Miroslav Pavlović ( sr-cyrl, Мирослав Павловић; 23 October 1942 – 19 January 2004) was a

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er. He was nicknamed ''Pavika'' in Serbia, and while playing in the

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, he was known as ''Miro Pavlovic''.

Club career

He played domestically for Sloga Užička Požega, Sloboda Titovo Užice and

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

, in Belgium for

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, and in the United States for the

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. He played 400 matches for Red Star in all competitions and friendlies and won 4 league titles, 3 domestic cups and the 1968 Mitropa Cup with them.

International career

On the national level he played for Yugoslavia national team (46 matches/two goals), and was a participant at Euro 1968 and at the

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. His final international was against

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at that latter tournament. It is clear he has an unknown amount of children and grandchildren.

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* * 1942 births 2004 deaths Footballers from Požega, Serbia Men's association football defenders Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers UEFA Euro 1968 players 1974 FIFA World Cup players FK Sloga Požega players GFK Sloboda Užice players Red Star Belgrade footballers K.F.C. Diest players San Jose Earthquakes (1974–1988) players Yugoslav First League players Belgian Pro League players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in the United States {{Serbia-footy-midfielder-stub