goals over the course of his career, mainly from penalties.

Biography

Pantelić was born in

Loznica Loznica ( sr-cyrl, Лозница, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city located in the Mačva District of western Serbia, on the right bank of the Drina river. In 2022 the city had a total population of 19,515, while the administrative area had a ...

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. After starting out at Rađevac and Grafičar Beograd, Pantelić spent ten seasons with Radnički Niš from 1971 to 1981. He amassed over 250 appearances in the

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...

, netting 15 goals. In a league fixture against Velež Mostar, he scored the match-winning goal from inside his own penalty area. Pantelić later moved abroad to France and joined

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, representing the side for two seasons. In 1982, Bordeaux played without a goalkeeper in a match away to

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in protest at a suspension for Pantelić. Nantes won 6–0. The match became a staple of football 'blooper' videos. After briefly playing for Timok in the

Yugoslav Second League Yugoslav Second League ( Bosnian: ''Druga savezna liga,'' Croatian: ''Druga savezna liga'', Serbian: ''Друга савезна лига'', Slovenian: ''Druga zvezna liga'', Macedonian: ''Втора сојузна лига'', ''Vtora sojuzna l ...

, Pantelić returned to Radnički Niš in the 1984–85 season, before retiring from the game. Pantelić died on 20 October 2021, at the

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University clinical center after short battle with

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. He was 69.

International career

At international level, Pantelić earned 19 caps for

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between 1979 and 1984, scoring two goals. He also represented the country at the

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, as they finished in fourth place and took part at the

1982 FIFA World Cup The 1982 FIFA World Cup was the 12th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial Association football, football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in Spain from 13 June to 11 July 1982. The tournament was won by Italy national footbal ...

International goals

Source: 11v11

Post-playing career

After ending his playing career, Pantelić temporarily served as manager of Radnički Niš between November 1989 and March 1990. He was also the president of the club in the late 1990s.

Political career

Pantelić was a member of Party of Serbian Unity (SSJ), founded by Željko Ražnatović Arkan. He was a member of Serbian Parliament in 2000–2004."Razvojni put Arkanovi stranke, od Erduta preko radikala do SNS"
Istinomer.rs, Siniša Dedeić, 21.1.2021.

Honours

Radnički Niš *

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: 1975

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pantelic, Dragan 1951 births 2021 deaths Footballers from Loznica Men's association football goalkeepers Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Yugoslavia Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics 1982 FIFA World Cup players FK Radnički Niš players FC Girondins de Bordeaux players FK Timok players Yugoslav First League players Ligue 1 players Yugoslav Second League players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in France Yugoslav football managers FK Radnički Niš managers Yugoslav First League managers Members of the National Assembly (Serbia) Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia