OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд,
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: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club'') is a
Serbia
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n professional
football
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club based in
Belgrade
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, more precisely in
Karaburma
Karaburma ( sr-cyr, Карабурма) is an urban neighborhood of the municipality of Palilula, Belgrade, Serbia. As of 2002, it has a population of 55,343 inhabitants.
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, an urban neighborhood of the municipality of
Palilula. It is part of the
OSD Beograd sport society.
All up, the club has won 5 national championships, in the following seasons: 1930–31, 1932–33, 1934–35, 1935–36, and 1938–39; the club won these titles under their old name of BSK (Beogradski Sport Klub). The club has been cup winners five times also, winning in the following seasons: 1934, 1953, 1955, 1961–62, and 1965–66.
The club has also recorded significant results in European competition, reaching the
1962–63 European Cup Winners' Cup semi-finals where they lost to
Tottenham Hotspur
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. They reached the
1972–73 UEFA Cup quarter-finals where they lost to
FC Twente
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.
History
The beginning
The club was founded in 1945 as Metalac but it is considered to be the successor of BSK one of the most prominent football clubs in
Kingdom of Serbia
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and later
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
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. It was also the most successful club between 1923 and 1941, with five national champion titles. BSK played its first game on 13 October 1911 against
Šumadija
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from
Kragujevac
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and won 8–1.
In 1945, after
World War II
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, the club was established under the name Metalac by some former members of BSK. This club carried the name until 1950, when it was renamed to BSK, but in the 1957 the name was altered into OFK (
Serbian Latin
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: Omladinski fudbalski klub, en, YFC – Youth Football Club)
Belgrade
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.
The golden era
A two-decade-long ''"Golden Era"'' began when the club won the Yugoslav Cup in
1953
Events
January
* January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma.
* January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo.
* January 14
** Marshal Josip Broz Tito i ...
. Three other Yugoslav Cup wins followed, in
1955
Events January
* January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama.
* January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut.
* January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
and the
1961–62 and
1965–66 seasons. The club was the
Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First Federal Football League ( Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...
runner-up twice, in 1954–55 and in 1965–66. In the meantime, the club had changed its name once again. In 1957, the club was named OFK Beograd, once again in an attempt to attract spectators to the stadium, especially younger ones who often opted for either Red Star or Partizan. In that time, the players played elegant football and therefore got the nickname of ''"Romantičari"''.
The 1960s and the first half of the 1970s were years of European glory. OFK Beograd had participated eight times in European competitions. Their biggest success came in the
1962–63 European Cup Winners' Cup season, playing in the semi-final against
Tottenham Hotspur
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, eventual champions. In the following ten years, teams such as
Napoli
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,
Feyenoord
Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called after its ...
,
Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...
, and
Juventus
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also lost to OFK Beograd.
The silent fall
The ''Romantičari'' were not able to take advantage of their success on the domestic and European scene. After several successful seasons, a sudden fall occurred. During the 1980s, the club often changed leagues from the First Division to the Second.
Modern era
In the summer of
2003
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, they were back in European competition. They played in the
UEFA Intertoto Cup
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. OFK defeated Estonian side
Narva Trans at home by the score of 6–1, but
UEFA
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cancelled the result because of a smoke bomb being thrown on the field during the game. Consequently, only the second leg result would count. OFK Beograd won in
Tallinn
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with a score of 5–3. They were eliminated in the second round by Czech club
1. FC Slovácko, with a score of 4–3.
The club was back on the European stage in 2004. They started playing in the second round of the Intertoto Cup and eliminated
Dinaburg
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. In the third round, OFK went on to play against
Tampere United
Tampere United is a Finnish football club from the city of Tampere. The club plays in Kakkonen, the third highest level of football in Finland.
The club had a team in Veikkausliiga, the premier football league in Finland, until the end of the ...
. OFK Beograd defeated their Finnish opponents and went on to play in the semifinals. They were eliminated by
Atlético Madrid
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losing the first leg 1–3 at home with
Aleksandar Simić scoring for OFK and
Fernando Torres
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,
Diego Simeone
Diego Pablo Simeone González (; ; born 28 April 1970, nicknamed El Cholo (), is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder; he has been the manager of Atlético Madrid since December 2011.
In his cl ...
and
Ariel Ibagaza
Ariel Miguel Santiago Ibagaza (born 27 October 1976) is an Argentine professional football manager and former player.
Nicknamed ''El Caño'', his usual position was attacking midfielder, and he was well known for his technique and vision.
He sp ...
scoring for Atlético, losing the second leg 2–0 in Madrid meant OFK were eliminated 1–5 on aggregate. Even though OFK were eliminated it was seen as an honour and a return to the club's glory days to have a European powerhouse such as Atlético play at
Omladinski stadion
Omladinski stadion ( sr-cyr, Омладински стадион, Youth's Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Belgrade, Serbia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of OFK Beograd. The stadium is capable of ...
with world class talents such as Torres and Simeone.
In 2005, the club entered the
UEFA Cup
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in the second round of qualifying losing to
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
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on the
away goals rule
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. In 2006, the club faced French side
Auxerre
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in the
UEFA Cup
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. In the first game, in Belgrade, OFK defeated their opponents by the score of 1–0 a goal from centre-back
Miloš Bajalica in the 31st minute of play proving the difference, a great result considering Auxerre was then one of France's strongest clubs. In the second game OFK Beograd lost 5–1 with the result standing at 2–1 for Auxerre with ten minutes to play, a result which would see OFK Beograd eliminate Auxerre. However, the young OFK team capitulated in the last ten minutes of play conceding three goals and were eliminated 5–2 on aggregate. In the 2010 Europa League, OFK beat
Torpedo Zhodino of Belarus 3–2 on aggregate and went on to play
Galatasaray
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where they lost 7–3 on aggregate, coming back from two-nil down to draw 2–2 with late goals been scored by
Miloš Krstić and
Nenad Injac in Turkey against Galatasaray but ultimately losing the second leg 1–5 at home with
Danilo Nikolić scoring the only goal for OFK.
