Marko Valok ( sr-Cyrl, Марко Валок, ; 5 March 1927 – 29 September 2024) was a Serbian professional

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who represented

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internationally.

Club career

Napredak Kruševac

Valok was part of the Napredak Kruševac team right at the foundation of the club in 1946, and made history as the club's first ever goalscorer, by scoring the only goal in Napredak's first ever official match against Makedonija, a 1–1 draw.

Partizan

In 1947, Valok moved to Partizan where he had a successful career until his retirement, twelve years later. His first

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) ...

game he played in season 1947–48 when he won third place with Partizan. For Partizan, he played in the period until 1959 and during that time he played 470 games (165 championships) and scored 411 goals (90 championships). On Partizan's all-time top goalscorer list he is second behind Stjepan Bobek who scored (425 goals). Valok won one Yugoslav championship title with Partizan in 1948–49 and three times

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and 1956–57. In all three final matches in the cup, Valok scored goals. In the finals in 1952 and 1954, he scored two goals each, and in the finals in 1957, he scored one goal. He holds the record for most goals in the Serbian "eternal derby", scoring thirteen times against rivals

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International career

Valok played two games for Yugoslavia B team and six games for the best selection. He scored a total of three goals against

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(2–5) in

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two goals in the qualifying match for

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and in a friendly match in

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against

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(1–2) one goal. He made his national team debut on 19 June 1949 against

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(1–3) in

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. And he played the last game for the national team against

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(2–7) in

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8 October 1950. He usually played in the positions of center forward and right wing.

Coaching career

As a sports instructor in JNA, Valok worked in Myanmar (1959–1963), where he was also a coach for the Myanmar national team for a while. In the period from 1963 to 1967, he worked in Partizan. He worked as the coach of the Yugoslavia national team in the period from 1977 to 1979. He coached

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, Partizan, Budućnost Titograd, Philadelphia Fury,

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, Adana Demirspor, Borac Banja Luka, Teteks, Galenika Zemun and FK Rad. He also coached FK IM Rakovica.

Death

Valok died on 29 September 2024, at the age of 97.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Valok, Marko 1927 births 2024 deaths Footballers from Belgrade Yugoslav men's footballers Serbian men's footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers FK Napredak Kruševac players FK Partizan players Yugoslav First League players Yugoslav Partisans members Yugoslav football managers Serbian football managers FK Partizan managers OFK Beograd managers FK Vojvodina managers FK Borac Banja Luka managers FK Rad managers North American Soccer League (1968–1984) head coaches FK Budućnost Podgorica managers Adana Demirspor managers Men's association football forwards Serbian expatriate football managers