Ratko Svilar

Ratko Svilar

Personal information
Date of birth	May 6, 1950 (1950-05-06)
Place of birth	Crvenka, FPR Yugoslavia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1970–1973	FK Crvenka	31	(0)
1973–1980	Vojvodina	162	(0)
1978	→ Rochester Lancers (loan)	16	(0)
1980–1996	Antwerp	249	(0)
National team
1976–1983	Yugoslavia	9	(0)
Teams managed
1995	Antwerp
1996	Antwerp
1997–1998	Antwerp
2009	Antwerp
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Ratko Svilar (Serbian Cyrillic: Ратко Свилар; born 6 May 1950) is a retired Serbian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Having played for Royal Antwerp FC for nearly 20 years, he also coached the Belgian club on several occasions.

Football career

Born in Crvenka, Svilar joined Royal Antwerp FC in November 1980 from FK Vojvodina - he started his career with lowly hometown side FK Crvenka - and proceeded to endure a 16-year spell with the Belgian outfit, alternating between the posts and the bench, as he totalled 249 league matches (both top divisions combined).

Svilar retired from professional play aged 46, going on to have several coaching spells with his last and most important club. On the international level, he played for Yugoslavia (nine matches), and was a participant at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

External links

• Royal Antwerp profile (Dutch)
• National team data (Serbian)
• Ratko Svilar at National-Football-Teams.com