OFK Beograd were relegated from the
Serbian SuperLiga
The Serbian Super League ( sr, Супер лига Србије / Super liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet Super League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Супер лига / Mozzart Bet Super liga) for sponsorship reasons, is a Serbian profes ...
after finishing fifteenth in the
2015–16 season. The next season saw relegation from the
2016–17 Serbian First League after finishing bottom of the table. The club played in the
Serbian League Belgrade
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in the 2017–18 season (their first season in the Serbian third tier), finishing in second place behind
Žarkovo
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who were promoted to the Serbian second tier.
In November 2018 the "Klub prijatelja OFK Beograda" was formed (trans. "Club of Friends of OFK Beograd") with the goal of saving the club from becoming extinct and helping the club through its most difficult times. The KPO is made up of loyal fans who want to see OFK return to its former glories competing at the very top of the first tier of Serbian football.
In their second year in the Serbian third division, OFK finished in fifth position on 46 points, The club did manage to win the Belgrade Cup though but
Graficar were promoted to the second division, meaning OFK would compete for a third successive year in the Serbian third tier.
In the 2019–20 season, OFK commenced their third successive season in the Serbian third tier with hiring former accomplished player
Stevica Kuzmanovski
Stevica Kuzmanovski (; born 16 November 1962) is a Macedonian football manager and former player.
Playing career
During his career that spanned from the early 1980s to the early 2000s, Kuzmanovski played for Partizan, Pelister, OFK Beograd (thr ...
as coach. On 25 September 2019, in the last 32 of the Serbian Cup, OFK faced their city rivals FK Rad and won 3–2 with two goals from Andreja Lazović and one goal from Stefan Janković. This was considered quite a success as OFK where at this time in the Serbian third division and FK Rad in the Serbian top division the SuperLiga.
COVID-19
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Pandemic resulted in the season coming to a halt for clubs in the third division Belgrade league, OFK finished the season in a disappointing 3rd place. The eventual champions were
IMT who were promoted to the Serbian First League (Second Division of the Serbian football pyramid), another hammer blow for OFK as a 4th consecutive season in the Serbian 3rd tier would come in season 2020–21 for a club barely surviving financially.
Honours
Domestic
League
*
Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First Federal Football League ( Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...
:* Winners (5):
1930–31,
1932–33,
1934–35,
1935–36,
1938–39
:* Runners-up (6):
1927,
1929
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,
1937–38,
1939–40,
1954–55,
1963–64
Cups
*
Yugoslav Cup
The Yugoslav Cup ( hr, Pokal Jugoslavije; sr, Куп Југославије; sl, Pokal Jugoslavije, mk, Куп на Југославија), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Kup kralja Aleksandra, ...
:* Winners (5): 1934,
1953
Events
January
* January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma.
* January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo.
* January 14
** Marshal Josip Broz Tito i ...
,
1955
Events January
* January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama.
* January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut.
* January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
,
1961–62,
1965–66
*
Serbia and Montenegro Cup
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:* Runners-up:
2005–06
European
*
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
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:* Semi-finals:
1962–63
*
UEFA Cup
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:* Quarter-finals:
1972–73
*
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
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:* Semi-finals:
1958–60
Unofficial
*
Serbian Championship
:* Winners:
1919–20,
1920–21
*
Serbian League
The Serbian League () is the third level football league in Serbia. It consists of four groups, namely Belgrade, East, Vojvodina, and West. The winner of each group earns promotion to the Serbian First League.
History
1992–1995
In the summer of ...
(top level between 1940 and 1944)
:* Winners:
1939–40,
1940–41,
1942–43, 1943–44
:* Runners-up: 1941–42
* People's Republic of Serbia League (Belgrade championship)
** Winners: 1945
*
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Cup (Serb region only)
** Winners: 1941
European competitions
Before
UEFA
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was founded (in 1954), OFK Beograd, under the name of Beogradski Sport Klub (BSK), participated in
Mitropa Cup
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, the first really international European football competition. The club competed for five seasons without a big success, usually stopped by teams from Hungary, the major football power at the time. In
UEFA
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competitions, OFK Beograd played 16 seasons, the biggest success being reaching the semifinals of the
1962–63 European Cup Winners' Cup.
UEFA competitions summary
Youth system
![Ivanovic 2](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Ivanovic_2.JPG)
OFK Beograd's youth system has a reputation as one of the best in the history of Serbian football. In its 107 years of existence, it produced and promoted hundreds of players who played not just for the club, but for the national team as well. Among these players are the likes of
Josip Skoblar
Josip Skoblar (born 12 March 1941) is a Croatian former professional football player and manager. He was primarily a forward, and also capable of playing on both wings.
He played for Zadar, OFK Belgrade, Hannover 96, Marseille and NK Rijeka. W ...
,
Spasoje Samardžić
Spasoje "Paja" Samardžić (Serbian Cyrillic: Спасоје Паја Самарџић; born 20 May 1942) is a Serbian retired football winger and manager.
Playing career International
With two games for the young team (1959) and one for the ...
,
Ilija Petković
Ilija Petković ( sr-Cyrl, Илија Петковић, ; 22 September 1945 – 27 June 2020) was a Serbian footballer and manager.
Petković was capped 43 times for Yugoslavia, participating in the 1968 European Football Championship, and in ...
,
Slobodan Santrač
Slobodan Santrač (, ; 1 July 1946 – 13 February 2016) was a Serbian football manager and player. He is the all-time top scorer of the Yugoslav First League with a total of 218 goals, as well as the top scorer in the history of OFK Beograd. A ...
,
Dragoslav Stepanović
Dragoslav Stepanović ( sr-Cyrl, Драгослав Степановић, ; born 30 August 1948) is a Serbian retired football player and coach.
Club career
Stepanović made his name with OFK Beograd where he was a right back fixture for 11 ye ...
,
Mitar Mrkela
Mitar Mrkela (Serbian Cyrillic: Mитap Mpкeлa; born 10 July 1965 in Belgrade) is a retired Serbian football player, who was a member of the Yugoslavian team that won the bronze medal at the Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics, 1984 Summer Olym ...
,
Saša Ćurčić
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As a player, he was a midfielder who notably played in the Premier League fo ...
