Santrač in 1972 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Slobodan Santrač | ||
| Date of birth | (1946-07-01)1 July 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Koceljeva,PR Serbia,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 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1957–1958 | Takovo | ||
| 1958–1959 | Radnički Valjevo | ||
| 1959–1965 | 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) | |
| 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,pronounced[slobǒdansântraːtʃ]; 1 July 1946 – 13 February 2016) was a Yugoslav and Serbianfootball manager and player.[1]
A prolificstriker, Santrač is theYugoslav First League all-time top scorer with 218 goals.[2] He is also the top scorer in the history ofOFK Beograd. As a manager, Santrač reached the knockout stage at the1998 FIFA World Cup withFR Yugoslavia.[3]
Born inKoceljeva, Santrač grew up inGornji Milanovac, starting out at local clubTakovo.[4] He moved with his family toValjevo in 1958 and soon joined Radnički, which merged intoMetalac Valjevo in 1959. Due to his promising performances in the Serbian League, Santrač was transferred toYugoslav First League clubOFK Beograd in the summer of 1965.[5] He spent nine seasons with theRomantičari, totaling 244 league appearances and scoring 169 goals. During that time, Santrač was theYugoslav First League top scorer on four occasions (1968,1970,1972, and1973). He also won theYugoslav Cup in1966, scoring a brace in the final againstDinamo Zagreb.
In 1974, after completing hismandatory military service,[6] Santrač moved abroad and joined Swiss clubGrasshoppers. He was their best scorer in both seasons during his stay with them,[7] before returning to OFK Beograd near the end of the1975–76 season. Santrač was transferred toPartizan in the winter of 1978, winningthe league just a few months upon arriving at the club.[8] He spent two more seasons with theCrno-beli, before switching toYugoslav Second League sideGalenika Zemun in the1980–81 season as part of the deal forDragan Mance. With 19 goals in1981–82, Santrač helped the team win promotion to the top flight for the first time ever. He retired from playing in 1983.
Despite being a prolific scorer during his entire club career, Santrač never established himself at international level, making just eight friendly appearances (only 110 minutes played) forYugoslavia between 1966 and 1974.[9] His first cap for the national team came on 1 June 1966 in a 2–0 loss toBulgaria and his only goal later that month againstSweden, in a game that ended in a 1–1 draw.[10]
In November 1994, Santrač was announced as the inaugural manager of thenational team of FR Yugoslavia, while the country was still underUN sanctions. He served as their manager for almost four years, qualifying them for the1998 FIFA World Cup.[11] Subsequently, Santrač went abroad to China and took charge ofShandong Luneng, winningthe double in 1999.[12] He was also manager ofSaudi Arabia (2001)[13] andMacedonia (2005).[14]
Santrač died of a heart attack on 13 February 2016 at the age of 69.[15][16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | 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 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 31 | 27 | ||
| 1966–67 | Yugoslav First League | 28 | 12 | 2 | 2 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 32 | 14 | ||
| 1967–68 | Yugoslav First League | 28 | 22 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 31 | 24 | |||
| 1968–69 | Yugoslav First League | 34 | 16 | 1 | 1 | — | 6[d] | 9 | 41 | 26 | ||
| 1969–70 | Yugoslav First League | 31 | 20 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 21 | |||
| 1970–71 | Yugoslav First League | 32 | 19 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 20 | |||
| 1971–72 | Yugoslav First League | 34 | 33 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[e] | 2 | 39 | 35 | ||
| 1972–73 | Yugoslav First League | 28 | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | 8[e] | 5 | 36 | 30 | ||
| 1973–74 | Yugoslav First League | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Total | 244 | 169 | 16 | 14 | — | 20 | 16 | 280 | 199 | |||
| Grasshoppers | 1974–75 | Nationalliga A | 24 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4[e] | 2 | 33 | 21 |
| 1975–76 | Nationalliga A | 18 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2[e] | 2 | 26 | 16 | |
| Total | 42 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 59 | 37 | ||
| OFK Beograd | 1975–76 | Yugoslav First League | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 5 | ||
| 1976–77 | Yugoslav First League | 29 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 12 | |||
| 1977–78 | Yugoslav First League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| Total | 40 | 17 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 41 | 18 | ||||
| Partizan | 1977–78 | Yugoslav First League | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 11 | ||
| 1978–79 | Yugoslav First League | 29 | 14 | 5 | 4 | — | 1[f] | 0 | 35 | 18 | ||
| 1979–80 | Yugoslav First League | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 5 | |||
| Total | 63 | 29 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | 72 | 34 | |||
| Galenika Zemun | 1980–81 | Yugoslav Second League | 14 | 9 | — | — | — | 14 | 9 | |||
| 1981–82 | Yugoslav Second League | 24 | 19 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 28 | 23 | |||
| 1982–83 | Yugoslav First League | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 3 | |||
| Total | 56 | 31 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 62 | 35 | ||||
| Career total | 445 | 275 | 38 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 20 | 514 | 323 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
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