Slobodan Santrač

Serbian football player and coach (1946-2016)

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.[1] 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+12 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.[2]

On 13 February 2016, Santrač died of a heart attack in Belgrade. He was aged 69.[3]

Career statistics change

Club change

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4]
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 change

Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]
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 change

Managerial record by team and tenure[6]
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 change

Player change

OFK Beograd

Partizan

Galenika Zemun

Individual

Manager change

Shandong Luneng

Individual

References change

  1. "Kraljevi strelaca" (in Serbian). arhiva.srbija.gov.rs. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  2. "Deseto mesto u svetu - uspeh ili ne?" (in Serbian). arhiva.srbija.gov.rs. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  3. "ODLAZAK FUDBALSKE LEGENDE Preminuo Slobodan Santrač!". blic.rs. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  4. "Slobodan Santrac - Matches in European Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  5. "Slobodan Santrač, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  6. "Saudi Team - Slobodan Santrac". ksa-team.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  7. "Golden Boot ("Soulier d'Or") Awards". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 July 2022.