,
Duško Tošić
Duško Tošić ( sr-Cyrl, Душко Тошић, ; born 19 January 1985) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Club career Early career
Born in Zrenjanin, Tošić began his career in his native Serbia playing for ...
,
Branislav Ivanović,
Aleksandar Kolarov
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, and many others.
Since OFK Beograd's existence, attention was always turned to the younger categories of players. Recently, the club has built a new private training center, comprising eight playing fields along with training equipment with the newest technology.
A youth school was created with 150 players born between 1996 and 1999. There are also seven competitive teams for which more than 170 players are playing. The youth system compromises around 20 highly qualified coaches who are all specialized in certain areas of the game. Most of the coaches are former players who spent years at the club and who also went through the same youth system. Several physios are also present and are equipped with the newest technology for their work.
Rivals
OFK's biggest rivals are
FK Rad from the Belgrade suburb of
Banjica
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Location
Banjica is located 5-6 kilomet ...
. It is known as the small Belgrade derby. In the mid-2000s in a game between the two clubs in the last game of the season OFK scored a last minute equalizer against Rad meaning Rad were relegated for the first time in almost twenty-five years. In the following season when OFK were playing in the Intertoto Cup Rad fans threw a number of flares from outside the stadium forcing UEFA to award the game 3–0 against OFK even though OFK won the game 6–1 against Estonian club Narva Trans.
Other rivals to a much lesser degree include
FK Crvena zvezda
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 Association football, foot ...
and
FK Partizan
Fudbalski klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Партизан, ; en, Partizan Football Club), sometimes known as Partizan Belgrade in English, is a Serbia, Serbian professional football club (association football), football ...
.
After being relegated to
Serbian League Belgrade
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OFK have a bitter rivalry with
FK Zemun
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History
Immediately after the end of the Second Wo ...
.
Supporters
OFK Beograd's fans are commonly known as Plava Unija (The Blue Union) since 1994. When Beogradski Sportski Klub (BSK) was founded in 1911, the club which dominated the fields of the
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
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developed a significant fan base. Throughout the several wars that took place since the founding of BSK, the club's turbulent history has produced adverse effects on the average attendance of today's matches in which OFK Beograd plays.
An organized group appeared for the first time in 1984 under the name of "Blue Thunders". The group lived under that name until 1990. When they were influenced by the rise of nationalism in
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...
, they change their name to "Sokolovi" (The Falcons). The group officially collapsed in 1993 about a year after
UN sanctions were put on
FR Yugoslavia
Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup
A relationship breakup, breakup, or ...
. The fans' love towards the club was certainly not forgotten and in 1994 a new group is founded – Blue Union Belgrade. The name remains the title of OFK Beograd's main group of ultras.
OFK Beograd's fans have been known to be resistant of past regimes. In the 1990s,
Milicionar, a pro-regime police-backed team, entered the first division. When OFK Beograd first played against them, the OFK fans reacted with creation of a banner which bore the message "Goal Against the Regime." Among other things, members of Plava Unija also reinstated the old ex-Yugoslav firms habit of finding local home crews when their team was on away matches, no matter which Serbian town or city was in question.
Plava Unija fostered a friendship with
Voždovac
Voždovac ( sr-cyr, Вождовац, ) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade. According to the 2011 census results, the municipality has a population of 158,213 inhabitants.
The municipality is located in the south-central part of the urban ...
's fans, "Invalidi" while the club still played in Yugoslavia's second tier from 1996 to 1998. That friendship still remains to this day. OFK Beograd is also known to be supported by fans of
Dynamo Moscow
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and
Anorthosis Famagusta
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.
Team kits
The
Official team kit is currently produced by
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sports apparel company
Joma
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.
Players
Current squad
UEFA competitions
* Qualified for Europe in 14 seasons
''(2 in European Cup Winners' Cup, 9 in Europa League/UEFA Cup/Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, 3 in Intertoto Cup)''
Notable former players
:To appear in this section a player must have played at least one international match for their national team at any time.
;Yugoslavia
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Milorad Arsenijević
Milorad Arsenijević ( sr-cyr, Милорад Арсенијевић; 6 June 1906 – 18 March 1987) was a Serbian football player and manager. He was part of Yugoslavia's team at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Biography
He was born in Smederevo and ...
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August Bivec
August Bivec (30 September 1909 – 22 June 1987) was a Croatian football player and coach.
Playing career Club
Born in Vrbovec, a town located about 30 kilometers north-east of Zagreb, he started playing in 1925 in the youth team of HŠK Gra ...
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Radivoj Božić
Radivoj Božić (; 26 January 1912 – 1948) was a Yugoslavian international footballer. After finishing his football career he became a military pilot in the Royal Yugoslav Air Force and during the Second World War for the Yugoslav Partisans.
C ...
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Vojin Božović
Vojin "Škoba" Božović (Cyrillic: Војин Божовић; 1 January 1913 – 19 April 1983) was a Yugoslav and Montenegrin football player and manager.
Playing career Club
He was among the best players in the history of Montenegro and one ...
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Ljubiša Đorđević
Ljubiša Đorđević (19 June 1906 – 2 November 1944) was a Serbian footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He was executed for supposed collaboration with Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany (lit. " ...
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Milorad Dragićević
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Prvoslav Dragićević
Prvoslav Dragićević (Serbian Cyrillic: Првослав Дpaгићeвић, March 4, 1914 – December 27, 1974) was a Serbian football manager and former player.
Playing career
Club career
Dragićević played at SK Jedinstvo Beograd and B ...
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Ernest Dubac
Ernest Dubac (15 February 1914 – 27 February 1985) was a Croatian and Yugoslav professional football player and football manager.
Club career
Born in Osijek, Dubac started his career with Hajduk Osijek before moving to JŠK Slavija Osijek. ...
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Franjo Glaser
Franjo Glaser (surname sometimes written ''Glazer''; 7 January 1913 – 1 March 2003) was a Croatian football goalkeeper and football manager. He is the only Yugoslav footballer who won national titles before and after the Second World War, wit ...
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Svetislav Glišović
Svetislav Glišović (Serbian Cyrillic: Светислав Глишовић; 17 September 1913 – 10 March 1988) was a Serbian international football player and manager.
