Slobodan Santrač

Slobodan Santrač (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Сантрач; 1 July 1946 – 13 February 2016) was a Yugoslav and Serbian football manager and player. He was the all-time top scorer of the Yugoslav First League with a total of 218 goals.[1] He was also the top scorer in the history of OFK Beograd.

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+12 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1959–1960 Takovo
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

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]

On 13 February 2016, Santrač died of a heart attack in Belgrade. He was aged 69.[3]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4]
Club Season League Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Metalac Valjevo 1963–64 Serbian League South
1964–65 Serbian League South
Total
OFK Beograd 1965–66 Yugoslav First League 26202620
1966–67 Yugoslav First League 2812203012
1967–68 Yugoslav First League 28222822
1968–69 Yugoslav First League 3416694025
1969–70 Yugoslav First League 31203120
1970–71 Yugoslav First League 32193219
1971–72 Yugoslav First League 3433423835
1972–73 Yugoslav First League 2825853630
1973–74 Yugoslav First League 320032
Total 2441692016264185
Grasshoppers 1974–75 Nationalliga A 2417422819
1975–76 Nationalliga A 1812222014
Total 4229644833
OFK Beograd 1975–76 Yugoslav First League 6565
1976–77 Yugoslav First League 29112911
1977–78 Yugoslav First League 5151
Total 40174017
Partizan 1977–78 Yugoslav First League 16111611
1978–79 Yugoslav First League 2914103014
1979–80 Yugoslav First League 184184
Total 6329106429
Galenika Zemun 1980–81 Yugoslav Second League 149149
1981–82 Yugoslav Second League 24192419
1982–83 Yugoslav First League 183183
Total 56315631
Career total 4452752720472295

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Yugoslavia 196631
196700
196800
196900
197000
197100
197240
197300
197410
Total81

Managerial

Managerial record by team and tenure[6]
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
FR Yugoslavia 1994 1998 4326107060.47
Saudi Arabia 2001 2001 7322042.86
Total 5029129058.00

Honours

Player

OFK Beograd

  • Yugoslav Cup: 1965–66

Partizan

Galenika Zemun

  • Yugoslav Second League: 1981–82

Individual

Manager

Shandong Luneng

  • Chinese Jia-A League: 1999
  • Chinese FA Cup: 1999

Individual

  • Chinese Football Association Coach of the Year: 1999

References

  1. "Kraljevi strelaca" (in Serbian). arhiva.srbija.gov.rs. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  2. "Deseto mesto u svetu - uspeh ili ne?" (in Serbian). arhiva.srbija.gov.rs. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  3. "ODLAZAK FUDBALSKE LEGENDE Preminuo Slobodan Santrač!". blic.rs. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  4. "Slobodan Santrac - Matches in European Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  5. "Slobodan Santrač, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  6. "Saudi Team - Slobodan Santrac". ksa-team.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  7. "Golden Boot ("Soulier d'Or") Awards". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
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