Ratko Svilar (
Serbian Cyrillic
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: Ратко Свилар; born 6 May 1950) is a Serbian retired
footballer
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who played as a
goalkeeper
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.
Having played for
Antwerp for nearly 20 years, he also coached the Belgian club on several occasions.
Club career
Born in
Crvenka
Crvenka () is a small town located in the municipality of Kula in the West Bačka District, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a Serbian ethnic majority, and it had a population of 9,001 in 2011.
Name
In Serbian, th ...
,
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
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, Svilar joined
Royal Antwerp F.C. in November 1980 from
FK Vojvodina
Fudbalski klub Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Војводина), commonly known as Vojvodina and colloquially as Voša ( sr-Cyrl, Воша), is a Serbian professional football club based in Novi Sad, Vojvodina, the second l ...
– he started his career with lowly hometown club
FK Crvenka
Fudbalski Klub Crvenka ( en, Football Club Crvenka) (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Црвенка) is a football club based in Crvenka, Serbia.
History
The club was founded in 1919 as CSK - Crvenački Sportski Klub (Crvenka Sports Club). In 1945, it ...
– and proceeded to endure a 16-year spell with the
Belgian
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* Something of, or related to, Belgium
* Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent
* Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and German
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side, alternating between the posts and
the bench; in the
1991–92 season, he contributed with 12 league appearances to help his team finish in fifth position,
winning the
Belgian Cup
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– his only piece of silverware – in the process.
Svilar retired from professional play aged 46, going on to have several coaching spells with his last and most important club.
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International career
Svilar represented Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...
for seven years, and was a participant at the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He won his first cap
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on 25 September 1976, starting in a 0–3 away friendly loss to Italy
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.
Personal life
Svilar's son, Mile, is also a goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...
.
See also
*List of association football families
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References
External links
Royal Antwerp profile
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1950 births
Living people
Yugoslav footballers
Serbian footballers
Association football goalkeepers
Yugoslav First League players
FK Vojvodina players
North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
Rochester Lancers (1967–1980) players
Belgian Pro League players
Royal Antwerp F.C. players
Yugoslavia international footballers
1982 FIFA World Cup players
Yugoslav expatriate footballers
Serbian expatriate footballers
Expatriate soccer players in the United States
Expatriate footballers in Belgium
Yugoslav expatriates in Belgium
Serbian expatriates in Belgium
Serbian football managers
Royal Antwerp F.C. managers
Serbian expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in Belgium
FK Crvenka players