Jovan "Cune" Gojković (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet ( sr, / , ) is a variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language, updated in 1818 by Serbian linguist Vuk Karadžić. It is one of the two alphabets used to write standard modern Serbian, th ...

: Јован Гојковић Цуне; 7 January 1975 – 22 December 2001) was a Serbian international footballer.

Career

Gojković, nicknamed Cune after the well-known singer, made his first steps playing in his hometown club FK Zadrugar Donja Trepča. He continued his youth career in Čačak, playing for BIP, from where he moved, in summer of 1995, for the biggest city club, the top league

FK Borac Čačak Fudbalski klub Borac Čačak (), or simply Borac Čačak, is a professional football club based in Čačak, Serbia. The home ground is Čačak Stadium, which has seating capacity of 8,000. As of 2019–20 season, the club competes in third tier S ...

. There, he became an important player, having the role of playmaker. In 1996 summer transfer window, he is signed by another top league club, the Belgrade's

FK Čukarički Fudbalski klub Čukarički () is a Serbian professional football club from Belgrade, more precisely from the Čukarica municipality, that currently plays in the Serbian SuperLiga, the top tier of Serbian football. Founded in 1926, the club sp ...

. After one season there, his talent was noted by the 1991 World & European Champions, the great

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in ...

. There he achieved his full affirmation as an excellent player, having been specially known as a very effective player in the big matches like the Eternal derby, against rivals

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 ...

, having been the scorer in many occasions. He stayed there three seasons, until 2000, when he signed with the

Greek Super League The Super League Greece 1 ( el, Ελληνική Σούπερ Λιγκ 1), or Super League 1, is the highest professional association football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced ''Alpha Ethniki'' at the top of ...

club

Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. Gymnastic Club Iraklis Thessaloniki Football Club ( el, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Ηρακλής Θεσσαλονίκης) is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece. As of 2022, t ...

It was in the period, while playing for Iraklis, that, in its best playing years, died in a car accident, in the outskirts of Belgrade, while on holiday during the winter break. Since 2009, In his memory, in his homecity

Čačak Čačak ( sr-Cyrl, Чачак, ) is a city and the administrative center of the Moravica District in central Serbia. It is located in the West Morava Valley within the geographical region of Šumadija. , the city proper has 73,331 inhabitants, wh ...

, on the FK BIP stadium, a football tournament "Jovan Gojković – Cune" is intended to be held.Career story
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National team

He played one match for the FR Yugoslavia national team, on 23 December 1998, against

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

References

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* * 1975 births 2001 deaths Footballers from Čačak Serbian footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's international footballers FK Borac Čačak players FK Čukarički players Red Star Belgrade footballers Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) players Expatriate footballers in Greece Men's association football midfielders Serbia and Montenegro expatriate footballers Serbia and Montenegro footballers Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Greece Road incident deaths in Yugoslavia Road incident deaths in Serbia {{Serbia-footy-midfielder-stub