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Slobodan Santrač
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 [slobǒdan sântraːtʃ]; 1 July 1946 – 13 February 2016) was a Yugoslav and Serbian football manager and player.[1]

A prolific striker, Santrač is the Yugoslav First League all-time top scorer with 218 goals.[2] He is also the top scorer in the history of OFK Beograd. As a manager, Santrač reached the knockout stage at the 1998 FIFA World Cup with FR Yugoslavia.[3]

Club career

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Born in Koceljeva, Santrač grew up in Gornji Milanovac, starting out at local club Takovo.[4] He moved with his family to Valjevo in 1958 and soon joined Radnički, which merged into Metalac Valjevo in 1959. Due to his promising performances in the Serbian League, Santrač was transferred to Yugoslav First League club OFK Beograd in the summer of 1965.[5] He spent nine seasons with the Romantičari, totaling 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,[6] Santrač moved abroad and joined Swiss club Grasshoppers. He was their best scorer in both seasons during his stay with them,[7] before returning to OFK Beograd near the end of the 1975–76 season. Santrač was transferred to Partizan in the winter of 1978, winning the league just a few months upon arriving at the club.[8] He spent two more seasons with the Crno-beli, before switching to Yugoslav Second League side Galenika Zemun in the 1980–81 season as part of the deal for Dragan Mance. With 19 goals in 1981–82, Santrač helped the team win promotion to the top flight for the first time ever. He retired from playing in 1983.

International career

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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) for Yugoslavia between 1966 and 1974.[9] His first cap for the national team came on 1 June 1966 in a 2–0 loss to Bulgaria and his only goal later that month against Sweden, in a game that ended in a 1–1 draw.[10]

Managerial career

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In November 1994, Santrač was announced as the inaugural manager 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 them for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[11] Subsequently, Santrač went abroad to China and took charge of Shandong Luneng, winning the double in 1999.[12] He was also manager of Saudi Arabia (2001)[13] and Macedonia (2005).[14]

Death

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Santrač died of a heart attack on 13 February 2016 at the age of 69.[15][16]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[17]
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Metalac Valjevo 1963–64 Serbian League South ———
1964–65 Serbian League South ———
Total ———
OFK Beograd 1965–66 Yugoslav First League 262057——3127
1966–67 Yugoslav First League 281222—2[c]03214
1967–68 Yugoslav First League 282232——3124
1968–69 Yugoslav First League 341611—6[d]94126
1969–70 Yugoslav First League 312021——3321
1970–71 Yugoslav First League 321921——3420
1971–72 Yugoslav First League 343310—4[e]23935
1972–73 Yugoslav First League 282500—8[e]53630
1973–74 Yugoslav First League 3200—0032
Total 2441691614—2016280199
Grasshoppers 1974–75 Nationalliga A 241720324[e]23321
1975–76 Nationalliga A 181252102[e]22616
Total 42297242645937
OFK Beograd 1975–76 Yugoslav First League 6500——65
1976–77 Yugoslav First League 291111——3012
1977–78 Yugoslav First League 5100——51
Total 401711——4118
Partizan 1977–78 Yugoslav First League 161100——1611
1978–79 Yugoslav First League 291454—1[f]03518
1979–80 Yugoslav First League 18431——215
Total 632985—107234
Galenika Zemun 1980–81 Yugoslav Second League 149———149
1981–82 Yugoslav Second League 241944——2823
1982–83 Yugoslav First League 18320——203
Total 563164——6235
Career total 4452753826422720514323
  1. ↑ Includes Yugoslav Cup, Swiss Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Swiss League Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup
  4. ↑ Appearances in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
  5. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  6. ↑ Appearances in European Cup

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[18]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Yugoslavia 196631
196700
196800
196900
197000
197100
197240
197300
197410
Total81

Managerial

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Managerial record by team and tenure[19]
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

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Player

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OFK Beograd

Grasshoppers

Partizan

Galenika Zemun

Individual

Manager

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Shandong Luneng

Individual

References

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  1. ↑ "Slobodan Santrac - Yugoslavia manager". bbc.co.uk. 3 May 1998. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Kraljevi strelaca" (in Serbian). srbija.gov.rs. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Deseto mesto u svetu - uspeh ili ne?" (in Serbian). srbija.gov.rs. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Sportski spomenar" (in Serbian). rts.rs. 27 February 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "INTERVJU NEDELJOM - Slobodan Santrač: Čiča je rekao da fudbal ne sme da stane!" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 30 November 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Zvezde u JNA - Vojnik Slobodan Santrač raportira ocu Danetu (1973)" (in Serbian). yugopapir.com. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Switzerland - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "Slobodan Santrač" (in Serbian). partizanopedia.rs. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  9. ↑ "Santrač Slobodan" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  10. ↑ "Slobodan Santrač" (in Serbian). ofkbeograd.co.rs. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  11. ↑ "The Yugoslavia Squad". bbc.co.uk. 3 May 1998. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  12. ↑ "Kineski car" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 13 December 1999. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  13. ↑ "Santrac loses Saudi job". bbc.co.uk. 28 August 2001. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  14. ↑ "Santrac quits as F.Y.R. Macedonia coach". UEFA. 23 August 2005. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  15. ↑ "Preminuo Slobodan Santrač" (in Serbian). b92.net. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  16. ↑ "Preminuo Slobodan Santrač" (in Serbian). rts.rs. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  17. ↑ "Slobodan Santrac - Matches in European Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  18. ↑ "Slobodan Santrač, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  19. ↑ "Saudi Team - Slobodan Santrac". ksa-team.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  20. ↑ "Golden Boot ("Soulier d'Or") Awards". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
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