Svetozar Kika Popović (; 6 February 1902 – 26 October 1985) was a Yugoslavia and Romania national football player and coach.
Biography He began his playing career while being a refugee in Rome, Italy, while the Kingdom of Serbia was fighting World War I. At the end of the war, he returned to Serbia and played with BSK Belgrade until 1925.Istorijska anketa ofkbeograd.co.rs Then, as an employee of the Commercial Bank Italia, he moved to Bucharest, Romania. While still a bank employee, he continued to play football by playing with Juventus Bucharest and Venus Bucharest."Bsk - Jugoslavija, Sećanja Na Prvi Beogradski Večiti Derbi" by Živko M. Bojanić, pag. 183 On 1 May 1925, he played one match for the Romania national team as Svetozar Popovici, against Turkey.Svetozar Popovici at RomanianSoccer.roSvetozar Popovici at Romanian Football Federation official website
After retiring, he became a coach. He coached BSK Belgrade in their 1940 Mitropa Cup campaign.Match report at IFFHS He coached on three occasions the Kingdom of Yugoslavia national football team between 1937 and 1941. He was technical director of BSK Belgrade and later worked in the direction of Red Star Belgrade, where he was one of the founders of the club.Svetozar Popović vesti-online.com
Honours BSK Belgrade Serbian Championship: 1919–20, 1920–21
Venus București Romanian Championship: 1928–29
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