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Blagoje Moša Marjanovic

Blagoje Mosa Marjanovic is the first ‘big name’ in the history of the club. He was a member of BSK and the national team of Yugoslavia. He was a gentleman as a player, and continued to be one as a coach. Since 1936, Ljubomir Vukadinovic wrote a book entitled ‘the 1,000 goals of Mosa Marjanovic’.

Sava Antić

Sava Antic was born on the 1st of March 1930 in Belgrade. He was one of the biggest legends in our club. He won the national cup 3 times (1953, 1955, and 1962). Two of three times, he was the club’s captain. What is interesting is that he managed to be the scorer in all 3 cup finals. Sava started his career as a football player in FC Brodarac in 1945. He then moved to Red Star, in which he played 36 games and scored 22 goals. But the highlight of his playing career started in 1950, when he decided to wear the Blue-White jersey, which he wore proudly until the end of his career (1963). During that time, he played 520 games and scored 184 goals in official matches. In his whole career, he has never been sent off, and got a warning only two times. He played for the youth national team from 1953 to 1956, scoring 7 times in 9 matches. He was later a member of the B’ national team for which he scored 6 goals in 10 games. As far as the A’ national team is concerned, he played only 5 games for it, all of them in 1956, and scored two goals. He was also a member of the Olympic national team, during the Olympic Games in Melbourne, where Yugoslavia won the silver medal. He was one of the best forwards at that time, but was unfortunate to play in the glory days of Rajko Mitic, the legend of Red Star and Yugoslav football. For this reason, he was not given a real chance in the national team. After his career as a player, he became a coach in OFK Belgrade. Sava passed away in 1998, but he will always remain a legend in the club.

Dragoslav Stepanovic

It rarely happens that a defender becomes popular with the supporters. However, when it does happen, it means that he is a top-class player. That is exactly who Dragoslav Stepanovic was. He, however, was not a classic defender. He played offensively at times, built attacks, and made very good crosses from the left side into the penalty box. While Vujadin Boskov was the coach of the national team, he could not imagine his team without Stepanovic. He later moved to Red Star, and after continued his career in Germany. In Germany he finished his career and started a new one as a coach.

Miloš Milutinović

Milos Milutinovic

There were three Milutinovic brothers who played for Partizan and OFK Belgrade. The deepest impact on our club was made by the best of the three, Milos. He was a top class footballer, very fast, with great technique and dribbling, and an efficient goal-scorer. Milos came to OFK from Partizan, wanting to help the club to return to the first division. At the time he had tuberculosis, and knew that continuing with football could be fatal. But still, his love for the game prevailed. He had beaten tuberculosis as well as his rivals, and OFK returned to the elite, where it belongs. He continued his career in Stade Francaise FC, then going on to Racing and Bayern Munich. He returned to OFK as a coach, winning the national cup in 1966.

Ilija Petković

Ilija Petkovic was born in Knin on the 22nd of September 1945. he started his career in FC Dinara in 1959, and in 1964 at the age 19, he moved to OFK Beograd. Petkovic played in OFK on two occasions, from 1964 to 1973, and 1976 to 1983. in the meanwhile, he played for the French side Troyes. For the Yugoslav national team, he played a total of 43 games and scored 6 goals. His glory days were at the time that he played for OFK Beograd. In those days, he was nicknamed ‘the hurricane from Karaburma’. At one point in his career, he was proclaimed to be the fastest right wing player in the world.

Spasoje Samardzic

Spasoje Samardzic was born on the 20th of May 1941. Spasoje came to OFK Beograd in 1958, but made his debut for the first team in 1960. He played for OFK until 1966, and then Twente FC, and later Feyenoord. In 1969, he left Holland, and moved to Saint Ettiene where he played until 1972. He made 26 appearences for the national team and scored 3 goals. Spasoje was one of those players who continued the tradition of the unforgettable Yugoslav players of the 1950’s.

Blagoje Krivokuca

Blagoje Krivokuca from Ivanjica, was another one of OFK’s legends. However, he was not a star. He was one of those players who neglected himself for the team, because the team’s success was more important than making himself look good. Coaches like players with such virtues, because they know exactly what to expect from them. Unlike other players, Blagoje did not go to any foreign club. He chose to remain in his OFK Beograd until the end of his career. After that, he worked as a coach in OFK Beograd’s youth school. After that, he was the assistant coach, and then even the head coach of the first team. He trained in the same manner that he played in; seriously, consciously, reliably, and successfully.

Slobodan Santrac

Slobodan Santrac was born on the 1st of July 1946, in Koceljevo. His football career started in Radnicki from Valjevo in 1958, and he played for this team until 1965. That year, he moved to OFK Beograd. He played for OFK Beograd until 1974, and then moved to FC Grasshoppers. He stayed in Switzerland for two years, and then returned to Partizan. He ended his career in Galenika (today FK Zemun) in 1983. Slobodan Santrac scored the most goals in Yugoslav football of all times, scoring a total of 218 goals. He played 6 games for the Yugoslav national team and scored 1 goal.