Club career
Glišović played in the youth team of SK Soko before becomin ...
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Ivan Jazbinšek
Ivan Jazbinšek (9 August 1914 – 28 June 1996) was a Croatian footballer of Slovenian origin who played as a defender.
Club career
Jazbinšek started his career with Zagreb
Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital and largest city of Croatia. It ...
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Bruno Knežević
Bruno Knežević (12 March 1915 – 26 March 1982) was a Croatian footballer. He was president of the Football Federation of Croatia, a subassociation of the Football Federation of Yugoslavia, from 1968 to 1971.
International career
He made h ...
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Andreja Kojić
Andreja "Andrica" Kojić (; 28 August 1896 – 7 July 1952) was a Serbian footballer. He was part of the first generation of Serbian footballers and was a forward known for his technical skills, strong shot with both legs and extreme elegance in ...
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Gustav Lechner
Gustav Lechner (17 February 1913 – 5 February 1987) was a footballer who represented both the Yugoslavian and Croatian national sides.
Club career
Born in Osijek and nicknamed ''Lembika'',
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Petar Manola
Petar Manola (; born 28 February 1918 – 2004) was a Bosnian Serb footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Born in Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina, then still part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, he started his career in Slavija ...
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Blagoje Marjanović
Blagoje "Moša" Marjanović ( sr-Cyrl, Благоје "Моша" Марјановић, ; 9 September 1907 – 1 October 1984) was a Serbian football player and manager.
Early life
Born to merchant father Dimitrije and housewife mother Sofija, yo ...
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Milorad Mitrović
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Milorad Nikolić
Milorad Nikolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милорад Николић; 23 July 1920 – 12 September 2006) was a Serbian football player.
Born in Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, he is remembered as one of the most talented young players that played ...
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Branimir Porobić
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Predrag Radovanović
Predrag Radovanović () (27 March 1911 – 1 August 1964) was a Serbian footballer and coach.
Nicknamed "Pegi", he was born in Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia. He began playing in the youth team of BSK Belgrade in 1928. In 1930 he debuted for t ...
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Janko Rodin
Janko Rodin (17 February 1900 – 14 September 1974) was a Croatian footballer and later president of HNK Hajduk Split.
Career
Born in Kaštel Lukšić,
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Nikola Simić
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Kuzman Sotirović
Kuzman Sotirović ( mk, Kузман Сотировиќ, sr-Cyrl, Kузман Coтировић; 16 October 1908 – 25 July 1990) was a Yugoslav football forward. In some sources, he is referred to as Kuzman Sotirovski (). He was part of Yugosl ...
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Slavko Šurdonja
Slavko Šurdonja (1 October 1912 – 8 January 1943) was a Croatian football player who appeared for Yugoslavia in international competitions.
Club career
He was famous as being a big, strong forward, with great ball control, excellent shot and ...
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Aleksandar Tirnanić
Aleksandar "Tirke" Tirnanić ( sr-Cyrl, Александар "Тирке" Тирнанић; 15 July 1910 – 13 December 1992) was a Yugoslav football (soccer), football player and manager.
Early life and beginnings
Born in the central Serbian sm ...
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Dragomir Tošić
Dragomir "Dragan" Tošić (8 November 1909 – 20 June 1985) was a Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jug ...
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Svetislav Valjarević
Svetislav Valjarević (; 9 July 1911 – 22 September 1996) was a Serbian footballer.
Career
He started playing in the youth team of BSK Belgrade, however when he graduated the Military Academy, he was sent to service to Zagreb in 1930 where he j ...
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Đorđe Vujadinović
Đorđe "Đokica Nosonja" Vujadinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђорђе Вујадиновић; 29 November 1909 – 5 October 1990) was a Serbian international football player and manager.
Career
He was born in Kolari, a suburb of Smederevo, but s ...
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Sava Antić
Sava Antić (Serbian Cyrillic: Сава Антић; 1 March 1930 – 26 July 1998) was a Serbian football player and manager.
Biography
He won the Yugoslav Cup 3 times, in 1953, 1955, and 1962, being the scorer in all the 3 cup finals. He starte ...
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Slobodan Batričević
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Petar Borota
Petar Borota ( sr-Cyrl, Петар Борота, ; 5 March 1952 – 12 February 2010) was a Serbian footballer who played as a goalkeeper, most notably for Serbian clubs OFK Beograd and Partizan and English club Chelsea.
In addition to great go ...
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Srđan Čebinac
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Dragan Gugleta
Dragan Gugleta (; born 17 July 1941) is a Serbian former football manager and player.
Club career
Between 1962 and 1967, Gugleta spent five seasons with OFK Beograd, amassing over 100 appearances in the Yugoslav First League. He was also a regul ...
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Stanoje Jocić
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Miodrag Jovanović
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Tomislav Kaloperović
Tomislav Kaloperović (; 31 January 1932 – 15 January 2002) was a Yugoslav and Serbian footballer and coach.
External links
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Tomislav Kaloperovićat the Serbia national football team
The Serbia national football team ( sr, Фудба ...
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Srboljub Krivokuća
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Frane Matošić
Frane Matošić (25 November 1918 – 29 October 2007) was a Croatian football player and coach who played as a striker. He is regarded as one of Hajduk Split's greatest players and he is the club's all-time leading goalscorer.
Playing career ...
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Miloš Milutinović
Miloš Milutinović ( sr-Cyrl, Милош Милутиновић; 5 February 1933 – 28 January 2003) was a Serbian professional footballer and manager from Yugoslavia.
Milutinović is regarded as one of the most talented players in his country ...
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Mitar Mrkela
Mitar Mrkela (Serbian Cyrillic: Mитap Mpкeлa; born 10 July 1965 in Belgrade) is a retired Serbian football player, who was a member of the Yugoslavian team that won the bronze medal at the Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics, 1984 Summer Olym ...
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Srđan Mrkušić
Srđan Mrkušić (May 26, 1915 – October 30, 2007) was a Serbian football goalkeeper, legendary "third back" and forestry engineer.
With a long professional football career that spanned more than two decades, he is known for representing Yugosl ...
