Radomir Antić

Serbian footballer and manager (1948-2020)

Radomir Antić (Serbian Cyrillic: Радомир Антић; 22 November 1948 – 6 April 2020) was a Serbian football player and manager.

Radomir Antić
Antić in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth (1948-11-22)22 November 1948
Place of birth Žitište, FPR Yugoslavia
Date of death 6 April 2020(2020-04-06) (aged 71)
Place of death Madrid, Spain
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1970 Sloboda Užice
1970–1977 Partizan 181 (9)
1977–1978 Fenerbahçe 28 (2)
1978–1980 Real Zaragoza 58 (7)
1980–1984 Luton Town 100 (9)
Total 367 (27)
National team
1973 Yugoslavia 1 (0)
Teams managed
1988–1990 Real Zaragoza
1991–1992 Real Madrid
1992–1995 Real Oviedo
1995–1998 Atlético Madrid
1999 Atlético Madrid
2000 Atlético Madrid
2000–2001 Real Oviedo
2003 Barcelona
2004 Celta Vigo
2008–2010 Serbia
2012–2013 Shandong Luneng
2015 Hebei China Fortune
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Antić was born in Žitište. He had a 17-year playing career as a defender from 1967 to 1984. He notably played for Partizan, Fenerbahçe, Real Zaragoza and Luton Town. He also played one game for Yugoslavia in 1973.

After retiring from playing, Antić coached a number of teams. In Spain, he coached Real Zaragoza, Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid, Real Oviedo, Barcelona and Celta Vigo. He won the double, both La Liga and the Copa del Rey, with Atlético Madrid in the 1995–96 season. He also coached the Serbian national team and Chinese sides Shandong Luneng and Hebei China Fortune.

On 6 April 2020, Antić died in Madrid of pancreatitis at the age of 71.[1]

Honours

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Player

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Partizan

Manager

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Atlético Madrid

References

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  1. Dunne, Robbie (6 April 2020). "Former Atlético manager, Radomir Antic, dies age 71". Into the Calderon. Retrieved 6 April 2020.

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