Dimitrije Dimitrijević (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1903 | ||
| Place of birth | Sarajevo, Condominium of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria-Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 1984 (aged 80–81) | ||
| Place of death | Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1921 | Željezničar | 1+ | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dimitrije Dimitrijević (1903–1984) was a Yugoslav footballer who played between two world wars. He was one of the founders of prominent Bosnian club FK Željezničar and scorer of the club's first ever goal.[1]
Like all the other founders of FK Željezničar, Dimitrijević worked as a railway worker in his hometown Sarajevo. It was his idea to form a football club as a way of recreation in 1921.[2] Željezničar played its first game on 17 September 1921 against SAŠK Sarajevo, losing 5–1. Dimitrijević scored the only Željezničar goal of the game.
Personal life
Born in 1903 in Sarajevo, Austro-Hungarian occupied Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dimitrijević was a steam train driver, operating from Sarajevo to the town of Višegrad.[3] He had 5 brothers. His mother Efrosina and father Kostas were ethnic Greeks.[3] Dimitrijević's mother came from a family called Makridis from Athens, while his father changed his name upon emigration.
Death
Dimitrijević died in Sarajevo in September 1984 and is buried at Bare Cemetery.
References
- ^ "Plavo-bijelo stoljeće" (in Bosnian). FK Željezničar. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
- ^ "FK Željezničar slavi 101. rođendan, navijači sutra spremaju spektakl". SportSport (in Bosnian). 17 September 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Ideja Dimitrija Dimitrijevića o "Želji" traje već 100 godina". Katera News (in Bosnian). 21 September 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2024.