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Ilija Petković
Ilija Petković ( sr-Cyrl, Илија Петковић, ; 22 September 1945 – 27 June 2020) was a Serbian footballer and manager.
Petković was capped 43 times for Yugoslavia, participating in the 1968 European Football Championship, and in ...
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Petar Radenković
Petar Radenković (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар Paдeнкoвић; born 1 October 1934) is a retired Serbian football goalkeeper who also played for the Yugoslavia national team. He also goes by the name Perica. He is mostly known for his spell ...
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Spasoje Samardžić
Spasoje "Paja" Samardžić (Serbian Cyrillic: Спасоје Паја Самарџић; born 20 May 1942) is a Serbian retired football winger and manager.
Playing career International
With two games for the young team (1959) and one for the ...
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Slobodan Santrač
Slobodan Santrač (, ; 1 July 1946 – 13 February 2016) was a Serbian football manager and player. He is the all-time top scorer of the Yugoslav First League with a total of 218 goals, as well as the top scorer in the history of OFK Beograd. A ...
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Dragoslav Šekularac
Dragoslav Šekularac ( sr-Cyrl, Драгослав Шекуларац, ; 8 November 1937 – 5 January 2019) was a Serbian professional footballer and coach.
Nicknamed Šeki, he was quick and crafty with the ball, displaying creative skills which ...
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Vasilije Šijaković
Vasilije Šijaković (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Bacилиje Шиjaкoвић; 31 July 1929 – 10 November 2003) was a Montenegrin footballer. He played at two World Cup Finals tournaments for Yugoslavia.
Club career
At club level, he played for ...
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Josip Skoblar
Josip Skoblar (born 12 March 1941) is a Croatian former professional football player and manager. He was primarily a forward, and also capable of playing on both wings.
He played for Zadar, OFK Belgrade, Hannover 96, Marseille and NK Rijeka. W ...
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Dragoslav Stepanović
Dragoslav Stepanović ( sr-Cyrl, Драгослав Степановић, ; born 30 August 1948) is a Serbian retired football player and coach.
Club career
Stepanović made his name with OFK Beograd where he was a right back fixture for 11 ye ...
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Lazar Tasić
Lazar Tasić (Serbian Cyrillic: Лазар Тасић; 5 April 1931 – 16 May 2003) was a Serbian football player.
He played 13 matches for the Yugoslavia national team scoring once.
He managed Vefa
Vefa is part of the district of Fatih ...
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Nikoslav Bjegović
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Saša Ćurčić
Saša Ćurčić (Serbian Cyrillic: Саша Ћурчић; born 14 February 1972) is a Serbian former professional footballer, coach and reality television personality.
As a player, he was a midfielder who notably played in the Premier League fo ...
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Petar Divić
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Nenad Jestrović
Nenad Jestrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Јестровић; born 9 May 1976) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Jestrović started his playing career with Radnički Obrenovac in the early 1 ...
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Đorđe Jokić
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Miloš Kolaković
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Aleksandar Kristić
Aleksandar Kristić (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Кристић; born 5 October 1970) is a Serbian former international footballer. He won the last edition of the Yugoslav First League in 1992. He also played twice in Serie A for Saler ...
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Nenad Lalatović
Nenad Lalatović (, ; born 22 December 1977) is a Serbian professional football manager and former player. He is currently coaching the team Radnički Niš.
Club career
Lalatović came through the youth system of hometown club Red Star Belgra ...
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Milan Obradović
Milan Obradović ( sr-Cyrl, Милан Обрадовић, ; born 3 August 1977) is a Serbian football manager and former professional player who played as a defender.
Club career
Obradović made his senior debut with Radnički Beograd in th ...
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Dušan Petković
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Gordan Petrić
Gordan Petrić (; born 30 July 1969) is a Serbian football manager and former player who is the manager of Serbian SuperLiga club Partizan.
Club career
Petrić made his senior debut with OFK Beograd in the 1985–86 season, as the club suffer ...
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Saša Petrović
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Mihajlo Pjanović
Mihajlo Pjanović (; born 13 February 1977) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
Pjanović started his senior career with Javor Ivanjica, before moving to OFK Beograd. He earned himself a transfer to Red Star Belg ...
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Dejan Rađenović
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Saša Stevanović
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Boris Vasković
Boris Vasković (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: Борис Васковић; born 14 September 1975) is a Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder.
Whi ...
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Aleksandar Živković
;Serbia
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Nikola Aksentijević
Nikola Aksentijević (; born 9 March 1993) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Radnički Niš.
Club career
Aksentijević started playing football with hometown club Radnički Kragujevac. He later joined the youth ...
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Stefan Babović
Stefan Babović (Serbian Cyrillic: Стефан Бабовић; born 7 January 1987) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a deep-lying playmaker. He is the current chief operations officer (COO) of Victoria Group.
During h ...
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Nikola Beljić
Nikola Beljić (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Бељић; born 14 May 1983) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a winger.
Club career
Beljić came through the youth system at Red Star Belgrade. He was later sent on loans to Budu ...
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Jovan Damjanović
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Aleksandar Ignjovski
Aleksandar Ignjovski ( sr-cyrl, Александар Игњовски; born 27 January 1991) is a Serbian professional association football, footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or right-back.
Club career
Born in Belgrade, Socialist R ...
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Radiša Ilić
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Branislav Ivanović
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Aleksandar Jevtić
Aleksandar Jevtić ( sr-Cyrl, Aлекcaндap Jeвтић, ; born 30 March 1985) is a Serbian retired football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ' ...
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Andrija Kaluđerović
Andrija Kaluđerović (; born 5 July 1987) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Grafičar Beograd.
Club career
On 13 December 2003, aged 16, Kaluđerović made his senior debut for OFK Beograd under manager Stevica ...
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Aleksandar Kolarov
Aleksandar Kolarov (; born 10 November 1985) is a Serbian former professional footballer. Although primarily a left-back, Kolarov could also operate as a centre-back and anywhere along the left flank and was known for his overlapping attacking r ...
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Ognjen Koroman
Ognjen Koroman (, ; born 19 September 1978) is a Serbian football manager and former professional player.
