Prvoslav Dragićević (

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: Првослав Дpaгићeвић, March 4, 1914 – December 27, 1974) was a Serbian

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manager and former player.

Playing career

Club career

Dragićević played at

SK Jedinstvo Beograd SK Jedinstvo Beograd () was a Serbian football club based in Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. History Jedinstvo was formed on May 11, 1924Sportista, Belgrade 12 May 1924, page 4 by the merger of two Belgrade clubs, ''Vardar'' and ''Konkordija'', ...

and

BSK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club'') is a Serbian professional football club based in Belgrade, more precisely in Karaburma ...

from 1936 to 1941Prvoslav Dragicevic
at exyufudbal.in.rs as a midfielder, and he was part of the memorable midfield line formed with

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 ...

and

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'',

. The team won 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, ...

in 1939. During his career he also played with Belgrade clubs Jedinstvo and Radnički and with

FK Dinamo Pančevo FK Dinamo Pančevo () was a defunct football club based in Pančevo, Vojvodina, Serbia. The club, founded in 1945, should not be confused with Dinamo 1945, founded in 2014. History Founded in 1945, the club made its competitive debut in the 194 ...

where he finished his playing career in 1948.

International career

He has played six matches for the

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from 1939 to 1940. After the

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invaded

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

in 1941, he left the country.

Managing career

Željezničar Sarajevo

He coached

FK Željezničar Sarajevo Fudbalski klub Željezničar Sarajevo ( sh-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Жељезничap Сарајево; English: Football Club Željezničar Sarajevo), commonly referred to as Željo, is a professional football club, based in Sarajevo ...

in the 1954-55 season. Although the team secured only 11th place, it sufficed to save them from relegation.

Olympiacos

In 1956, he went to Greece to coach

Olympiacos F.C. Olympiacos Club of Fans of Piraeus ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σ.Φ.Π. ), known simply as Olympiacos or Olympiacos Piraeus, is a Greek professional football club based in Piraeus, Attica. Part of the major multi-sport club Olympiacos CFP ('' ...

The team won the double in the 1956-57 season. The league was won after a long run which ended with Olympiacos winning a play-off match against eternal rivals

Panathinaikos F.C. Panathinaikos Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Παναθηναϊκός Α.Ο. ), known as Panathinaikos, or by its full name, and the name of its parent sports club, Panathinaikos A.O. or PAO (; ''Panathinaïkós Athlitikós Ómilos'', "All-Athenian ...

in the neutral

Nikos Goumas Stadium Nikos Goumas Stadium ( el, Στάδιο Νίκος Γκούμας) was a multi-purpose stadium in Nea Filadelfeia, a northwestern suburb of Athens, Greece. It was used mostly for football matches and was the home stadium of AEK Athens F.C. It is ...

(1-0). In the cup, Olympiacos beat

AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadel ...

1-0 in the quarter-finals with a goal by Babis Kotridis, and once again Panathinaikos (1-0) in the semi-finals. The team concluded by winning

Iraklis FC Gymnastic Club Iraklis Thessaloniki Football Club ( el, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Ηρακλής Θεσσαλονίκης) is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece. As of 2022, t ...

2-0 in the final and celebrated the first of three consecutive doubles (1957, 1958, 1959) that still remains a record for Greek teams. Dragičević left the club in 1960 after a successful period in Olympiacos.

Honours

Player

Club

;BSK Belgrade * Yugoslav Championship: 1938–39

Manager

;Olympiacos *

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: 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59 *

Greek Cup The Greek Football Cup ( el, Κύπελλο Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Kypello Elladas is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek Cup is the second most im ...

: 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60

References

External sources

* 1914 births 1974 deaths Sportspeople from Kragujevac Serbian footballers Yugoslav footballers Yugoslavia international footballers Association football midfielders SK Jedinstvo Beograd players OFK Beograd players FK Radnički Beograd players FK Dinamo Pančevo players Yugoslav First League players Serbian football managers Yugoslav football managers Olympiacos F.C. managers FK Željezničar Sarajevo managers {{Serbia-footy-midfielder-stub