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{{short description|Serbian footballer (1930-2011)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Bora Kostić
| fullname = Borivoje Kostić
| image = Bora Kostić.jpg
| caption = Bora Kostić in 1965
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1930|6|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Obrenovac]], [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2011|1|10|1930|6|14|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Belgrade]], Serbia
| height = 
| position = [[Winger (association football)|Left winger]], [[Forward (association football)|centre forward]]
| currentclub = 
| clubnumber = 
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = [[Radnički Obrenovac]]
| years1 = 1951&ndash;1961
| clubs1 = [[Red Star Belgrade]]
| caps1 = 160
| goals1 = 117
| years2 = 1961&ndash;1962
| clubs2 = [[Vicenza Calcio|Vicenza]]
| caps2 = 7
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 1962&ndash;1966
| clubs3 = [[Red Star Belgrade]]
| caps3 = 90
| goals3 = 41
| years4 = 1967
| clubs4 = [[St. Louis Stars (soccer)|St. Louis Stars]]
| caps4 = 28
| goals4 = 12
| totalcaps = 285
| totalgoals = 172
| nationalyears1 = 1956&ndash;1964
| nationalteam1 = [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]]
| nationalcaps1 = 33
| nationalgoals1 = 26
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[Association football|Football]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{YUG}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold  | [[1960 Summer Olympics|1960 Rome]] | [[Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics|Team]] }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA European Football Championship|European Championship]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[1960 European Nations' Cup|1960 France]] | Team }}
| manageryears1 = 
| managerclubs1 = 
}}

'''Borivoje''' "'''Bora'''" '''Kostić''' ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Бopивoje "Бора" Kocтић}}, {{IPA|sh|kôstitɕ, kǒ-|pron}}; 14 June 1930 – 10 January 2011) was a Serbian [[football (soccer)|footballer]]. Normally a prolific left winger, Kostić is regarded as one of the finest Yugoslav players of his generation and was well known for his powerful shot and free kick ability. He was part of the Yugoslav squad that won gold at the [[1960 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/27922 |title=Bora Kostić |work=Olympedia |access-date=10 December 2021}}</ref>

He played for [[Red Star Belgrade]], [[Vicenza Calcio|Lanerossi Vicenza]] and [[St. Louis Stars (soccer)|St. Louis Stars]] during his club career. He earned 33 caps and 26 goals for the [[Yugoslavia national football team]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/joeg-recintlp.html|title=Yugoslavia (Serbia (and Montenegro)) - Record International Players|access-date=11 October 2024|website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref> and participated in the [[1960 European Nations' Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=11101|title=Bora Kostić, international football player|access-date=11 October 2024|website=EU-football.info}}</ref> Kostić was no less prolific at the club level with Red Star Belgrade, for whom he remains to this day the all-time leading marksman with 158 league strikes.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080502111256/http://en.euro2008.uefa.com/history/pastplayers/index.html]

==Honours==
;Red Star Belgrade
* [[Yugoslav First League]]: [[1955–56 Yugoslav First League|1955–56]], [[1956–57 Yugoslav First League|1956–57]], [[1958–59 Yugoslav First League|1958–59]], [[1959–60 Yugoslav First League|1959–60]], [[1963–64 Yugoslav First League|1963–64]]
* [[Yugoslav Cup]]: [[1957–58 Yugoslav Cup|1957–58]], [[1958–59 Yugoslav Cup|1958–59]], [[1963–64 Yugoslav Cup|1963–64]]
* [[Mitropa Cup]]: 1958

;Yugoslavia
* [[UEFA European Championship]]: runner-up [[UEFA Euro 1960|1960]]
* Olympic gold medalist in [[1960 Summer Olympics|1960]]

;Individual
*[[UEFA European Championship Teams of the Tournament|UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament]]: 1960<ref>{{cite news|date=1 February 2011|title=1960 team of the tournament|work=Union of European Football Associations|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0253-0d7f20bc921c-495824f652eb-1000--euro-1960-team-of-the-tournament/?iv=true|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724121103/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0253-0d7f20bc921c-495824f652eb-1000--euro-1960-team-of-the-tournament/?iv=true|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 July 2020|access-date=14 May 2020}}</ref>
*[[Yugoslav First League]] top scorer: [[1958–59 Yugoslav First League#Top scorers|1958–59]], [[1959–60 Yugoslav First League#Top scorers|1959–60]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{NFT player|19953}}
* {{WorldFootball.net|bora-kostic}}
* {{Reprezentacija|kostic-borivoje}}
* [http://www.reprezentacija.rs/in-memoriam-bora-kostic-1930-2011/ Profile] at Serbia national football team page

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[[Category:People from Obrenovac]]
[[Category:Men's association football wingers]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:Yugoslav men's footballers]]
[[Category:Yugoslavia men's international footballers]]
[[Category:1960 European Nations' Cup players]]
[[Category:Olympic footballers for Yugoslavia]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic gold medalists for Yugoslavia]]
[[Category:Olympic medalists in football]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Red Star Belgrade footballers]]
[[Category:LR Vicenza players]]
[[Category:St. Louis Stars (soccer) players]]
[[Category:Yugoslav First League players]]
[[Category:Serie A players]]
[[Category:National Professional Soccer League (1967) players]]
[[Category:Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy]]
[[Category:Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Italy]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States]]
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[[Category:Red Star Belgrade non-playing staff]]
[[Category:Burials at Belgrade New Cemetery]]