Predrag Đajić ( sr-Cyrl, Предраг Ђајић; 1 May 1922 – 13 May 1979) was a Yugoslav

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Club career

He had started his playing career before

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, and had played in Slavija Sarajevo in the 1930s before coming to SK Jugoslavija in 1940. After the war, he was one of the founders of

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

in 1945, and played for the club until his retirement in 1955. He played 439 games (143 in the

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...

) and scored 59 goals for the club. He was state champion with Red Star in

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and

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and he won the national cup in

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and

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International career

He made his debut in the Yugoslavia national team in October 1949 against

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and was a member of the squad until 1953. He played three games on the World Cup 1950. He has earned a total of 17 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a January 1953

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against

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Personal life

Parallel to his football career Đajić earned an

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diploma and later worked in foreign trade. He was stationed in

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when he suffered a heart attack in May 1979 at the age of 57.

References

External links

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Predrag Đajić profile at Serbia national football team website
1922 births 1979 deaths Footballers from Sarajevo Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Men's association football midfielders Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers 1950 FIFA World Cup players FK Slavija Sarajevo players SK Jugoslavija players Red Star Belgrade footballers Yugoslav First League players {{Serbia-footy-midfielder-stub