Milorad Popović
Milorad Popović (Serbian Cyrillic: Милорад Пoпoвић) (born 18 January 1979 in Ruma – died 19 July 2006 in Ruma) was a Serbian football defender who played for OFK Beograd during most of his career. Popović also played two seasons in Germany for 1. FC Nürnberg and Karlsruher SC.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Milorad Popović | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Ruma, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Date of death | 19 July 2006 (aged 27) | ||
| Place of death | Ruma, Serbia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1998 | FK Sloven Ruma | ||
| 1998–2002 | OFK Beograd | 73 | (5) |
| 2002–2003 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 23 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Karlsruher SC | 16 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | OFK Beograd | 7 | (0) |
| Total | 119 | (6) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Popović died in Ruma from testicular cancer at the age of 27 years. He was survived by his wife and daughter.[2]
References
- "Popovic, Milorad" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ""Club" trauert um Ex-Spieler Popovic" (in German). Handelsblatt. 24 July 2006. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
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