An explosive device was thrown into the yard of Yugoslav football great Dragan Stojkovic's family house but the blast caused no injuries or damages, local B92 television reported on Sunday.
Stojkovic said he was "shocked" by the incident in his hometown of Nis, in southern Serbia, that occurred while only his mother was in the house as he is presently in Japan where he coaches Nagoya Grampus.
"All this leaves a bitter taste," he told B92 but added it was hard for him to believe that he was the target of the attack that occurred late Thursday.
The 46-year-old Stojkovic, known by his nickname Piksi, was considered one of the former Yugoslavia's best football players. In January he was chased from a bar at the Red Star Belgrade stadium by the fans of the club that he headed from 2005 to 2007. After the incident, Stojkovic told journalists that he was never accepted by the fans, many of whom are known for hooliganism, while he was the Red Star Belgrade president since he did not allow them to "lead the club's politics."
Stojkovic was named one of the club's five best players ever. He started his career in his hometown with Radnicki Nis before joining Red Star Belgrade in 1986 for four seasons and then moved onto French giants Marseille with whom he won the 1993 Champions League trophy. He departed for Japan in 1994 and played almost 200 times for Nagoya Grampus before he retired in 2001.
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