Kuzman Babeu

Kuzman Babeu
Personal information
Full name	Kuzman Babeu
Date of birth	4 November 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth	Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
	OFK Beograd
	Beograd
Senior career*
Years	Team
1991–1992	Beograd
1992–1995	Trudbenik
1995–1996	Dinamo Pančevo
1996–2000	Obilić
2000	Slavia Sofia
2001	Sutjeska Nikšić
2001	Remont Čačak
2002	Mladost Apatin
2003	Palilulac Beograd
2004	Henan Construction
2005	Hajduk Beograd
Total
Managerial career
2011	Balkan Mirijevo
2016–2017	Polimlje
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kuzman Babeu (Serbian Cyrillic: Кузман Бабеу; born 4 November 1971) is a Serbian football manager and former player.

Playing career[edit]

Regarded as a physical player,^[1]^[2] Babeu is best remembered for his time at Obilić, between 1996 and 2000, during Arkan's ownership of the club. He was one of the most regular members of the team that controversially won the 1997–98 First League of FR Yugoslavia. In the summer of 2000, Babeu was close to signing with Red Star Belgrade. However, according to Babeu, the club's president, Dragan Džajić, eventually decided to pull out of the deal due to Babeu's mature age.^[3] After leaving Obilić, Babeu briefly played for Slavia Sofia (2000), Sutjeska Nikšić (2001), Remont Čačak (2001), Mladost Apatin (2002), Palilulac Beograd (2003), Henan Construction (2004), and Hajduk Beograd (2005).

After hanging up his boots, Babeu served as manager of several lower league clubs, including Serbian League Belgrade's Balkan Mirijevo and Drina Zone League's Polimlje.^[4]

Obilić

^ "Babeu za Oskara!" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 14 March 2000. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
^ "Obilić do kraja" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 24 March 2000. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
^ "INTERVJU - Kuzman Babeu: Pitajte Saleta Ilića i Dekija Stankovića da l' smo pošteno uzeli titulu" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
^ "Fudbaleri Polimlja krenuli sa pripremama, Kuzman Babeu ostao u klubu" (in Serbian). ppmedia.rs. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2019.