Blagoje Marjanović
Blagoje "Moša" Marjanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Благоје Марјановић Моша) (September 9 , 1907 – October 1, 1984) was a Serbian football forward who played for Yugoslavia at FIFA World Cup 1930. He scored one goal in that tournament in the game versus Bolivia [1]. During the tournament his club was BSK.
After returning from 1930 World Cup, along Aleksandar Tirnanić, he became the first football player in Yugoslavia to receive a salary. For his services at BSK Marjanović was paid YUS1,800 per month. The exchange rate of dinar against US dollar in December 1930 was $1 = YUS56.39 meaning that his monthly salary was $32.[1]
Early life
Born to merchant father Dimitrije and housewife mother Sofija, young Blagoje grew up on the outskirts of Belgrade in 7 Đakovačka Street.
He then managed OFK Beograd.[2]
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