Slobodan Santrač
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Slobodan Santrač | ||
Date of birth | 1 July 1946 | ||
Place of birth | Koceljeva, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
Date of death | 13 February 2016 | (aged 69)||
Place of death | Belgrade, Serbia | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Takovo | |||
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) | |
International career | |||
1966–1974 | Yugoslavia | 8 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
1994–1998 | FR Yugoslavia | ||
1999–2000 | Shandong Luneng | ||
2001 | Saudi Arabia | ||
2005 | Macedonia | ||
2008 | Changsha Ginde | ||
2009 | Qingdao Jonoon | ||
2011 | Shaanxi Renhe | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Slobodan Santrač (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Сантрач; 1 July 1946 – 13 February 2016) was a Yugoslav and Serbian football manager and player. He is the all-time top scorer of the Yugoslav First League with a total of 218 goals,[1] as well as the top scorer in the history of OFK Beograd. 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]
Club career
Born in Koceljeva, Santrač played for Metalac Valjevo in the early 1960s, before transferring to OFK Beograd in 1965.[3] He spent the following nine seasons with the Romantics, making 244 league appearances and scoring 169 goals. During that time, Santrač was the Yugoslav First League top scorer on four occasions (1968, 1970, 1972 and 1973). He also won the Yugoslav Cup in 1966, scoring a brace in the final against Dinamo Zagreb.
In 1974, after completing his mandatory military service,[4] Santrač moved abroad and joined Swiss club Grasshoppers. He was their best scorer in both seasons during his stay with the club,[5] before returning to OFK Beograd midway through the 1975–76 season. Santrač was transferred to Partizan in the winter of 1978, winning the league after only a few months upon arriving at the club. He spent two more seasons with the Black-Whites, before joining Galenika Zemun during the 1980–81 season.
International career
Despite being a prolific striker during his entire active playing career, Santrač never established himself in the national team. He made only eight appearances (only 110 minutes played) for Yugoslavia between 1966 and 1974. Santrač scored one goal for the national team in a friendly against Sweden, a game that ended in a 1–1 draw.[6]
Managerial career
In December 1994, Santrač started his managerial career at the helm of the national team of FR Yugoslavia, while the country was still under UN sanctions. He served as their manager for almost four years, qualifying the team for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[7] Santrač then moved to China and took charge of Shandong Luneng, winning the double in 1999.[8] He was also manager of Saudi Arabia (2001),[9] and Macedonia (2005).[10]
Death
On 13 February 2016, Santrač died of heart attack, aged 69.[11] He was survived by his wife Biljana and sons Aleksandar and Nenad.
Statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Continental | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
OFK Beograd | 1965–66 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 20 |
1966–67 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 12 | |
1967–68 | 28 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 22 | |
1968–69 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 25 | |
1969–70 | 31 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 20 | |
1970–71 | 32 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 19 | |
1971–72 | 34 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 35 | |
1972–73 | 28 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 30 | |
1973–74 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
Total | 244 | 169 | 20 | 16 | 264 | 185 | |
Grasshoppers | 1974–75 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 19 |
1975–76 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 14 | |
Total | 42 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 48 | 33 | |
OFK Beograd | 1975–76 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
1976–77 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 11 | |
1977–78 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
Total | 40 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 17 | |
Partizan | 1977–78 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 |
1978–79 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 14 | |
1979–80 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | |
Total | 63 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 29 | |
Galenika Zemun | 1980–81 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 |
1981–82 | 24 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 19 | |
1982–83 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
Total | 56 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 31 | |
Career total | 445 | 275 | 27 | 20 | 472 | 295 |
International
Yugoslavia national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
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 |
Honours
Player
- OFK Beograd
- Partizan
- Galenika Zemun
Manager
- Shandong Luneng
Individual
- Player
- Yugoslav First League Top Scorer: 1967–68, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73
- Manager
- Chinese Football Association Coach of the Year: 1999
References
- ^ "Kraljevi strelaca" (in Serbian). arhiva.srbija.gov.rs. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ "Deseto mesto u svetu - uspeh ili ne?" (in Serbian). arhiva.srbija.gov.rs. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ "INTERVJU NEDELJOM - Slobodan Santrač: Čiča je rekao da fudbal ne sme da stane!" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 30 November 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ "Zvezde u JNA - Vojnik Slobodan Santrač raportira ocu Danetu (1973)" (in Serbian). yugopapir.com. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ "Switzerland - List of Topscorers". rsssf.com. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ "Slobodan Santrač" (in Serbian). ofkbeograd.co.rs. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ "The Yugoslavia Squad". bbc.co.uk. 3 May 1998. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ "Kineski car" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 13 December 1999. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ "Santrac loses Saudi job". bbc.co.uk. 28 August 2001. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ "Santrac quits as F.Y.R. Macedonia coach". uefa.com. 23 August 2005. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ "ODLAZAK FUDBALSKE LEGENDE Preminuo Slobodan Santrač!". blic.rs. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
External links
- Slobodan Santrač profile at worldfootball.net
- Slobodan Santrač profile at reprezentacija.rs
- Association football forwards
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
- Expatriate football managers in China
- Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate football managers in the Republic of Macedonia
- FK Partizan players
- FK Zemun players
- Grasshopper Club Zürich players
- Guangzhou R&F F.C. managers
- Guizhou Renhe F.C. managers
- Macedonia national football team managers
- OFK Beograd players
- Qingdao Jonoon F.C. managers
- Saudi Arabia national football team managers
- Serbia and Montenegro football managers
- Serbia and Montenegro national football team managers
- Serbian football managers
- Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C. managers
- Yugoslav expatriate footballers
- Yugoslav expatriates in Switzerland
- Yugoslav First League players
- Yugoslavia international footballers
- 1946 births
- 2016 deaths