Vasilije Šijaković (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Bacилиje Шиjaкoвић; 31 July 1929 – 10 November 2003) was a Montenegrin footballer. He played at two World Cup Finals tournaments for Yugoslavia.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vasilije Šijaković | ||
Date of birth | 31 July 1929 | ||
Place of birth | Nikšić, Kingdom of Yugoslavia | ||
Date of death | 10 November 2003(2003-11-10) (aged 74) | ||
Place of death | Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1946–1950 | Partizan | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1950–1952 | Partizan | 10 | (5) |
1952 | BSK Belgrade | 10 | (2) |
1952–1954 | Red Star Belgrade | 16 | (2) |
1954–1962 | OFK Belgrade | 142 | (22) |
1962–1963 | FC Grenoble | 9 | (3) |
Total | 187 | (34) | |
National team | |||
1957–1962 | Yugoslavia | 11 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
At club level, he played for the major domestic clubs, FK Partizan, BSK Belgrade (OFK), Red Star Belgrade and French Grenoble Foot 38.
Šijaković made his debut for Yugoslavia in a November 1957 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Romania and has earned a total of 11 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a June 1962 FIFA World Cup Finals match against Czechoslovakia.[1]
1958 FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament | |
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Goalkeeper | |
Defenders | |
Midfielders | |
Forwards |
Yugoslavia squad – 1958 FIFA World Cup | ||
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Yugoslavia squad – 1962 FIFA World Cup – fourth place | ||
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