As a player, he represented Serbia and Montenegro at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Club career
After coming through the youth systems Željez ...
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Nenad Krstičić
Nenad Krstičić (born 3 July 1990) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serbian club Red Star Belgrade. He debuted for the Serbia national team in 2013.
Club career Early career and cancer diagnosis
Krstičić beg ...
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Milan Lukač
Milan Lukač (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Лукач; born 4 October 1985) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Partizan.
Club career
Lukač started his career in the team FK Mladost from Bački Jarak, with whom ...
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Milovan Milović
Milovan Milović (; born 24 October 1980) is a Serbian football manager and former player. He is the manager of Javor Ivanjica.
Throughout his playing career, Milović made over 400 appearances for Javor Ivanjica across all competitions.
Club ...
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Aleksandar Paločević
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Slobodan Rajković
Slobodan Rajković ( sr-cyr, Слободан Рајковић, ; born 3 February 1989) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Hungarian club MTK Budapest.
Club career
Born in Belgrade, Rajković started his career ...
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Milan Rodić
Milan Rodić ( sr-Cyrl, Милан Родић, ; born 2 April 1991) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Red Star Belgrade and the Serbia national football team.
Club career OFK Beograd
Rodić played his first profes ...
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Bojan Šaranov
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Stefan Šćepović
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Vojislav Stanković
Vojislav Stanković ( Serbian Cyrillic: Војислав Станковић; born 22 September 1987) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Azerbaijani club Neftçi Baku. He can operate as either a left or central defender.
Club ca ...
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Ivan Stevanović
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Duško Tošić
Duško Tošić ( sr-Cyrl, Душко Тошић, ; born 19 January 1985) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Club career Early career
Born in Zrenjanin, Tošić began his career in his native Serbia playing for ...
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Aleksandar Trišović
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Veseljko Trivunović
Veseljko Trivunović (; born 13 January 1980) is a Serbian football manager and player.
Club career
Trivunović came through the youth system of Red Star Belgrade, but failed to make his official first team debut. He instead went on loans to sev ...
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Saša Zdjelar
;Australia
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Branko Buljevic
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Milan Ivanović
Milan Ivanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Ивановић, ; born 21 December 1960 in Sivac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a former Serbian Australian football (soccer) player. He also played for Australian national team.
Club career
Ivan ...
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Doug Utjesenovic
;Austria
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Sándor Nemes
;Azerbaijan
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Branimir Subašić
Branimir Subašić ( sr-Cyrl, Бранимир Субашић, az, Branimir Subaşiç; born 7 April 1982) is a Serbian-born retired Azerbaijani footballer who played as a striker.
During his 18 year professional career, Subasic played for 15 cl ...
;Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Faruk Hujdurović
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Petar Jelić
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Đorđe Kamber
Đorđe Kamber ( sr-Cyrl, Ђорђе Камбер; born 20 November 1983) is a Bosnian footballer currently playing for Budapest Honvéd.
Club career
He has previously played with Serbian lower leagues clubs FK Zastava Kragujevac, FK Remont Ča ...
;Bulgaria
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Blagoy Simeonov
;Cameroon
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Aboubakar Oumarou
Aboubakar Oumarou (born 4 January 1987) is a Cameroonian professional footballer. He is most often deployed as a forward. Having started his professional career in China, he has played in four different Serbian clubs. Oumarou has been capped by ...
;Cyprus
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Milenko Špoljarić
Milenko Špoljarić (; born 24 January 1967) is a football manager and a former Cypriot international football midfielder.
Club career
Born in Belišće, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia, Špoljarić played for Yugoslav First League clubs NK Osijek ...
;France
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Ivan Bek
Ivan "Ivica" Bek (; 29 October 1909 – 2 June 1963), also known as Yvan Beck, was a Serbian football player.
He was part of Yugoslavia's team at the 1928 Summer Olympics and at the 1930 FIFA World Cup.
Club career
Bek was born to a German fat ...
;Kazakhstan
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Nenad Erić
Nenad Erić ( sr-cyr, Ненад Ерић; born 26 May 1982) is a Serbian-born Kazakh goalkeeper who last played and captained Astana in the Kazakhstan Premier League.
Career Club
On 2 March 2021, Astana confirmed that Erić had left the club af ...
;Latvia
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Oļegs Karavajevs
Oļegs Karavajevs (13 February 1961 – 6 October 2020) was a Latvian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was the goalkeeper who made the most appearances for Latvia national team during the 1990s.
Club career
Born in Barnau ...
;Lithuania
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Kęstutis Ruzgys
Kęstutis Ruzgys (born 15 September 1962) is a retired Lithuanian football forward who played in Soviet Union, Baltic states, Yugoslavia and Germany during his professional career.
Ruzgys was born in Klaipėda. He played with FK Žalgiris Viln ...
;North Macedonia
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Aleksandar Bajevski
Aleksandar Bajevski ( mk, Александар Бајевски, born 8 December 1979) is a Macedonian international footballer who has retired from professional football in 2012, after a short spell at FK Radnički Niš in Serbian SuperLiga.
...
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Filip Despotovski
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Boban Grnčarov
Boban Grncharov ( mk, Бобан Грнчаров; born 12 August 1982) is a Republic of Macedonia, Macedonian retired Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football), central defender.
Club career OFK Beograd ...
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Hristijan Kirovski
Hristijan Kirovski ( mk, Христијан Кировски; born 12 October 1985) is a Macedonian footballer who currently plays as a forward for Skopje in the Macedonian Second Football League.
Career Club
Kirovski began playing football wit ...
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Bojan Markoski
Bojan Markoski ( mk, Бојан Маркоски; born 8 August 1983) is a retired Macedonian football defender. He is currently the assistant manager of AEL Limassol.
Club career
He previously played with Macedonian clubs FK Cementarnica 55 ...
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Darko Micevski
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Angelko Panov
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Ostoja Stjepanović
;Malta
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Nenad Veselji
;Montenegro
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Vladan Adžić
Vladan Adžić (; born 5 July 1987) is a Montenegrin professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, centre-back for FK Budućnost Podgorica, Budućnost.
Club career
Born in Cetinje, Adž ...
