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10 unusual facts about Red Star Belgrade


1998 in Russian football

Rotor Volgograd were eliminated after the second qualifying round of UEFA Cup 1998-99, losing twice to Red Star Belgrade.

Bogdan Tirnanić

He was a member of the managing board of the football club Red Star Belgrade.

Boško Radonjić

Physically leaving Yugoslavia was no easy task for a person of his family background and he used a friendship with Red Star Belgrade footballer Milovan Đorić (also a son of a fallen Chetnik) to achieve this.

Direktori

In January 1996, the band recorded a new version of "Ide voz" for Red Star football chant compilation.

Đogani

Đorđe Ðogani "Đole", a former track and fielder for Red Star Belgrade and international representant of Yugoslavia, founded the group in 1992, with his then wife Slađana "Slađa" Delibašić.

Eddie Colman

Over the next two-and-a-half years he made 108 first-team appearances, scoring two goals, the second of which came in the first leg of the fateful European Cup quarter-final tie against Red Star Belgrade.

Footscray JUST

In that year Footscray recruited legendary Red Star Belgrade player and trainer Dragoslav Šekularac who also brought with him Vlada Stošić which immediately lifted the club from the bottom to the top of the league.

Freddie Goodwin

He was not on the plane to Munich, having not been selected in the squad for the quarter-final second leg tie with Red Star Belgrade of Yugoslavia.

Garry Ayre

With the Cosmos, Ayre played in Soccer Bowl '78 as a substitute as well as a tour of Europe in the fall of 1978, where the team played against Red Star Belgrade, AEK Athens, Atlético Madrid, Galatasaray and Chelsea.

Siniša Ubiparipović

After 3 weeks on trial at Red Star Belgrade, on 2 August 2011 Ubiparipović signed with Montreal Impact of the North American Soccer League.


2003–04 Serbia and Montenegro Cup

Red Star Belgrade has the winner of the competition, after they defeated Budućnost Banatski Dvor.

Ardian Đokaj

Djokaj played for FK Dečić, FK Budućnost Podgorica, FK Mladost Podgorica, Mallorca, Lleida, Obilić, OFK Beograd, Red Star Belgrade, Trabzonspor, Ankaraspor, TuS Koblenz and TSV 1860 München before returning to Montenegro to his former club Budućnost.

Branko Stanković

After he had to escape from Sarajevo, he joined BSK Beograd in 1941, and in 1946 he came to Red Star Belgrade, where he established himself as one of the best defenders in the league.

Cvijetin Blagojević

During his playing career he played in the Yugoslav First League clubs FK Sloboda Tuzla and Red Star Belgrade before deciding to continue his career abroad, playing first in Greece with Egaleo F.C., and then with Swedish club Vasalunds IF, and Portuguese CS Marítimo.

Dejan Stefanović

Stefanović began his career in his home town with Dinamo Vranje before being signed by Red Star Belgrade.

Dragan Vulević

In his career, until now, he played with Serbian clubs FK Mladost Lučani, Red Star Belgrade, FK Vojvodina, FK Borac Čačak, FK Radnički Obrenovac, FK Sevojno, FK Novi Pazar, FK Sloga Bajina Bašta and FK FAP, but also abroad, with Spanish Albacete Balompié, Greek Panionios F.C. and Bosnian FK Drina Zvornik.

FK Plavi Dunav

Some notable Plavi Dunavs guests were Red Star Belgrade, Dinamo from Pančevo, Radnički from Kovin, the guests from Alpar Hungary, Goce Delčev from Bulgaria, Forverc from Vienna and many other clubs from different parts of former Yugoslavia.

Hernán Barcos

On October 7, 2007, he scored his first league goal in Serbia by netting twice in the late minutes against Banat, helping Red Star to get three points.

Jovica Nikolić

In his country, he played for FK Jagodina and Red Star Belgrade: with the latter he won two leagues and one cup, scoring a career-best eight goals in 22 games in his first season en route to the national championship, but being rarely used in his last two years combined (only 14 league appearances).

Mario Gjurovski

He is the son of former Macedonian international striker Milko Gjurovski who previously played for Red Star Belgrade, FK Partizan and FC Groningen.

Milan Lešnjak

Born in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, during his playing career he played with Red Star Belgrade, FK Obilić, Belgian Club Brugge K.V. and Russian FC Saturn Ramenskoye.

Miloš Šestić

Miloš Šestić (Serbian Cyrillic: Mилoш Шecтић; born 8 August 1956 in Milosavci village near Banja Luka) is a Serbian retired footballer who spent most of his career at Red Star Belgrade during the 1970s and early 1980s.

Nejc Pečnik

Nejc Pečnik (born 3 January 1986 in Dravograd) is a Slovenian professional footballer, who plays for Serbian SuperLiga team Red Star Belgrade as an attacking midfielder.

Srboljub Stamenković

Born in the town of Užice (then called Titovo Užice) in Serbia, he started playing for Red Star Belgrade in 1975 and stayed until 1981, when he was transferred to the Memphis Americans of the Major Indoor Soccer League.

Sulejman Halilović

During his club career he played for FK Jedinstvo Odžak, Dinamo Vinkovci, Red Star Belgrade and Rapid Wien.

Tiago Galvão da Silva

In the first half of the 2011–12 season, he and Filip Kasalica (before he departed to join Red Star Belgrade) were listed as the most formidable striker partnership in the entire league.

Vladan Milojević

Born in Aranđelovac, Milojević began playing football in the youth team of Red Star Belgrade, before playing for the first team of Yugoslav league sides FK Bečej and FK Radnički Novi Beograd.

Vladimir Jugović

Born in Milutovac, a village near Trstenik, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, Jugović played throughout his career for numerous top European teams, winning the Champions League twice (with Red Star Belgrade and Juventus).