Tomislav Kaloperović

{{Short description|Yugoslav and Serbian footballer and coach (1932–2002)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Tomislav Kaloperović

| image =

| fullname = Tomislav Kaloperović

| birth_date = 31 January 1932

| birth_place = Obrenovac, Kingdom of Yugoslavia

| death_date = {{death date and age|2002|1|15|1932|1|31|df=yes}}

| death_place = Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1= 1947–1950

| youthclubs1= Jedinstvo Umka

| totalcaps = 301

| totalgoals = 66

| nationalyears1= 1957–1961

| nationalteam1= Yugoslavia

| nationalcaps1= 6 | nationalgoals1 = 1

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Tomislav Kaloperović ({{Lang-sr-cyr|Томислав Калоперовић}}; 31 January 1932 – 15 January 2002) was a Yugoslav and Serbian footballer and coach.

Playing career

=Club=

Kaloperović wonn the 1953 Yugoslav Cup with BSK Beograd and the same cup in 1957 with Partizanas well as the Yugoslav First League as captain in his final season at the club.{{cite web|url=https://www.partizanopedia.rs/kaloperovic.html|title=Tomislav Kaloperović|website=Partizanopedia|language=sr|access-date=28 September 2024}} He then moved abroad to play in Italy, Austria and Belgium. He joined newly-relegated Dutch Eerste Divisie side NAC ahead of the 1965-66 season and clinched promotion back to the top tier with them in the final game of that season.{{cite web|url=https://www.nac.nl/historie|title=Historie|website=NAC|language=nl|access-date=28 September 2024}}

=International=

Kaloperović made his debut for Yugoslavia a November 1957 World Cup qualification match against Romania and earned a total of 6 caps (1 goal). His final international was a June 1961 World Cup qualification match against Poland.{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=10064|title=Tomislav Kaloperović, international football player|access-date=28 September 2024|website=EU-football.info}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" \|+List of international goals scored by Tomislav Kaloperović
scope="col" \| No. ! scope="col" data-sort-type="date" \| Date ! scope="col" \| Venue ! scope="col" \| Opponent ! scope="col" \| Score ! scope="col" \| Result ! scope="col" \| Competition
scope="row"\|1 \|\| 4 June 1961 \|\| Belgrade, Yugoslavia \|\| {{fb\|Poland\|1928}} \|\| {{center\|1–0}} \|\| {{center\|2–1}} \|\| 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification

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|+List of international goals scored by Tomislav Kaloperović

scope="col" | No.

! scope="col" data-sort-type="date" | Date

! scope="col" | Venue

! scope="col" | Opponent

! scope="col" | Score

! scope="col" | Result

! scope="col" | Competition

scope="row"|1

|| 4 June 1961 || Belgrade, Yugoslavia || {{fb|Poland|1928}} || {{center|1–0}} || {{center|2–1}} || 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification

Death

Kaloperović died in January 2002 while making a guest appearance on the Belgrade television station SOS.{{cite web|url=https://crnobelanostalgija.com/2011/11/foto-arhiva-tomislav-kaloperovic.html|title=Foto arhiva, treneri Partizana – Tomislav Kaloperović (1932-2002)|website=Crno-Bela Nostalgija|language=sr|date=13 November 2011|access-date=28 September 2024}}

References

External links

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[http://www.mackolik.com/Antrenor/2606/Toma-Kaloperovic Tomislav Kaloperović] at mackolik.com {{in lang|tr}}

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Category:People from Obrenovac

Category:Men's association football midfielders

Category:Yugoslav men's footballers

Category:Yugoslavia men's international footballers

Category:OFK Beograd players

Category:FK Partizan players