Božo Janković, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Božo Janković

Serbian footballer

Date of Birth: 22-May-1951

Place of Birth: Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Date of Death: 01-Oct-1993

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Božo Janković

  • Božo "Boško" Jankovic (Serbian Cyrillic: ???o "?????" ????????; 22 May 1951 – 1 October 1993) was a Yugoslav football player. Sometimes also referred to by another nickname Boško, Jankovic grew up in Sarajevo where he began playing football in FK Željeznicar youth system.
  • He signed a professional contract at the age of 17 after passing through every age level at the club, making his First League debut during 1968–69 season.
  • He was the Yugoslav First League joint topscorer in 1970–71 season alongside Hajduk's Petar Nadoveza.
  • Particularly notable during this season was Jankovic's performance in an away league match versus Red Star Belgrade at Marakana when he scored 4 goals - the game ended 4–1 for Željeznicar.
  • Jankovic also played for Yugoslav national team. He spent 11 seasons with FK Željeznicar (256 league matches, 96 goals) before leaving to join English side Middlesbrough FC in February 1979.
  • He played 42 games in two and a half seasons spent there.
  • He scored 16 goals and he was a club topscorer in 1980–81 season with 12 goals.
  • At the end of the season, he surprised everyone as he decided to end his playing career and start a new one as a lawyer.
  • However, he postponed that decision and signed a contract with FC Metz.
  • This excellent finisher ended his career there. He had returned to Sarajevo where he eventually started his law practice.
  • He was also a member of FK Željeznicar board.
  • He left the city after the start of War in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  • In October 1993 he died in Kotor of natural causes at the age of 42.

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