Ivan Ćurković

Ivan Ćurković (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Ћурковић, pronounced [ǐʋan tɕǔːrkoʋitɕ]; born 15 March 1944) is a Yugoslavian and Serbian footballer and football manager and administrator, who played as a goalkeeper for Velež Mostar, Partizan and Saint-Étienne. Ćurković was a goalie of outstanding quality who played for AS Saint-Étienne during the 1970s and early 1980s and was instrumental in the successful runs of Saint-Étienne's football club to the top of the French League and to the final of the European Cup in the 1975–76 season. He played alongside French legend Michel Platini from 1978 to 1981.

Ivan Ćurković
Ćurković in 1979.
President of the Olympic Committee of Serbia (OKS)
In office
2005–2009
Preceded byPhilip Zepter
Succeeded byVlade Divac
Personal details
Born (1944-03-15) 15 March 1944
Mostar, Independent State of Croatia
NationalityCroatian
Occupation
Association football career
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1964 Velež Mostar 87 (0)
1964–1972 Partizan 201 (0)
1972–1981 Saint-Étienne 303 (0)
Total 591 (0)
National team
1963–1970 Yugoslavia 19 (0)
Teams managed
2001 FR Yugoslavia (co-manager)
Honours
Men's Football
Representing  Yugoslavia
Mediterranean Games
1971 Izmir Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Later during his career, he served as the president of FK Partizan and the Serbian Olympic Committee and has also worked as co-manager of the Serbia and Montenegro national football team.

Administrative career

From 1989 until 2006, Ćurković was president of FK Partizan. He was the president of the Serbian Olympic Committee until February 2009, when he withdrew from the re-election race in favor of former basketball player Vlade Divac.

On 23 December 2009, Ćurković was named vice-president of the Serbian Football Association, working under president Tomislav Karadžić.[1][2]

References
  1. FSS: Ćurković opet na funkciji (VIDEO)
  2. Ćurković novi potpredsednik FSS Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
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