Dragoslav Šekularac
Serbian footballer (1937-2019)
Dragoslav Šekularac (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгослав Шекуларац, pronounced [drǎgoslaʋ ʃekulârats]; 8 November 1937 – 5 January 2019) was a Serbian football player and coach. He was born in Štip, Vardar Banovina, Yugoslavia.[2] He played for Red Star Belgrade and Yugoslavia national team. He coached the Guatemala national team in the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification.
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| Full name | Dragoslav Šekularac | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1937 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Štip, Kingdom of Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 5 January 2019 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Belgrade, Serbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951–1955 | Red Star Belgrade | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955–1966 | Red Star Belgrade | 153 | (31) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966–1967 | Karlsruher SC | 17 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1967 | St. Louis Stars | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1968–1969 | OFK Belgrade | 38 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1969–1971 | Santa Fe | 42 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972 | Atlético Bucaramanga | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973 | Millonarios | 23 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974 | América de Cali | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975 | Paris | 9 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975 | Serbian White Eagles | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1954–1956 | Yugoslavia U20 | 8 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955–1956 | Yugoslavia U21 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956–1966 | Yugoslavia | 41 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams managed | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1975 | Serbian White Eagles (player-coach) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978 | New York Eagles | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1985 | Guatemala | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1987 | Footscray JUST | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Red Star Belgrade | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | América | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Al Nassr | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Heidelberg United | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Marbella | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Busan Daewoo Royals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Napredak Kruševac | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Obilić | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Serbian White Eagles | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Šekularac died in Belgrade on 5 January 2019 from complications of Alzheimer's disease, aged 81.[3]
Honours
changePlayer
change- Red Star Belgrade
- Yugoslav First League: 1955–56, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1963–64
- Yugoslav Cup: 1957–58, 1958–59, 1963–64
Independiente Santa Fe
- Yugoslavia
- Summer Olympics Second place: 1956
- UEFA European Championship runner-up: 1960
- Individual
Manager
change- Red Star Belgrade
- Heidelberg United
- Serbian White Eagles
- Canadian Soccer League (International Division): 2006
- Canadian Soccer League (Play-offs): 2006 (runner-up)
References
change- ↑ Vuković, Jovo (2011). Ja, Šeki (in Serbian). Serbia: IP Beograd. p. 21. ISBN 978-86-84057-37-4.
- ↑ "LEGENDA DVA PUTA ROĐENA: Dragoslav Šekularac proslavio 158. rođendan!". Kurir (in Serbian). 1 December 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ↑ Umro Dragoslav Šekularac (in Serbian)
- ↑ "1960 team of the tournament". Union of European Football Associations. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
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