Ljubiša Rajković

{{Short description|Yugoslav and Serbian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ljubiša Rajković

| image =

| full_name = Ljubiša Rajković

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1950|10|03|df=y}}

| birth_place = Niš, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia

| height = 1.85 m

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 = 1965–1967

| youthclubs1 = Radnički Niš

| years1 = 1967–1979

| clubs1 = Radnički Niš

| caps1 = 285

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 1979–1981

| clubs2 = Bastia

| caps2 = 46

| goals2 = 0

| totalcaps = 331

| totalgoals = 1

| nationalyears1 = 1968–1969

| nationalteam1 = Yugoslavia U18

| nationalcaps1 = 7

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 1970–1977

| nationalteam2 = Yugoslavia

| nationalcaps2 = 14

| nationalgoals2 = 0

}}

Ljubiša Rajković ({{Lang-sr-Cyrl|Љубиша Рајковић}}; born 3 October 1950) is a Yugoslav and Serbian former professional footballer who played as a defender.{{Cite web | url=https://www.reprezentacija.rs/rajkovic-ljubisa/ | title=Rajković Ljubiša | language=sr | publisher=reprezentacija.rs | access-date=14 January 2018}}

Club career

Born in Donja Trnava, a village near Niš, Rajković made his senior debut with Radnički Niš in the 1967–68 season. He was a regular member of the team for 12 years, helping the club win the Balkans Cup in 1975. In the summer of 1979, Rajković moved abroad to France and signed with Bastia, spending there the final two years of his career.{{Cite web | url=https://www.rts.rs/lat/radio/radio-beograd-1/2560033/sportski-spomenar.html | title=Sportski spomenar | language=sr | publisher=rts.rs | date=18 December 2016 | access-date=9 November 2019}}

International career

Between 1970 and 1977, Rajković was capped 14 times for Yugoslavia. He also represented the nation in two UEFA European Under-18 Championship tournaments, in 1968 and 1969.{{Cite web | url=https://www.11v11.com/players/ljubisa-rajkovic-192060/ | title=Ljubisa Rajkovic | publisher=11v11.com | access-date=9 November 2019}}

Career statistics

=Club=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

!rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

DivisionAppsGoals
rowspan="13"|Radnički Niš

|1967–68

|Yugoslav First League

|4

0
1968–69

|Yugoslav First League

|26

0
1969–70

|Yugoslav First League

|34

0
1970–71

|Yugoslav First League

|31

1
1971–72

|Yugoslav First League

|32

0
1972–73

|Yugoslav First League

|33

0
1973–74

|Yugoslav First League

|16

0
1974–75

|Yugoslav First League

|28

0
1975–76

|Yugoslav First League

|32

0
1976–77

|Yugoslav First League

|26

0
1977–78

|Yugoslav First League

|8

0
1978–79

|Yugoslav First League

|15

0
colspan="2"|Total

!285

1
rowspan="3"|Bastia

|1979–80

|French Division 1

|24

0
1980–81

|French Division 1

|22

0
colspan="2"|Total

!46

0
colspan="3"|Career total

!331

1

=International=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year{{Cite web | url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=17334 | title=Ljubiša Rajković, international football player | publisher=eu-football.info | access-date=20 May 2024}}

!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals

rowspan="8"|Yugoslavia

|1970

40
197150
197210
197300
197410
197500
197600
197730
colspan="2"|Total140

Honours

Radnički Niš

References

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