OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд,

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: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club'') is a

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n professional

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club based in

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, more precisely in

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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

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. They reached the 1972–73 UEFA Cup quarter-finals where they lost to

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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

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and later

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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

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from

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and won 8–1. In 1945, after

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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 (

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: Omladinski fudbalski klub, en, YFC – Youth Football Club)

The golden era

A two-decade-long ''"Golden Era"'' began when the club won the Yugoslav Cup in

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. Three other Yugoslav Cup wins followed, in

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and the 1961–62 and 1965–66 seasons. The club was the

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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

, eventual champions. In the following ten years, teams such as

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, and

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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

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, they were back in European competition. They played in the

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. OFK defeated Estonian side Narva Trans at home by the score of 6–1, but

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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

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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

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. In the third round, OFK went on to play against

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. OFK Beograd defeated their Finnish opponents and went on to play in the semifinals. They were eliminated by

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losing the first leg 1–3 at home with Aleksandar Simić scoring for OFK and

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and

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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

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with world class talents such as Torres and Simeone. In 2005, the club entered the

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in the second round of qualifying losing to

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on the

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. In 2006, the club faced French side

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in the

. 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

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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

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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

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in the 2017–18 season (their first season in the Serbian third tier), finishing in second place behind

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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

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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.

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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

:* Winners (5): 1930–31, 1932–33, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1938–39 :* Runners-up (6): 1927,

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, 1937–38, 1939–40, 1954–55, 1963–64

Cups

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:* Winners (5): 1934,

, 1961–62, 1965–66 *

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:* Runners-up: 2005–06

European

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:* Semi-finals: 1962–63 *

:* Quarter-finals: 1972–73 *

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:* Semi-finals: 1958–60

Unofficial

* Serbian Championship :* Winners: 1919–20, 1920–21 *

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(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

was founded (in 1954), OFK Beograd, under the name of Beogradski Sport Klub (BSK), participated in

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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

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

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

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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 ...

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 ...

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, Branislav Ivanović,

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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

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. 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

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and

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. After being relegated to

OFK have a bitter rivalry with

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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

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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

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, they change their name to "Sokolovi" (The Falcons). The group officially collapsed in 1993 about a year after UN sanctions were put on

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. 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

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'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

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and

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Team kits

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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

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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 ...

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� ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. " ...

* Milorad Dragićević *

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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'',

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 ...

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 ...

* Milorad Mitrović *

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 ...

* Branimir Porobić *

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 ...

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,

* Nikola Simić *

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

* Slobodan Batričević *

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 ...

* Srđan Čebinac *

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 ...

* Stanoje Jocić * Miodrag Jovanović *

Tomislav Kaloperović Tomislav Kaloperović (; 31 January 1932 – 15 January 2002) was a Yugoslav and Serbian footballer and coach. External links * Tomislav Kaloperovićat the Serbia national football team The Serbia national football team ( sr, Фудба� ...

* Srboljub Krivokuća *

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

* Nikoslav Bjegović *

* Petar Divić *

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 ...

* Đorđe Jokić * Miloš Kolaković *

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

* Dušan Petković *

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 ...

* Saša Petrović *

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 ...

* Dejan Rađenović * Saša Stevanović *

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 ...

* Aleksandar Živković ;Serbia *

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 ...

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 ...

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� ...

* Jovan Damjanović *

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 ...

* Radiša Ilić * Branislav Ivanović *

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 ' ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

* Aleksandar Paločević *

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 ...

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 ...

* Bojan Šaranov * Stefan Šćepović *

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 ...

* Ivan Stevanović *

* Aleksandar Trišović *

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 ...

* Saša Zdjelar ;Australia * Branko Buljevic *

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 ...

* Doug Utjesenovic ;Austria * Sándor Nemes ;Azerbaijan *

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 * Faruk Hujdurović * Petar Jelić *

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 * Blagoy Simeonov ;Cameroon *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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. ...

* Filip Despotovski *

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

* Darko Micevski * Angelko Panov * Ostoja Stjepanović ;Malta * Nenad Veselji ;Montenegro *

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 ...

* Marko Baša *

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

* Igor Ivanović * Marko Janković *

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 ...

* Ivan Kecojević * Nemanja Nikolić *

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 ...

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 ...

* Milan Purović *

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 * Svetozar Popović * Rudolf Wetzer ;Slovakia *

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 Khalid Aucho (born 8 August 1993) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays for Tanzanian Premier League club Young Africans and the Uganda national team as a defensive midfielder. Aucho has played football in various clubs, such as Jinj ...

;United States *

Ilija Mitić Ilija Mitic (born July 19, 1940, in Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia) is a former Serbian American professional soccer player. He was a star of the North American Soccer League, its 7th all-time leading scorer with 239 points in 166 games, inclu ...

