Ivan "Beli" Krstić (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Бели Крстић; 30 June 1980 – 29 May 2000) was a Serbian footballer who played for FK Radnički Niš.
Krstić started playing for Radnički at the age of 9, eventually joining the first team and becoming captain. at FK Radnički Niš official website, retrieved 29-9-2012 He also represented the Yugoslavia U21 national team.Godišnjica smrti Ivana Krstića Belog at juznevesti.com, 29-5-2012, retrieved 29-9-2012
On 29 May 2000, Krstić was struck by lightning during training and was killed instantly. He was 19 years old. In his honour, the youth academy of Radnički is named after him at FK Radnički Niš official website, retrieved 29-9-2012 and his shirt number 10 has been retired by the club.
See also
List of association footballers who died while playing
References