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Exactly 28 years ago, on December 13, 1992, the legendary Yugoslav footballer and coach Aleksandar Tirnanić Tirke left us.
The famous ace was born on July 15, 1910 in Krnjevo.
Tirke moved to Belgrade with his family as a baby and remained in the capital until his death.
He was raised by his mother, because already in 1914 he lost his father, who died as a soldier in the Army of the Kingdom of Serbia in the First World War.
As a child, Tirke developed a love of soccer, practicing in the fields around the Venice Bar on the right bank of the Sava. There, he was seen by coach Radenko Mitrović, who led him to the SK Yugoslavia youth team. However, Tirnanic soon decided to move on to rival FC Belgrade Sports Club (BSK), where he eventually became an imposing right wing. Realizing his talent, he soon dropped out of school and devoted himself entirely to soccer.
At the age of 17 he made his senior debut and, as a temperamental player, soon formed a tandem with Moša Marjanović. Tirnanic spent his entire career at BSK, in which he played 500 games. With the club, he won five titles in the Yugoslav championship.
He played 50 matches for the national team of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and scored 12 goals in the period from 1929 to 1940. As a coach, he composed 102 national teams.
He coached the Yugoslav team in two World Cups, in 1954 and 1958, and was on the selection committee at the 1960 European Championships when Yugoslavia ranked second, as well as at the 1960 Olympics when the Yugoslavia national team won the gold.
“The talent is in the legs and the intelligence of football is in the head. We have to preserve the freedom of spirit, the sense of improvisation and the game of the players. We have to give them the freedom to solve situations on the field by themselves “Tirke’s coach said.
Star, bohemian and revolutionary
Tirke was one of the most popular athletes in the country, one of the first true stars of soccer. Moša Marjanović and Aleksandar Tirnanić became the first footballers to start receiving a salary from their club after the World Cup in Montevideo.
Tirnanic was considered a great bohemian. Belgrade elders said he was a great reveler, who liked to hang out with Moša until dawn in the capital’s taverns.
Before the war, Tirnanic hung out with students of revolutionary leanings. He was not a member, but was known to sympathize with the revolutionary labor movement. I knew Koča Popović, Ivo Lola Ribar and I was dating Veselin Masleš. He was taking confidential letters from the Communist Party to Paris. Discreet, he never asked what it was, but he knew it was important and confidential.
He was one of the most famous sportsmen who, together with Milutin Ivković-Milutinac, supported the action to boycott the 1936 Olympic Games.
He lived to a very old age. He died in Belgrade in 1992 at the age of 82. Today, a street in Belgrade does not bear his name.
Dragan Bjelogrlić revived his memory and that of his companions in the film “Montevideo”, which was a great success and conquered the public. The role of Tirket belonged to Miloš Biković, when he celebrated.
This fall is sweet for Zvezda: he has secured first place in the championship, as well as the European spring. And today (5:00 pm), one of the weakest teams in the OFK Bačka Super League arrives at Maracanã. The odds of a sure victory (the hosts win without conceding a goal) are 1.55. See all MOZZART betting odds for Zvezda – OFK Backa.
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