Slobodan Santrač

Slobodan Santrač (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Сантрач, pronounced [slobǒdan sântraːtʃ];[1][2] 1 July 1946 – 13 February 2016) was a Yugoslav and Serbian football manager and player who played as a forward. He is the all-time top scorer of the Yugoslav First League with a total of 218 goals,[3] as well as the top scorer in the history of OFK Beograd. He has scored 1301 goals overall on his career.,[4] making him the most prolific goalscorer of all time. 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.[5]

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 Gornji Milanovac
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

Club career

Born in Koceljeva, Santrač started playing in Takovo Gornji Milanovac youth squad, then moved to Metalac Valjevo in the early 1960s, before transferring to OFK Beograd in 1965.[6] 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,[7] Santrač moved abroad and joined Swiss club Grasshoppers. He was their best scorer in both seasons during his stay with the club,[8] 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.[9]

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.[10] Santrač then moved to China and took charge of Shandong Luneng, winning the double in 1999.[11] He was also manager of Saudi Arabia (2001),[12] and Macedonia (2005).[13]

Death

On 13 February 2016, Santrač died of a heart attack, aged 69. He was survived by his wife Biljana and sons Aleksandar and Nenad.[14]

Career statistics

Club
Club Season League Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
OFK Beograd 1965–66 2620002620
1966–67 2812203012
1967–68 2822002822
1968–69 3416694025
1969–70 3120003120
1970–71 3219003219
1971–72 3433423835
1972–73 2825853630
1973–74 320032
Total 2441692016264185
Grasshoppers 1974–75 2417422819
1975–76 1812222014
Total 4229644833
OFK Beograd 1975–76 650065
1976–77 2911002911
1977–78 510051
Total 4017004017
Partizan 1977–78 1611001611
1978–79 2914103014
1979–80 18400184
Total 6329106429
Galenika Zemun 1980–81 14900149
1981–82 2419002419
1982–83 18300183
Total 5631005631
Career total 4452752720472295

International
Yugoslavia national team
YearAppsGoals
196631
196700
196800
196900
197000
197100
197240
197300
197410
Total81

Honours

Player
OFK Beograd
Partizan
Galenika Zemun

Manager
Shandong Luneng

Individual
Player
Manager

References
  1. "slobòda". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-17. Slobòdan
  2. "sàntrāč". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-17. Sȁntrāč
  3. "Kraljevi strelaca" (in Serbian). arhiva.srbija.gov.rs. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  4. http://www.arhiva.serbia.gov.rs/news/2000-01/11/16679.html
  5. "Deseto mesto u svetu - uspeh ili ne?" (in Serbian). arhiva.srbija.gov.rs. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  6. "INTERVJU NEDELJOM - Slobodan Santrač: Čiča je rekao da fudbal ne sme da stane!" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 30 November 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  7. "Zvezde u JNA - Vojnik Slobodan Santrač raportira ocu Danetu (1973)" (in Serbian). yugopapir.com. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  8. "Switzerland - List of Topscorers". rsssf.com. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  9. "Slobodan Santrač" (in Serbian). ofkbeograd.co.rs. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  10. "The Yugoslavia Squad". bbc.co.uk. 3 May 1998. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  11. "Kineski car" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 13 December 1999. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  12. "Santrac loses Saudi job". bbc.co.uk. 28 August 2001. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  13. "Santrac quits as F.Y.R. Macedonia coach". uefa.com. 23 August 2005. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  14. "ODLAZAK FUDBALSKE LEGENDE Preminuo Slobodan Santrač!". blic.rs. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
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