Sava Paunović

Sava Paunović
Personal information
Full name	Slavoljub Paunović
Date of birth	1 January 1947 (age 77)
Place of birth	Kragujevac, FPR Yugoslavia
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Maršić
Senior career*
Years	Team
1966–1976	Radnički Kragujevac
1976–1977	Partizan
1977–1979	Beşiktaş
1979–1983	Radnički Kragujevac
Total
Managerial career
1997–1998	Radnički Kragujevac
1999–2000	Radnički Kragujevac
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Slavoljub "Sava" Paunović (Serbian Cyrillic: Славољуб Сава Пауновић; born 1 January 1947) is a former Yugoslav and Serbian football manager and player.

Playing career[edit]

Paunović started out at Radnički Kragujevac, helping the club win promotion to the Yugoslav First League on two occasions, in 1969 and 1974. He later played for Partizan in the 1976–77 season.^[1]

In 1977, Paunović moved abroad to Turkey, spending two seasons with Beşiktaş. He amassed 55 league appearances and scored 22 goals.^[2] In 1979, the Turkish Football Federation imposed a ban on foreign players in the league, causing Paunović to return to Yugoslavia and finish his career with Radnički Kragujevac.^[3]

Managerial career[edit]

After hanging up his boots, Paunović served as manager of his former club Radnički Kragujevac on a few occasions.^[4]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals
Radnički Kragujevac	1966–67	Yugoslav Second League
	1967–68	Yugoslav Second League
	1968–69	Yugoslav Second League	30	13
	1969–70	Yugoslav First League	34	9
	1970–71	Yugoslav First League	34	10
	1971–72	Yugoslav First League	31	4
	1972–73	Yugoslav Second League
	1973–74	Yugoslav Second League
	1974–75	Yugoslav First League	24	6
	1975–76	Yugoslav First League	24	1
	Total		177	43
Partizan	1976–77	Yugoslav First League	32	2
Beşiktaş	1977–78	Turkish First Football League	27	8
	1978–79	Turkish First Football League	28	14
	Total		55	22
Radnički Kragujevac	1979–80	Yugoslav Second League	26	3
	1980–81	Yugoslav Second League	23	1
	1981–82	Yugoslav Second League	28	6
	1982–83	Yugoslav Second League	4	0
	Total		81	10
Career total			345	77

Honours[edit]

Radnički Kragujevac

Yugoslav Second League: 1968–69, 1973–74

References[edit]

^ "Sava Paunović" (in Serbian). partizanopedia.rs. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
^ "Sava Paunovic" (in Turkish). mackolik.com. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
^ "Sava Paunoviç" (in Turkish). bjk.com.tr. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
^ "Sportski spomenar" (in Serbian). rts.rs. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

External links[edit]

Sava Paunović at WorldFootball.net
Sava Paunović at FootballDatabase.eu

[1] "Sava Paunović" (in Serbian). partizanopedia.rs. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

[2] "Sava Paunovic" (in Turkish). mackolik.com. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

[3] "Sava Paunoviç" (in Turkish). bjk.com.tr. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

[4] "Sportski spomenar" (in Serbian). rts.rs. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

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