Josip Pirmajer

Josip Pirmajer (14 February 1944 – 24 June 2018) was a Yugoslav football player and manager who played as a winger. At international level, he represented the Yugoslavia national team.

Playing career Club Pirmajer was born in Trbovlje in present-day Slovenia. At the time of his birth, Trbovlje was renamed Trifail by the occupying Nazi German forces. He moved with his family to Serbia to Srbobran in 1947. His football skills were spotted while he was in elementary school and he joined the youth-team of Elan Srbobran.

In summer 1967 Pirmajer returned to Novi Sad this time joining FK Vojvodina where he played further four seasons in Yugoslav top-flight. Afterwards, he played seasons abroad, in France, with Nîmes Olympique in League 1. During the 1974–75 winter break, Pirmajer returned to Yugoslavia and, aged 30, he joined his former club RFK Novi Sad playing with them until summer 1977 in the Yugoslav Second League.

Managerial career After retiring, Pirmajer became a coach and he worked at RFK Novi Sad, FK Jedinstvo Novi Bečej, FK Vojvodina, FK Elan Srbobran, FK Beograd, FK Sileks, FK Big Bull Bačinci and FK Bečej.

In January 2009, the Sports Association of the municipality of Srbobran gave Pirmajer a special award as recognition of him as the most successful sportsman from Srboobran and for his overall contribution for development of sport in the municipality. As well as being an excellent footballer, Pirmajer played also handball with RK Bačka, basketball with KK Akademik, and table tennis.

Death Pirmajer died on 24 June 2018 in Srbobran, Serbia at the age of 74.

Honours Novi Sad Yugoslav Second League

Partizan Yugoslav First League: 1964–65 European Cup: 1965–66 finalist