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British Serbs is a term used to describe Serbs and people of Serbian ancestry in the United Kingdom.[3][4] The 2001 UK Census recorded 31,244 people born in the former state of Serbia and Montenegro, which are now Serbia and Montenegro, regardless of ethnicity.[1] The Serbian Council of Great Britain estimates that there are 70,000 ethnic Serbs living in the UK.[2]
Notable British Serbs
- Alex Bogdanovic, British tennis player
- John Lukic, former Arsenal and Leeds United Goalkeeper
- Steve Ogrizovic, former Coventry City Goalkeeper
- Mel, Mike, and Shaun Pejic, Footballers
- Pete Vuckovic, Singer/Songwriter
- Stefan Koprivica, Young basketball player
References
- ^ a b "Country-of-birth database". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
- ^ a b "The Serbian Council of Great Britain". Serbian Council of Great Britain. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
- ^ Pryke, Sam (2003). "British Serbs and long distance nationalism" (PDF). Ethnic and Racial Studies. 26 (1): 152–172.
- ^ "Young Serbs in the UK". Serbian Council of Great Britain. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
