Ranko Borozan

Ranko Borozan (25 July 1933 – 2 April 2020) was a Yugoslav footballer.

Ranko Borozan
Personal information
Date of birth (1933-07-25)25 July 1933
Place of birth Mostar, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Date of death 2 April 2020(2020-04-02) (aged 86)
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1954 Velež Mostar 70 (10)
1954–1957 Partizan 43 (3)
1957–1959 Red Star Belgrade 27 (0)
1960 OFK Beograd 9 (2)
1962–1963 Jedinstvo Zemun 1 (0)
National team
Yugoslavia U-21 7 (0)
Yugoslavia B 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Born in Mostar,[1] he played as a defender in the Yugoslav First League for FK Velež Mostar, FK Partizan, Red Star Belgrade and OFK Belgrade during the 1950s.[2] He played as well with Jedinstvo Zemun in the season 1962–63.[3]

He played for Partizan a total of 43 league matches having scored 3 goals between 1954 and 1957.[4] He played for Red Star a total of 22 league matches between 1957 and 1960.[5] He played half-season for OFK Belgrade, in 1959-60 having played 9 matches and scored twice.[6]

He played with Partizan against Sporting CP in the kick-off match of the European competitions, held in Belgrade on September 3, 1955, for the Champions Cup.[7]

With FK Partizan Borozan won 2 Yugoslav Cups (1954, 1957), with Red Star Belgrade he won 2 Yugoslav Championships (1959, 1960), 2 Yugoslav Cups (1958, 1959) and Danube Cup (1958).

He played seven matches for the Yugoslavia U-21 team and played once for Yugoslav B national team.[1]

He later played with Red Star Belgrade, and during the winter break of the 1959–60 season, he moved to OFK Belgrade. His career was interrupted then due to an injury, and despite joining FK Jedinsvo Zemun two years later, he will never really retake his career again.[1] He died on 2 April 2020, aged 86.[8]

References
  1. Book: "Rođeni - Prvoligaške generacije 1952 - 1991" by Zoran Mrđenović, pag. 26 (in Serbian)
  2. Profile at ZeroZero.
  3. Pola veka fudbalskog kluba Zemun pag. 42
  4. Partizan players stats at clubs official website.
  5. 1946-1991 Red Star league squads and stats at forum site.
  6. OFK Belgrade historical stats Archived 2011-06-13 at the Wayback Machine at clubs unofficial website.
  7. Partizan made history playing first ever CC game at clubs official website.
  8. "Преминуо Ранко Борозан - бивши фудбалер Партизана и Звезде". РТС (in Serbian). 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
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