Tihomir Ognjanov (

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: Тихомир Огњанов; 2 March 1927 – 2 July 2006) was a Serbian

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who was part of

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at the

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and

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s. He later became a manager.

Club career

He played for Spartak Subotica (in three different periods), Partizan (when he was in the Yugoslav Army although he only played in friendly matches) and Red Star. With Red Star he won 2 national championships (1951, 1953) and 2 Yugoslav cups (1949, 1950).

International career

On the national level, Ognjanov made his debut for

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in a May 1950

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against

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and earned a total of 28 caps, scoring 7 goals. He won the silver medal at the

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. His final international was a November 1956 friendly away against

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