Slaviša Đurković

Slaviša Đurković (Serbian: Славиша Ђурковић; 18 August 1968 – 10 June 2025) was a Montenegrin footballer who played as a defender.

Slaviša Đurković

Personal information
Date of birth	(1968-08-18)18 August 1968
Place of birth	SFR Yugoslavia
Date of death	10 June 2025(2025-06-10) (aged 56)
Place of death	Nikšić, Montenegro
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Sutjeska Nikšić
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1990	Sutjeska Nikšić	36	(3)
1990–1991	Leotar	21	(5)
	Jedinstvo Priština
	Budućnost Valjevo
International career
1987	Yugoslavia U20	2	(0)
Medal record Representing  Yugoslavia FIFA U-20 World Cup 1987
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Đurković played in the juvenile ranks of Sutjeska Nikšić and featured in the Yugoslavia U20 national team that won the title at the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship. He stayed at Second league team Sutjeska where his career did not prosper with the start of the Yugoslav Wars. Đurković joined Leotar and had spells with Jedinstvo and Budućnost.^[1]

Đurković started coaching FC Polet Stars and later he became the coach of Sutjeska Nikšić's youth academy.^[2] In 2011 he and former youth World Cup teammate Ranko Zirojević were denied a pension for their sport-achievements by the Montenegrin authorities.^[3] In August 2011 he joined the UEFA A-license course for trainers.^[4]

Death

Đurković died in Nikšić on 10 June 2025, at the age of 56.^[5]