Born on March 3, 1965, Dragan Stojkovi Serbian pronunciation is a former midfielder for the Serbian national football team and the current manager of the Serbian squad.
One of the greatest players in the annals of Serbian and Yugoslav football is Stojkovi, a longtime captain of Red Star Belgrade and the Yugoslav national team. He was a standout performer for Yugoslavia at the FIFA World Cups in 1990 (when he was chosen for the World Cup All-Star Team) and 1998 (where he served as team captain).
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Only five athletes have received the designation Star of the Red Star, and he is one of them. He is regarded as never having reached his full potential in Europe because injuries prevented him from making a lasting impression at Marseille.
Despite this, there is general agreement among critics that he consistently demonstrated amazing skill despite his recurring ailments, with his notoriety in Japan being the highest.
Stojkovi was raised in the Pasi Poljana neighborhood near Ni after being born in Ni, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, to parents Dobrivoje and Desanka. Stojkovi began playing football very young.
He was given the name Piksi in honor of Pixie, one of the cartoon characters from Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks. English, French, Italian, and a little bit of Japanese are among the languages that Stojkovi speaks in addition to his native Serbian.
