Ivan Krstić (footballer)

Ivan Krstić
Personal information
Full name	Ivan Krstić
Date of birth	29 June 1980
Date of death	29 May 2000 (aged 19)
Place of death	Niš, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1989–1999	Radnički Niš
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2000	Radnički Niš
National team
	Yugoslavia U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ivan "Beli" Krstić (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Бели Крстић; 30 June 1980 – 29 May 2000) was a Serbian footballer who played for FK Radnički Niš.

He started playing with the club at the age of 9, and later joined the first team and became captain.^[1] He played with Radnički during the 1999–2000 First League of FR Yugoslavia.^[2] He also represented the Yugoslavia U21 national team.^[3]

On 29 May 2000 he was struck by lightning whilst training, and was killed instantly. He was 19 years old. In his honour, the youth academy of Radnički Niš is named after him^[1] and his shirt number of 10 has been retired by the club.

References

^ ^a ^b Youth academy Archived 2012-08-19 at the Wayback Machine at FK Radnički Niš official website, retrieved 29-9-2012 (in Serbian)
^ Season statistics (see 1999) Archived 2013-08-21 at the Wayback Machine at FK Radnički Niš official website, retrieved 29-9-2012 (in Serbian)
^ Godišnjica smrti Ivana Krstića Belog at juznevesti.com, 29-5-2012, retrieved 29-9-2012 (in Serbian)

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[Krstic-1] Youth academy Archived 2012-08-19 at the Wayback Machine at FK Radnički Niš official website, retrieved 29-9-2012 (in Serbian)

[2] Season statistics (see 1999) Archived 2013-08-21 at the Wayback Machine at FK Radnički Niš official website, retrieved 29-9-2012 (in Serbian)

[3] Godišnjica smrti Ivana Krstića Belog at juznevesti.com, 29-5-2012, retrieved 29-9-2012 (in Serbian)

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Ivan Krstić (footballer)

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