Aleksandar Trifunović (footballer)

Aco Trifunović
Personal information
Full name Aco Trifunović[1]
Date of birth (1954-05-13) 13 May 1954
Place of birth Leposavić, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
1969–1971 Sloga Kraljevo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1975 Sloga Kraljevo 75 (10)
1976–1983 Partizan 209 (20)
1983–1987 Ascoli 75 (5)
1987–1990 Obilić
Total 359 (35)
International career
1977–1983 Yugoslavia 11 (2)
Managerial career
199x–199x Železnik
199x–199x Palilulac Beograd
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aco Trifunović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ацо Трифуновић; born 13 May 1954) is a Serbian former football manager and player.

Early life

Born in Planinica, a village near Leposavić, Trifunović relocated with his family to Kraljevo in 1959. He joined the youth system of Sloga Kraljevo at the age of 15.[2]

Club career

After starting out at Sloga Kraljevo and completing his compulsory military service, Trifunović joined Yugoslav First League side Partizan in the second part of the 1975–76 season, as the club won its first championship title in 11 years.[3] He would spend a total of seven and a half years with the Crno-beli, amassing over 200 league appearances and scoring 20 goals.[4] Between 1983 and 1987, Trifunović played for Ascoli in Italy.[5] He retired after playing with Obilić in the lower leagues of Yugoslav football.

International career

At international level, Trifunović represented Yugoslavia between 1977 and 1983, collecting 11 caps and netting two goals.[6] He marked his national team debut by scoring a goal against Romania in a World Cup qualifier on 13 November 1977, helping Yugoslavia to a 6–4 victory. His last appearance for the Plavi came in a 4–2 friendly loss to West Germany on 7 June 1983.[7]

Managerial career

After hanging up his boots, Trifunović served as manager of several clubs in the lower leagues, including Železnik and Palilulac Beograd in the 1990s. He also worked in the youth setups of Partizan and BASK.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League
Division Apps Goals
Sloga Kraljevo 1971–72[8] Yugoslav Second League 23 1
1972–73[9] Yugoslav Second League 34 6
1973–74 Serbian League
1974–75[10] Yugoslav Second League 18 3
1975–76 Serbian League
Total 75 10
Partizan 1975–76 Yugoslav First League 8 0
1976–77 Yugoslav First League 29 1
1977–78 Yugoslav First League 32 5
1978–79 Yugoslav First League 32 2
1979–80 Yugoslav First League 26 0
1980–81 Yugoslav First League 31 3
1981–82 Yugoslav First League 19 0
1982–83 Yugoslav First League 32 9
Total 209 20
Ascoli 1983–84 Serie A 19 0
1984–85 Serie A 0 0
1985–86 Serie B 36 5
1986–87 Serie A 20 0
Total 75 5
Career total 359 35

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[11]
National team Year Apps Goals
Yugoslavia 1977 3 1
1978 3 0
1979 0 0
1980 0 0
1981 0 0
1982 2 0
1983 3 1
Total 11 2

Honours

Partizan

Ascoli

References

  1. ^ "Mojih TOP 11 - Aco TRIFUNOVIĆ (I poluvreme)" (in Serbian). youtube.com. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Sportski spomenar" (in Serbian). rts.rs. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Aleksandar Trifunović – Između Boškova i Berluskonija" (in Serbian). vesti-online.com. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Aleksandar Trifunović" (in Serbian). partizanopedia.rs. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  5. ^ "TRIFUNOVIC Aleksandar" (in Italian). calcio-seriea.net. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Trifunović Aleksandar" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Aleksandar Trifunović". 11v11.com. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  8. ^ "1971-72". historical-lineups.com. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  9. ^ "1972-73". historical-lineups.com. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  10. ^ "1974-75". historical-lineups.com. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  11. ^ "Aleksandar Trifunović, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
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