Stevan Bena (Serbian Cyrillic: Стеван Бена; 23 August 1935 – 5 May 2012) was a Serbian footballer. He played for TSV 1860 Munich,[1] playing in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup at the Wembley Stadium in London in 1965, which was won by West Ham United (2–0).
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stevan Bena | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Pančevo, Kingdom of Yugoslavia | ||
| Date of death | 5 May 2012 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Belgrade, Serbia | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dinamo Pančevo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1963 | Vojvodina | 98 | (14) |
| 1964–1965 | 1860 Munich | 9 | (0) |
| 1965–1967 | Hannover 96 | 48 | (3) |
| 1968 | Oakland Clippers | 24 | (0) |
| 1970 | Dallas Tornado | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1959–1961 | Yugoslavia | 7 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Galenika Zemun | |||
| Vršac | |||
| 1989 | Selangor | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career edit
On the national level, Bena made his debut for Yugoslavia in an October 1959 friendly match against Hungary and earned a total of 7 caps (no goals). His final international was a December 1961 friendly away against Israel.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Stefan Bena" (in German). Fussball Portal. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
- ^ "Stevan Bena, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
External links edit
- Obituary
- Stevan Bena at EU-Football.info
- Stevan Bena at Fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Stevan Bena at kicker (in German)
- Stevan Bena at National-Football-Teams.com
- Stevan Bena at WorldFootball.net
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