Ilija Pantelić

Ilija Pantelić
	Pantelić with Paris Saint-Germain in 1976
Personal information
Date of birth	2 August 1942
Place of birth	Banja Luka, Independent State of Croatia
Date of death	17 November 2014 (aged 72)
Place of death	Novi Sad, Serbia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1958–1960	BAK Bela Crkva
Senior career*
Years	Team
1960–1961	Radnički Sombor
1961–1969	Vojvodina
1969–1970	Paris-Neuilly
1971	Marseille
1971–1974	Bastia
1974–1977	Paris Saint-Germain
Total
International career
1964–1968	Yugoslavia
Managerial career
1977	Paris Saint-Germain (interim)
Medal record
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ilija Pantelić (Serbian Cyrillic: Илија Пантелић; 2 August 1942 – 17 November 2014) was a Yugoslav and Serbian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

After playing for Radnički Sombor in the Yugoslav Second League, Pantelić spent eight seasons at Yugoslav First League side Vojvodina between 1961 and 1969. He collected 176 league appearances and netted six goals, helping them win the title in the 1965–66 season. During his time at the club, Pantelić managed to score a hat-trick in a league game against Trešnjevka, as well as a goal against Atlético Madrid in the first leg of the 1966–67 European Cup second round.

In 1969, Pantelić moved to France and joined Paris-Neuilly, before switching to Marseille. He also played for Bastia (1971–1974) and Paris Saint-Germain (1974–1977), amassing over 200 appearances in the top flight of French football.^[1]

International career

At international level, Pantelić was capped 18 times for Yugoslavia from 1964 to 1968. He represented the country at UEFA Euro 1968, as Yugoslavia lost to Italy in the final.^[2]