SOCCER PLAYER

Velibor Vasović

1939 - 2002

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Velibor Vasović (Serbian Cyrillic: Велибор Васовић; 3 October 1939 – 4 March 2002) was a Serbian footballer and manager, also one of the legendary players of Partizan and Ajax and is regarded one of greatest defenders of his generation. A sweeper who could play in midfield, Vasović was renowned for his defensive positioning, never-say-die attitude and tactical awareness. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Velibor Vasović is the 588th most popular soccer player (down from 467th in 2019), the 99th most popular biography from Serbia and the 7th most popular Serbian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Velibor Vasović ranks 588 out of 21,273. Before him are Takao Nishiyama, Ernst Wilimowski, Luis Carniglia, Pak Doo-ik, Luis del Sol, and Gareth Bale. After him are Hideo Shinojima, Ryan Giggs, Michiyo Taki, Raphinha, Seiichi Sakiya, and Henri Delaunay.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Velibor Vasović ranks 114. Before him are Dusty Springfield, Warda Al-Jazairia, Feroz Khan, Kathryn Joosten, George F. R. Ellis, and Michael Moorcock. After him are Krzysztof Zanussi, Ryozo Suzuki, Tarcisio Burgnich, Bernard Kouchner, Seán Brady, and Veruschka von Lehndorff. Among people deceased in 2002, Velibor Vasović ranks 76. Before him are John Frankenheimer, Joaquín Balaguer, Infanta Beatriz of Spain, Kim Hunter, Henri Verneuil, and Joe Strummer. After him are Pierre Werner, George Roy Hill, Chico Xavier, Peggy Lee, John Entwistle, and Ole-Johan Dahl.

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In Serbia

Among people born in Serbia, Velibor Vasović ranks 99 out of 661. Before him are Rajko Mitić (1922), Borislav Ivkov (1933), Dušan Ivković (1943), Nikolaj Velimirović (1880), Miki Manojlović (1950), and Beba Lončar (1943). After him are Koča Popović (1908), Stepa Stepanović (1856), Bata Živojinović (1933), Ilija Garašanin (1812), Ivan Stambolić (1936), and Jovan Cvijić (1865).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Serbia

Among soccer players born in Serbia, Velibor Vasović ranks 7. Before him are Dragan Džajić (1946), Bora Milutinović (1944), Radomir Antić (1948), Vujadin Boškov (1931), Miloš Milutinović (1933), and Rajko Mitić (1922). After him are Dejan Stanković (1978), Todor Veselinović (1930), Nemanja Vidić (1981), Aleksandar Mitrović (1994), Dušan Tadić (1988), and Aleksandar Tirnanić (1910).

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