Ivan Krstić (footballer)

Ivan "Beli" Krstić (June 29, 1980-May 29, 2000) was a Serbian footballer who played for FK Radnički Niš and Yugoslavia national under-21 football team.^[1] He started playing with the club at the age of 9, and later joined the first team and became captain.^[2] He played with Radnički during the 1999–2000 First League of FR Yugoslavia.^[3]On May 29, 2000 he was struck my lightning whilst training and killed instantly, aged just 19. In his honour, the youth academy of Radnički Niš is named after him,.^[2] and his shirt number of 10 has been retired by the club.

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