Vito Knežević

Vito Knežević

Personal information
Full name	Vito Knežević
Date of birth	25 January 1956
Place of birth	SFR Yugoslavia
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
0000–1976	Norrby IF
1977–1988	Djurgårdens IF	236	(17)
1978–1991	Spårvägens FF
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Vito Knežević (born 25 January 1956) is a retired Swedish football defender who played most of his career for Allsvenskan club Djurgårdens IF.^[1]

Born in SFR Yugoslavia, Knežević came to Sweden with his family in 1960. The family settled in the city of Borås. Knežević began playing for Norrby IF and was considered to be one of Sweden's biggest talents when Djurgårdens IF paid 250,000 swedish krona and signed him in 1977. Knežević began his career as a sweeper, but later learned to play as both wingback and winger. He was best known for his tough style of playing.

References

1. Larsson, David. "Djurgårdens råskinn från 80-talet: "Jag älskade varje stund på Stadion"". fotbollskanalen.se. TV4 Group. Retrieved 12 April 2015.