THE CENTURY OF FOOTBALL IN SERBIA
Directed by: Miomir Stamenkovic
Screenplay by: Radomir Putnik
Camera by: Jelena Djokic (archived material)
Duration: 20 min.
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110 years ago, capital of Serbia, Belgrade, had almost 60,000 inhabitants, which is less than capacity of our famous football stadiums. In the dawn of the new 20th century, in Belgrade too, appeared first football ball/. It was brought by student Hugo Buli, son of the renewed Belgrade merchant Edi...
Young Buli sow the football fame for the first time in Berlin. As the numerous youngsters who studied abroad, he became the fun of the new sport.On the May 19th 1896, according to old calendar, on the grass between walls of Kalemegdan Fortress and Nebojsa Tower, at 3pm sharp, the first football match took place. The news was published in newspaper called "Evening News". The players of both teams were members of gymnastic club "Hawk". The score was not recorded but it was written that game saw 50 spectators.One century after this first game in Belgrade, football became "most important unessential thing in the world".
