Aleksandar Tirnanić
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Date of birth | 15 July 1910 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Krnjevo, Kingdom of Serbia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 13 December 1992 | (aged 82)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Winger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1923 | SK Olimpija | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1924 | SK Jugoslavija | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1924–1927 | BSK Belgrade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1927–1937 | BSK Belgrade | 500 | (527) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1937–1938 | SK Jugoslavija | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1938–1939 | BASK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1939–1941 | Jedinstvo Belgrade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1942–1943 | Sloga Belgrade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 500 | (527) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1929–1940 | Kingdom of Yugoslavia | 50 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1946–1948 | Yugoslavia (co-manager) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1952–1961 | Yugoslavia (co-manager) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Aleksandar "Tirke" Tirnanić (
Early life and beginnings
Born in the central Serbian small town of Krnjevo (Velika Plana municipality), Tirnanić was still in infancy when his working-class family moved to the capital Belgrade. He barely remembered his father, a metal factory worker who died in 1914 as part of the Serbian Army World War I effort.
Raised by a single mother, young Tirnanić quickly developed a love for football, which he played endlessly at
Career
He made his first-team senior debut as a 17-year-old, quickly marking himself out as an able and temperamental player, and forming a midfield partnership with Moša Marjanović.
Tirnanić spent most of his senior club career with
International career
He also appeared in the
During the
In the films Montevideo, God Bless You! (2010) and See You in Montevideo (2014), Tirnanić was portrayed by actor Miloš Biković.
International goals
Yugoslavia's goal tally first
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 13 April 1930 | BSK Beograd Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia | Bulgaria | 3–1 | 6–1 | Friendly
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2. | 15 June 1930 | Levski Field, Sofia, Bulgaria |
Bulgaria | 1–2 | 2–2 | Friendly
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3. | 14 July 1930 | Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo, Uruguay | Brazil | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1930 FIFA World Cup |
4. | 4 October 1931 | Yunak Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1931 Balkan Cup |
5. | 26 June 1932 | BSK Beograd Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia | Greece | 1–1 | 7–1 | 1932 Balkan Cup |
6. | 10 September 1933 | Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw, Poland |
Poland | 3–4 | 3–4 | Friendly
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7. | 3 June 1934 | BSK Beograd Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia | Brazil | 7–4 | 8–4 | Friendly
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8. | 25 December 1934 | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens, Greece | Bulgaria | 3–1 | 4–3 | 1934–35 Balkan Cup |
9. | 4–1 | |||||
10. | 1 January 1935 | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens, Greece | Romania | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
11. | 12 July 1936 | Taksim Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey | Turkey | 3–2 | 3–3 | Friendly
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12. | 6 September 1936 | BSK Beograd Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia | Poland | 9–3 | 9–3 | Friendly
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References
External links
- Aleksandar Tirnanić at Reprezentacija.rs(in Serbian)