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Marko Baša
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Dragan Bogavac
Dragan Bogavac ( Cyrillic: Драган Богавац; born 7 April 1980) is a retired Montenegrin professional footballer who played as a striker and winger.
Club career
Bogavac started his career in the Serbia and Montenegro lower leagues w ...
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Vladimir Božović
Vladimir Božović (, ; born 13 November 1981) is a professional footballer who plays for Sušica. He earned 42 international caps for Montenegro between 2007 and 2014.
Club career
Born in Peć, mondern day Kosovo, Božović moved to Kragujevac a ...
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Miodrag Džudović
Miodrag Džudović (Serbian Cyrillic: Миодраг Џудовић; born 6 September 1979) is a Montenegrin football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is manager of Budućnost Podgorica.
After retiring in 2014, he went i ...
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Petar Grbić
Petar Grbić (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Петар Грбић; born 7 August 1988) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who currently playing for FK Budućnost Podgorica.
Club career Mogren
In 2008, Grbić joined FK Mogren from Budva. At the ti ...
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Igor Ivanović
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Marko Janković
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Mladen Kašćelan
Mladen Kašćelan ( Cyrillic: Mлaдeн Kaшћeлaн, born 13 February 1983) is a Montenegrin footballer who plays as midfielder in Russia for FC Baltika Kaliningrad.
Playing career Club
In August 2011, he was loaned to ŁKS Łódź on a one-ye ...
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Ivan Kecojević
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Nemanja Nikolić
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Mitar Novaković
Mitar Novaković ( Cyrillic: Митар Новаковић; born 27 September 1981) is a Montenegrin retired footballer who played as a central midfielder. Internationally, Novaković represented Montenegro, making 25 appearances between 2007 and ...
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Milorad Peković
Milorad "Peko" Peković ( Montenegrin and sr-cyr, Милорад "Пеко" Пековић; born 5 August 1977) is a Montenegrin former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his club career in Germany and represe ...
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Milan Purović
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Ivan Vuković
Ivan Vuković (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Иван Вуковић, born 9 February 1987) is a retired Montenegrin football forward who was last played for FK Iskra Danilovgrad. He is best known for his abilities as a striker but can also play as a su ...
;Romania
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Svetozar Popović
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Rudolf Wetzer
;Slovakia
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Ján Podhradský
Ján Podhradský (31 August 1917 – 15 December 1998) is a former Slovakia, Slovak association football, footballer who played in Yugoslavia and Slovakia.
Club career
He was born during World War I in the town of Kisač,[Khalid Aucho
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Aucho has played football in various clubs, such as Jinj ...]
;United States
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Ilija Mitić
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''For the list of current and former players with Wikipedia article, please see:
:OFK Beograd players.''
Coaching history
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Toni Szabó (1923–24)
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Adolf Engel (1927–29)[BSK Beograd](_blank)
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Sándor Nemes (1930)
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Adolf Engel (1930–31)
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Nikola Simić (1931–32)
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Sándor Nemes (1932–34)
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Nikola Simić (1934)
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Josef Uridil
Josef Uridil (nicknamed ''Pepi, der Tank'') (24 December 1895 – 20 May 1962), was an Austrian footballer and coach.
Biography
Pepi Uridil, third son of the taylor Kajetan Uridil, was born on Christmas Eve 1895 in the Vienna suburb of Ottakri ...
(1935)
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Sándor Nemes (1935–39)
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István Mészáros (1939–40)
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Svetozar Popović (1941)Svetozar Popović profile
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* Boško Ralić
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Playing career
Ralić has spent ...
(1946–47)
* Ljubiša Broćić
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Biography
Over the course of his career he was at the helm of some of the top European sides: PSV Eindhoven, Juventus, ...
(1947–50)
* Milovan Ćirić
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(1951–53)
* Blagoje Marjanović
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Early life
Born to merchant father Dimitrije and housewife mother Sofija, yo ...
(1953–56)
* Vojin Božović
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Playing career Club
He was among the best players in the history of Montenegro and one ...
(1956–58)
* Vojin Božović
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Playing career Club
He was among the best players in the history of Montenegro and one ...
(1959–60)
* Đorđe Vujadinović
Đorđe "Đokica Nosonja" Vujadinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђорђе Вујадиновић; 29 November 1909 – 5 October 1990) was a Serbian international football player and manager.
Career
He was born in Kolari, a suburb of Smederevo, but s ...
(1960–61)
* Milovan Ćirić
Milovan Ćirić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милован Ћирић; 12 February 1918 – 14 October 1986) was a Serbian football coach and former player. He was the last player to captain SK Jugoslavija and the first captain of Red Star Belgrade (1945 ...
(1961–63)
* Mile Kos
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& Sava Antić
Sava Antić (Serbian Cyrillic: Сава Антић; 1 March 1930 – 26 July 1998) was a Serbian football player and manager.
Biography
He won the Yugoslav Cup 3 times, in 1953, 1955, and 1962, being the scorer in all the 3 cup finals. He starte ...
(1963–64)
* Milovan Ćirić
Milovan Ćirić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милован Ћирић; 12 February 1918 – 14 October 1986) was a Serbian football coach and former player. He was the last player to captain SK Jugoslavija and the first captain of Red Star Belgrade (1945 ...
(1964–65)
* Dunja Milić (1965–66)
* Dunja Milić & Miloš Milutinović
Miloš Milutinović ( sr-Cyrl, Милош Милутиновић; 5 February 1933 – 28 January 2003) was a Serbian professional footballer and manager from Yugoslavia.
Milutinović is regarded as one of the most talented players in his country ...
(1966–67)
* Žarko Mihajlović
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(1967–69)
* Gojko Zec
Gojko Zec ( sr-Cyrl, Гојко Зец, ; 15 September 1935 – 3 November 1995) was a Serbian football manager. He coached OFK Beograd, FK Partizan, FK Borac Banja Luka, NK Rijeka, Red Star Belgrade, Aris, Yugoslavia FK Borac Čačak.
He was m ...
(1969–70)
* Božidar Drenovac
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Club career
He was born in Ćuprija in 1922. Still young he joined Belgrade club SK Jugoslavija in 1936, making his senior debut in the 1938–39 ...
