Radoslav Bečejac (; born 21 December 1941) is a Yugoslav former professional footballer who played as a

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Club career

After starting out at Proleter Zrenjanin, Bečejac was transferred to Yugoslav First League club Partizan in 1963. He played four seasons with the ''Crno-beli'' and won the league title in 1964–65. In total, Bečejac amassed 88 appearances and scored 17 goals in the top flight. He was also a regular member of the team that reached the 1966 European Cup final, narrowly losing to

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. In the summer of 1967, Bečejac was signed by Olimpija Ljubljana in a then Yugoslav record transfer of 65 million dinars. He spent five-and-a-half years with the ''Zmaji'', making 109 league appearances and scoring 16 goals. In 1973, Bečejac moved abroad to Colombia and briefly played for Independiente Santa Fe before retiring.

International career

At international level, Bečejac was capped 12 times for

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, making his debut in a 1–1 home friendly draw with

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in May 1965. His final cap came in April 1970, a 1–1 home friendly draw with

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Honours

Partizan * Yugoslav First League: 1964–65

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Becejac, Radoslav 1941 births Living people People from Žitište Footballers from Central Banat District Men's association football midfielders Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers FK Proleter Zrenjanin players FK Partizan players NK Olimpija Ljubljana (1945–2005) players Independiente Santa Fe footballers Yugoslav Second League players Yugoslav First League players Categoría Primera A players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Colombia