Vladan Radača (; born 15 July 1955) is a Serbian former professional

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who played as a

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. At international level, Radača was capped five times by

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in 1987 and 1988.

Club career

Radača started out at his hometown club Radnički Svilajnac, making his senior debut at the age of 17. He subsequently joined

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) ...

newcomers Radnički Kragujevac in 1974, serving as the team's third-choice goalkeeper behind Aleksandar Stojanović and Vladimir Vučković. Between 1982 and 1988, Radača spent six seasons at Rad, helping them win promotion to the

in 1987. He became the club's most capped goalkeeper with 185 league appearances. After leaving Rad, Radača went to England and spent some time on trial at Blackburn Rovers, but left without earning a contract. In 1989, Radača moved abroad to Turkey and played for

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over the next four seasons, making 105 league appearances.

International career

At the age of 32, Radača became the oldest player to make a debut for

, coming on as a half-time substitute for

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and keeping a clean sheet in a 4–1 loss to

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on 11 November 1987. His fifth and final cap came on 4 June 1988 in a 1–1 friendly draw against

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Post-playing career

After hanging up his boots, Radača worked as a goalkeeping coach for numerous clubs, including Rad, Sartid Smederevo, Radnički Niš,

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 ...

, and Spartak Subotica. In January 2021, following

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's appointment as

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manager, Radača was hired as the team's goalkeeping coach.

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