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| Date of birth | (1910-07-15)15 July 1910 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Krnjevo,Kingdom of Serbia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 13 December 1992(1992-12-13) (aged 82) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Belgrade,FR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1923 | SK Olimpija | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1924 | SK Jugoslavija | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1924–1927 | BSK Belgrade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1927–1937 | BSK Belgrade | 77 | (23) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1937–1938 | SK Jugoslavija | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1938–1939 | BASK | 10 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1939–1941 | Jedinstvo Belgrade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1942–1943 | Sloga Belgrade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 87 | (25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1929–1940 | Kingdom of Yugoslavia | 50 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1946–1948 | Yugoslavia (co-manager) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952–1961 | Yugoslavia (co-manager) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aleksandar "Tirke" Tirnanić (Serbian Cyrillic:Александар "Тирке" Тирнанић; 15 July 1910 – 13 December 1992) was a Serbianfootball player and manager. He earned a total of 50 caps, scoring 12 goals forYugoslavia.[1]
Born in the central Serbian small town ofKrnjevo (Velika Plana municipality), Tirnanić was still in infancy when his working-class family moved to the capitalBelgrade. He barely remembered his father, a metal factory worker who died in 1914 as part of the Serbian ArmyWorld War I effort.
Raised by a single mother, young Tirnanić quickly developed a love for football, which he played endlessly atBara Venecija pitches on theSava River's right bank. He got spotted there by coach Radenko Mitrović who brought the talented youngster toSK Jugoslavija youth setup. However, Tirnanić soon moved to arch crosstown rivalBSK youth squad where he quickly developed into a notable right-winger. Realizing his potential, he completely immersed himself in football and abandoned school.
He made his first-team senior debut as a 17-year-old, quickly marking himself out as an able and temperamental player, and forming a midfield partnership withMoša Marjanović.
Tirnanić spent most of his senior club career withBSK Beograd for which he appeared in 500 matches. During his career with BSK Tirnanić had great rivalsLeo Lemešić (1924–1940) andLjubo Benčić (1921–1935) who played forHajduk Split. Additionally, he earned 50 caps and scored 12 goals for theKingdom of Yugoslavia national team from 1929 to 1940. In 1937 he moved again toSK Jugoslavija where he played until 1938 when he joinedBASK.[2] For BASK he played from 1938 to 1939. He later played for two Belgrade based clubsJedinstvo (1939–1941) and Sloga (1942–1943).[3]
He also appeared in the1930 FIFA World Cup.[4] The day before he turned 20 he scored a goal, which made him at the time the youngest goalscorer in the World Cup. Later he has been beaten byManuel Rosas in 1930,Pelé in 1958,Michael Owen in 1998,Dmitri Sychev in 2002 and latestLionel Messi in 2006, which makes him the sixth youngest goalscorer in theFIFA World Cup. Later, he coached the Yugoslav team in two more World Cups,1954 and1958, the football tournaments at the Summer Olympics,1948,1952 and1960 when Yugoslavia won gold medal, also appearing in the1960 European Nations' Cup when Yugoslavia scored second place.
During theBalkan Cup, held in 1935 in Athens, Greece, Tirnanić andTomašević were the top goalscorers of the tournament with 3 goals each. Thanks to these contributions Yugoslavia won the Balkan Cup in that edition, leaving behind Greece, Romania, and Bulgaria.[5]
In the filmsMontevideo, God Bless You! (2010) andSee You in Montevideo (2014), Tirnanić was portrayed by actorMiloš Biković.
Yugoslavia's goal tally first
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 13 April 1930 | BSK Beograd Stadium, Belgrade,Yugoslavia |  Bulgaria | 3–1 | 6–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 15 June 1930 | Levski Field, Sofia,Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 1–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 14 July 1930 | Estadio Gran Parque Central, Montevideo,Uruguay |  Brazil | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1930 FIFA World Cup |
| 4 | 4 October 1931 | Yunak Stadium, Sofia,Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1931 Balkan Cup |
| 5 | 26 June 1932 | BSK Beograd Stadium, Belgrade,Yugoslavia |  Greece | 1–1 | 7–1 | 1932 Balkan Cup |
| 6 | 10 September 1933 | Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw,Poland |  Poland | 3–4 | 3–4 | Friendly |
| 7 | 3 June 1934 | BSK Beograd Stadium, Belgrade,Yugoslavia | Brazil | 7–4 | 8–4 | Friendly |
| 8 | 25 December 1934 | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens,Greece | Bulgaria | 3–1 | 4–3 | 1934–35 Balkan Cup |
| 9 | 4–1 | |||||
| 10 | 1 January 1935 | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens,Greece |  Romania | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| 11 | 12 July 1936 | Taksim Stadium, Istanbul,Turkey |  Turkey | 3–2 | 3–3 | Friendly |
| 12 | 6 September 1936 | BSK Beograd Stadium, Belgrade,Yugoslavia | Poland | 9–3 | 9–3 | Friendly |
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