Branislav "Bane" Sekulić (; 29 October 1906 – 24 September 1968) was a

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n football player and football manager.

Career

He began playing with the youth team of Javor Beograd before moving to Dušanovac. Being only 15 he became senior and the youngest but also best player at

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where he moved from Dušanovac along his brother Dragutin. SK Soko Beograd brought him next but he only played with the youth team while with them. Next he was spotted by SK Jugoslavija where he joined a generation of players such as Marjanović, Dragićević, Luburić and Đurić, winning with them the 1924 and 1925 Yugoslav Championships. He was characterised for having an impressive physical condition and for being very offensive, great sprinter, and having great ability for a center, besides being the owner of a powerful shot. His speciality was the volley shot which was curiously considered to be elegant and soft but very efficient. His talent was soon spotted by foreign clubs and he moved to France and later Switzerland where he represented SO Montpellier, Club Français,

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and Urania Genève Sport. When he returned to Yugoslavia he first joined SK Jugoslavija before moving to SK Jedinstvo Beograd. His healthy way of life allowed him to become one of the Yugoslav players with longest active playing career and to play with Jedinstvo in the championship until almost his 40s. He was part of the

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that reached the semi-finals of the

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. He coached Cibalia,

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in ...

, FC Fribourg, Switzerland,

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and SC Young Fellows Juventus.

Honours

Playing career: Club: ;SK Jugoslavija * Yugoslav Championship (2) **Champion: 1924, 1925 National team: ;

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*Semi-finals of the

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Career story
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