Slobodan Santrač

Slobodan Santrač (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Сантрач; 1 July 1946 – 13 February 2016) was a Yugoslav and Serbian football manager and player. He was the all-time top scorer of the Yugoslav First League with a total of 218 goals. He was also the top scorer in the history of OFK Beograd.

Slobodan Santrač

Personal information
Full name	Slobodan Santrač
Date of birth	(1946-07-01)1 July 1946
Place of birth	Koceljeva, FPR Yugoslavia
Date of death	13 February 2016(2016-02-13) (aged 69)
Place of death	Belgrade, Serbia
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1959–1960	Takovo
1960–1965	Metalac Valjevo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1965–1974	OFK Beograd	244	(169)
1974–1976	Grasshoppers	42	(29)
1976–1977	OFK Beograd	40	(17)
1978–1980	Partizan	63	(29)
1980–1983	Galenika Zemun	56	(31)
Total		445	(275)
National team
1966–1974	Yugoslavia	8	(1)
Teams managed
1994–1998	FR Yugoslavia
1999–2000	Shandong Luneng
2001	Saudi Arabia
2005	Macedonia
2008	Changsha Ginde
2009	Qingdao Jonoon
2011	Shaanxi Renhe
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

After finishing his playing career, Santrač was manager of numerous clubs and national teams. He reached the knockout stage with FR Yugoslavia at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France.

On 13 February 2016, Santrač died of a heart attack in Belgrade. He was aged 69.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Metalac Valjevo	1963–64	Serbian League South			—
	1964–65	Serbian League South			—
	Total				—
OFK Beograd	1965–66	Yugoslav First League	26	20	—		26	20
	1966–67	Yugoslav First League	28	12	2	0	30	12
	1967–68	Yugoslav First League	28	22	—		28	22
	1968–69	Yugoslav First League	34	16	6	9	40	25
	1969–70	Yugoslav First League	31	20	—		31	20
	1970–71	Yugoslav First League	32	19	—		32	19
	1971–72	Yugoslav First League	34	33	4	2	38	35
	1972–73	Yugoslav First League	28	25	8	5	36	30
	1973–74	Yugoslav First League	3	2	0	0	3	2
	Total		244	169	20	16	264	185
Grasshoppers	1974–75	Nationalliga A	24	17	4	2	28	19
	1975–76	Nationalliga A	18	12	2	2	20	14
	Total		42	29	6	4	48	33
OFK Beograd	1975–76	Yugoslav First League	6	5	—		6	5
	1976–77	Yugoslav First League	29	11	—		29	11
	1977–78	Yugoslav First League	5	1	—		5	1
	Total		40	17	—		40	17
Partizan	1977–78	Yugoslav First League	16	11	—		16	11
	1978–79	Yugoslav First League	29	14	1	0	30	14
	1979–80	Yugoslav First League	18	4	—		18	4
	Total		63	29	1	0	64	29
Galenika Zemun	1980–81	Yugoslav Second League	14	9	—		14	9
	1981–82	Yugoslav Second League	24	19	—		24	19
	1982–83	Yugoslav First League	18	3	—		18	3
	Total		56	31	—		56	31
Career total			445	275	27	20	472	295

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Yugoslavia	1966	3	1
	1967	0	0
	1968	0	0
	1969	0	0
	1970	0	0
	1971	0	0
	1972	4	0
	1973	0	0
	1974	1	0
Total		8	1

Managerial

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			P	W	D	L	Win %
FR Yugoslavia	1994	1998	43	26	10	7	060.47
Saudi Arabia	2001	2001	7	3	2	2	042.86
Total			50	29	12	9	058.00

Honours

Player

OFK Beograd

• Yugoslav Cup: 1965–66

Partizan

• Yugoslav First League: 1977–78
• Mitropa Cup: 1977–78

Galenika Zemun

• Yugoslav Second League: 1981–82

Individual

• Yugoslav First League Top Scorer: 1967–68, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73
• European Bronze Shoe: 1971–72

Manager

Shandong Luneng

• Chinese Jia-A League: 1999
• Chinese FA Cup: 1999

Individual

• Chinese Football Association Coach of the Year: 1999