Milorad Dragićević (; 6 October 1904 – 7 December 1975) was a

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Biography

Dragićević was born in

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, and started playing in the youth team of

SK Jugoslavija Sportski klub Jugoslavija ( sr-Cyrl, Cпортски клуб Југославија), commonly known as Jugoslavija, was a Serbian football club based in Belgrade. It was originally formed as SK Velika Srbija in 1913 and changed its name to SK Ju ...

. In 1923 he played with SK Jadran Beograd. He became notable while playing for the "Blues",

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from 1924 to 1929 when he stopped playing because of an injury. He played either as left winger or striker.Milorad Dragićević
at reprezentacija.rs Dragićević played two matches for the Yugoslavia national team, both matches against Romania the Friendly Nations Cup, one in 1926 and another in 1928. Serbian sports journalist in the book "Večiti rivali" describes him as one of the best Serbian players of the 1920s and a holder of one of the strongest shots. After the Second World War he worked as a cashier in the

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until 1970. He died in Belgrade in 1975.

References

1904 births 1975 deaths Footballers from Belgrade Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers OFK Beograd players Yugoslav First League players {{Serbia-footy-forward-stub