(1970–1971)
* Boris Marović (1971–1973)
* Milutin Šoškić
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Biography
He was b ...
(1973–1976)
* Nikola Beogradac (1976–1978)
* Velimir Đorđević (1984–1988)
* Ilija Petković
Ilija Petković ( sr-Cyrl, Илија Петковић, ; 22 September 1945 – 27 June 2020) was a Serbian footballer and manager.
Petković was capped 43 times for Yugoslavia, participating in the 1968 European Football Championship, and in ...
(1988–1989)
* Milan Živadinović
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(1990–1991)
* Ilija Petković
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Petković was capped 43 times for Yugoslavia, participating in the 1968 European Football Championship, and in ...
(1991–1993)
* Blagomir Krivokuća (1993–1995)
* Božidar Milenković (1996–1997)
* Miodrag Ješić
Miodrag Ješić ( sr-Cyrl, Миодраг Јешић, ; 30 November 1958 – 8 December 2022) was a Serbian football manager and player.
Playing career
Born in Osečenica, Ješić played for Partizan between 1974 and 1985, taking part in 342 m ...
(1998–1999)
* Zlatko Krmpotić
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Club career
Between 1977 and 1986, Krmpotić spent nine seasons with Red Star Belgrade, making over 200 appearances in all competitions and winning five major troph ...
(1999–2000)
* Radmilo Ivančević
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Coaching career
Ivančević's career began in 1983 as manager of Serbian amateur club Šumadija Aranđ ...
(2000)
* Zvonko Varga
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Club career
Varga made his senior debut at Crvenka in the Yugoslav Second League, before moving to Yugoslav First League side Partizan without his club's pe ...
(2000–2001)
* Stevica Kuzmanovski
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Playing career
During his career that spanned from the early 1980s to the early 2000s, Kuzmanovski played for Partizan, Pelister, OFK Beograd (thr ...
(2003–2004)
* Dragoljub Bekvalac
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Playing career
Bekvalac spent most of his playing years with Novi Sad in the Yugoslav Second League. He also r ...
(5 Apr 2004 – 15 May 2004)
* Branko Babić
Branko "Sosa" Babić (; born 11 September 1950) is a Serbian football manager and former player.
Playing career
During his playing career, Babić represented Osijek (Yugoslavia) and Beringen (Belgium) in the 1970s. He made five league appearanc ...
(30 Jun 2004 – Sept 30, 2005)
* Slobodan Krčmarević (23 Oct 2005 – 24 Dec 2006)
* Ratko Dostanić
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Playing career
After coming through the youth system of Partizan, Dostanić went on to play for Timok and ...
(25 Dec 2006 – 31 Mar 2007)
* Branislav Vukašinović (2 Apr 2007 – 8 Mar 2008)
* Ljupko Petrović
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As a manager, Petrović's biggest success wa ...
(11 Mar 2008 – 21 Apr 2008)
* Mihailo Ivanović (21 Apr 2008 – 17 Apr 2009)
* Simo Krunić
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Playing career
In the late 1980s, Krunić played f ...
(13 Apr 2009 – 30 Jun 2009)
* Dejan Đurđević
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Playing career
Born in Lazarevac, Đurđević started out at his local club Kolubara, before moving to OFK Beograd ...
(1 Jul 2009 – 27 Dec 2011)
* Branko Babić
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Playing career
During his playing career, Babić represented Osijek (Yugoslavia) and Beringen (Belgium) in the 1970s. He made five league appearanc ...
(10 Jan 2012 – 21 May 2012)
* Stevica Kuzmanovski
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Playing career
During his career that spanned from the early 1980s to the early 2000s, Kuzmanovski played for Partizan, Pelister, OFK Beograd (thr ...
(29 May 2012 – Sep 16, 2012)
* Zoran Milinković (Sep 18, 2012 – Sep 9, 2013)
* Zlatko Krmpotić
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Club career
Between 1977 and 1986, Krmpotić spent nine seasons with Red Star Belgrade, making over 200 appearances in all competitions and winning five major troph ...
(Sep 11, 2013 – 23 Dec 2013)
* Milan Milanović (26 Dec 2013 – 16 Mar 2014)
* Zlatko Krmpotić
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Club career
Between 1977 and 1986, Krmpotić spent nine seasons with Red Star Belgrade, making over 200 appearances in all competitions and winning five major troph ...
(2014)
* Dejan Đurđević
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Playing career
Born in Lazarevac, Đurđević started out at his local club Kolubara, before moving to OFK Beograd ...
(2014–15)
* Vladimir Petrović
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He is widely known domestically by his nickname Pižon ( sr, Пижон), after the French for ''pigeon''.
...
(2015)
* Dragoljub Bekvalac
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Playing career
Bekvalac spent most of his playing years with Novi Sad in the Yugoslav Second League. He also r ...
(2015)
* Slavko Matić
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He is a holder of the UEFA Pro Licence.
He played for OFK Beograd, Spartak Moscow, PFC Slavia Sofia and PFC CSKA Sofia. Matić had a short stint as ma ...
(2016)
* Ljubiša Stamenković (2016–17)
* Petar Divić (2017–18)
* Stevica Kuzmanovski
Stevica Kuzmanovski (; born 16 November 1962) is a Macedonian football manager and former player.
Playing career
During his career that spanned from the early 1980s to the early 2000s, Kuzmanovski played for Partizan, Pelister, OFK Beograd (thr ...
(2019)
* Nikola Puača (2019–20)
* Marko Mićović (2020)
* Miodrag Andjelković (2020–2021)
* Goran Lazarević (2022)
* Stevica Kuzmanovski
Stevica Kuzmanovski (; born 16 November 1962) is a Macedonian football manager and former player.
Playing career
During his career that spanned from the early 1980s to the early 2000s, Kuzmanovski played for Partizan, Pelister, OFK Beograd (thr ...
(2022)
* Nenad Grozdić
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(2022–)
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References
External links
Official website
Unofficial website
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Football clubs in Yugoslavia
Association football clubs established in 1911
1911 establishments in Serbia
Football clubs in Belgrade
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