Bora Kostić

Bora Kostić
Personal information
Full nameBorivoje Kostić
Date of birth14 June 1930
Place of birthObrenovac, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Date of death10 January 2011 (aged 80)
Place of deathBelgrade, Serbia
Playing positionForward/Left Winger
Youth career
Radnički Obrenovac
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
19511961Red Star Belgrade160(117)
19611962Vicenza Calcio7(2)
19621966Red Star Belgrade90(41)
1967St. Louis Stars28(12)
National team
19561964Yugoslavia33(26)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Borivoje "Bora" Kostić (Serbian Cyrillic: Бopивoje Kocтић; 14 June 1930 – 10 January 2011) was a former Serbian footballer. Normally a prolific left winger, Kostić is regarded as one of finest Yugoslav players of his generation and was well known for powerful shot and free kick ability.

During his club career he played for Red Star Belgrade, Lanerossi Vicenza and St. Louis Stars. He earned 33 caps and 26 goals for the Yugoslavia national football team, and participated in the 1960 European Nations' Cup. Kostić was no less prolific at the club level with Red Star Belgrade, for whom he remains to this day the all-time leading marksman with 158 league strikes.

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