Kuzman Sotirović, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kuzman Sotirović

Serbian footballer

Date of Birth: 16-Oct-1908

Place of Birth: Mavrovo National Park, North Macedonia

Date of Death: 25-Jul-1990

Profession: association football player

Nationality: Serbia

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Kuzman Sotirov changed in Kuzman Sotirovic (Serbian Cyrillic: K????? Co???????; 16 October 1908 – 25 July 1990) born in Stence, Ottoman Empire (today North Macedonia) was a Yugoslav football forward. A player of short stature and medium build, Sotirovic usually played as an attacking midfielder where he used his good technical abilities to keep the ball and create scoring chances up front.
He first started playing in youth sections at BSK Belgrade, and, after becoming a standard first-team member, won the best championship scorer in 1928, scoring 6 goals in 5 appearances.
The very next season he went to France and played for FC Sète and Montpellier SC. Between 1928 and 1931 Sotirovic also played for Yugoslavia national football team.
He debuted on 6 May 1928 against Romania and his last game for the national team was on 4 October 1931 against Bulgaria at the Balkan Cup.
He is considered to be the first player born on the territory of modern-day North Macedonia to play in the Yugoslav national team.After retirement from football during 1930s, he continued to live in Paris until his death in 1990.
He was buried at Novo groblje cemetery in Belgrade.