Ljubiša Rajković

Ljubiša Rajković (Serbian Cyrillic: Љубиша Рајковић; born 3 October 1950) is a Yugoslav and Serbian former professional footballer who played as a defender.^[1]

Ljubiša Rajković

Personal information
Full name	Ljubiša Rajković
Date of birth	(1950-10-03) 3 October 1950 (age 75)
Place of birth	Niš, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position	Defender
Youth career
1965–1967	Radnički Niš
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1967–1979	Radnički Niš	285	(1)
1979–1981	Bastia	46	(0)
Total		331	(1)
International career
1968–1969	Yugoslavia U18	7	(0)
1970–1977	Yugoslavia	14	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League
		Division	Apps	Goals
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
	Total		285	1
Bastia	1979–80	French Division 1	24	0
	1980–81	French Division 1	22	0
	Total		46	0
Career total			331	1

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[4]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Yugoslavia	1970	4	0
	1971	5	0
	1972	1	0
	1973	0	0
	1974	1	0
	1975	0	0
	1976	0	0
	1977	3	0
Total		14	0

Honours

Radnički Niš

• Balkans Cup: 1975