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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) * Sándor Nemes (1935–39) * István Mészáros (1939–40) * Svetozar Popović (1941)Svetozar Popović profile
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Boško Ralić Boško "Tatek" Ralić (25 November 1904 – 17 October 1978) was a Serbian football player and coach. He was born in Plaški village near Karlovac, Austria-Hungary, and died in Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia. Playing career Ralić has spent ...

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Ljubiša Broćić Ljubiša Broćić ( sr-Cyrl, Љубиша Броћић; 3 October 1911 – 16 August 1995) was a Serbian football manager. Biography Over the course of his career he was at the helm of some of the top European sides: PSV Eindhoven, Juventus, ...

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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� ...

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Mile Kos Miodrag “Mile” Kos (Serbian Cyrillic: Миодраг Миле Кос; 20 September 1925 – 1 September 2014) was a Serbian footballer, coach and sportswriter Sports journalism is a form of writing that reports on matters pertaining to sp ...

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Žarko Mihajlović Žarko Mihajlović (4 March 1920 – 16 September 1986) was a Yugoslav football coach who managed Red Star Belgrade, OFK Beograd, PAOK FC, Fenerbahçe, Ethnikos Piraeus, Apollon Kalamarias, Doxa Dramas, Karşıyaka, Qadsia SC, and the Turkey n ...

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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 ...

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Božidar Drenovac Božidar Drenovac (; 2 January 1922 – 24 July 2003) was a Serbian football player and manager. 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 Milutin Šoškić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милутин Шошкић; 31 December 1937 – 27 August 2022) was a Serbian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is considered one of FK Partizan's greatest players. Biography He was b ...

(1973–1976) * Nikola Beogradac (1976–1978) * Velimir Đorđević (1984–1988) *

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Milan Živadinović Milan Živadinović ( sr-cyr, Милан Живадиновић, ; 15 December 1944 – 17 July 2021) was a Serbian football player and coach. He was also the scout for Ghanaian footballers for Southeast Europe. In his homeland he was nicknamed ...

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(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 Zlatko Krmpotić (; born 7 August 1958) is a Serbian former player and manager. 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 Radmilo Ivančević ( sr-cyr, Радмило Иванчевић; born 4 September 1950) is a Serbian football manager and former footballer. Coaching career Ivančević's career began in 1983 as manager of Serbian amateur club Šumadija Aranđ ...

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Zvonko Varga Zvonko Varga (; born 27 November 1959) is a Serbian football manager and former player. 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 ...

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Dragoljub Bekvalac Dragoljub Bekvalac ( sr-Cyrl, Драгољуб Беквалац, ; born 14 July 1952) is a Serbian retired footballer and current coach. Playing career Bekvalac spent most of his playing years with Novi Sad in the Yugoslav Second League. He also r ...

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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 Ratko Dostanić (; born 25 October 1959) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a defender and current manager of Zeta. 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 Ljubomir "Ljupko" Petrović ( sr-Cyrl, Љубомир "Љупко" Петровић; born 15 May 1947) is a Serbian professional football manager and former player. He also holds a Bosnian passport. As a manager, Petrović's biggest success wa ...

(11 Mar 2008 – 21 Apr 2008) * Mihailo Ivanović (21 Apr 2008 – 17 Apr 2009) *

Simo Krunić Simo Krunić (Serbian Cyrillic: Симо Крунић; born 13 January 1967) is a Bosnian-Serbian professional football manager and former footballer. He is currently the coach of OFK Beograd. Playing career In the late 1980s, Krunić played f ...

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Dejan Đurđević Dejan "Švaba" Đurđević (; born 4 July 1967) is a Serbian football manager and former player. He is the manager of Kolubara. Playing career Born in Lazarevac, Đurđević started out at his local club Kolubara, before moving to OFK Beograd ...

(1 Jul 2009 – 27 Dec 2011) *

(10 Jan 2012 – 21 May 2012) *

(29 May 2012 – Sep 16, 2012) * Zoran Milinković (Sep 18, 2012 – Sep 9, 2013) *

(Sep 11, 2013 – 23 Dec 2013) * Milan Milanović (26 Dec 2013 – 16 Mar 2014) *

(2014) *

(2014–15) *

Vladimir Petrović Vladimir Petrović ( sr-Cyrl, Владимир Петровић, ; born 1 July 1955) is a Serbian football manager and former player. He is widely known domestically by his nickname Pižon ( sr, Пижон), after the French for ''pigeon''. ...

(2015) *

Slavko Matić Slavko Matić ( sr-Cyrl, Славко Матић; born 2 July 1976) is a Serbian football. 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) *

(2019) * Nikola Puača (2019–20) * Marko Mićović (2020) * Miodrag Andjelković (2020–2021) * Goran Lazarević (2022) *

(2022) *

Nenad Grozdić Nenad Grozdić (; born 3 February 1974) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. After making a name for himself at Obilić, Grozdić went on to play for Vitesse and Lens, among others. He also represented FR Yugos ...

(2022–)

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