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Bora Kostić

1930 - 2011

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Borivoje "Bora" Kostić (Serbian Cyrillic: Бopивoje "Бора" Kocтић, pronounced [kôstitɕ, kǒ-]; 14 June 1930 – 10 January 2011) was a Serbian footballer. Normally a prolific left winger, Kostić is regarded as one of the finest Yugoslav players of his generation and was well known for his powerful shot and free kick ability. He was part of the Yugoslav squad that won gold at the 1960 Summer Olympics.He played for Red Star Belgrade, Lanerossi Vicenza and St. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bora Kostić has received more than 75,554 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Bora Kostić is the 1,061st most popular soccer player (up from 1,115th in 2019), the 150th most popular biography from Serbia (down from 135th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Serbian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Bora Kostić ranks 1,061 out of 16,880Before him are Luis Regueiro, Nikita Simonyan, Carlos Mozer, Esteban Cambiasso, Robert Kovač, and Dick Nanninga. After him are Mathieu Valbuena, Fernando Muslera, Antonio Cassano, Roger Schmidt, Aron Winter, and Guillermo Gorostiza.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Bora Kostić ranks 240Before him are Borislav Pekić, Vilmos Zsigmond, Paul Veyne, Jean Guillou, Roy E. Disney, and Paul Poupard. After him are Anne Francis, Paul Mazursky, Jean Vincent, Gastone Nencini, Norio Ohga, and Boris Parygin. Among people deceased in 2011, Bora Kostić ranks 156Before him are Lena Nyman, Edward Hardwicke, Bernd Eichinger, Saad el-Shazly, Virgilio Noè, and Harri Holkeri. After him are Sándor Képíró, Andrea True, Anne Francis, John Stott, Charles T. Kowal, and Würzel.

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In Serbia

Among people born in Serbia, Bora Kostić ranks 150 out of 564Before him are Aleksandar Tirnanić (1910), Milorad Pavić (1921), Dragan Pantelić (1951), Đuro Daničić (1825), Svetislav Pešić (1949), and Petar of Serbia (870). After him are Paja Jovanović (1859), Stojan Protić (1857), Sava II (1199), Ivan Bek (1909), Petar Živković (1879), and Franz Xaver von Wulfen (1728).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Serbia

Among soccer players born in Serbia, Bora Kostić ranks 15Before him are Dejan Stanković (1978), Danilo Popivoda (1947), Nemanja Vidić (1981), Aleksandar Tirnanić (1910), Milorad Pavić (1921), and Dragan Pantelić (1951). After him are Ivan Bek (1909), Blagoje Marjanović (1907), Dragiša Binić (1961), Branislav Ivanović (1984), Mateja Kežman (1979), and Vladica Popović (1935).