1991 UEFA Super Cup
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The 1991 European Super Cup was the 16th UEFA Super Cup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's European Cup
and Cup Winners' Cup
competitions. The match featured the 1990-91 European Cup
winners, Red Star Belgrade
, and Manchester United
, winners of the 1990-91 Cup Winners' Cup. The match was meant to be played over two legs, but due to the political unrest in Belgrade
at the time, UEFA decided that only the Old Trafford
leg would be played.
The match was played on 19 November 1991, and resulted in a 1–0 win for Manchester United; Brian McClair
scored the winning goal in the 67th minute.
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RED STAR BELGRADE:
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GK
1
Zvonko Milojević
DF
2
Duško Radinović
DF
3
Goran Vasilijević
DF
4
Miodrag Belodedici
DF
5
Ilija Najdoski
MF
6
Miroslav Tanjga
MF
7
Vlada Stošić
MF
8
Vladimir Jugović
FW
9
Darko Pančev
FW
10
Dejan Savićević
MF
11
Siniša Mihajlović
Substitutes:
GK
12
Dragoje Leković
13
Saša Nedeljković
FW
14
Ilija Ivić
FW
15
Predrag Jovanović
Manager:
Vladica Popović
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
and Cup Winners' Cup
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...
competitions. The match featured the 1990-91 European Cup
European Cup 1990-91
The 1990–91 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won for the first time by Red Star Belgrade on penalties in the final against Marseille. This was only the second time that an Eastern European side had won the competition, after Steaua Bucureşti of Romania...
winners, Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...
, and Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
, winners of the 1990-91 Cup Winners' Cup. The match was meant to be played over two legs, but due to the political unrest in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
at the time, UEFA decided that only the Old Trafford
Old Trafford
Old Trafford commonly refers to two sporting arenas:* Old Trafford, home of Manchester United F.C.* Old Trafford Cricket Ground, home of Lancashire County Cricket ClubOld Trafford can also refer to:...
leg would be played.
The match was played on 19 November 1991, and resulted in a 1–0 win for Manchester United; Brian McClair
Brian McClair
Brian John McClair is a former Scottish international football player who played as a forward, notable for his near 11-year spell at Manchester United, as well as important tenures at Scottish clubs Celtic and Motherwell...
scored the winning goal in the 67th minute.
Match details
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GK | 1 | Peter Schmeichel Peter Schmeichel Peter Bolesław Schmeichel MBE is a retired Danish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and was voted the "World's Best Goalkeeper" in 1992 and 1993... |
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LB | 2 | Lee Martin | ||
RB | 3 | Denis Irwin Denis Irwin Denis Joseph Irwin is a former Irish football player who is best known for his long and successful stint at Manchester United, where he established himself as one of the most important players in the United team that won a host of domestic and European trophies in his time there between 1990 and... |
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CB | 4 | Steve Bruce Steve Bruce Stephen Roger "Steve" Bruce is an English football manager and former player. Born in Corbridge, Northumberland, he was a promising schoolboy footballer but was rejected by a number of professional clubs. He was on the verge of quitting the game altogether when he was offered a trial with Gillingham... (c) |
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CM | 5 | Neil Webb Neil Webb Neil John Webb is an English former footballer and television pundit. He played as a midfielder and defender between 1980 and 1997 notably for Portsmouth, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United... |
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CB | 6 | Gary Pallister Gary Pallister Gary Andrew Pallister is an English former footballer, most noted for his nine-year spell at Manchester United from 1989 until 1998... |
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RM | 7 | Andrei Kanchelskis Andrei Kanchelskis Andrei Antanasovich Kanchelskis is a Ukrainian-born Russian football manager and former association footballer who played as a right winger. Kanchelskis is the only player in history to have scored in each of the Glasgow, Merseyside and Manchester local derbies.Currently, he is managing FC... |
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CM | 8 | Paul Ince Paul Ince Paul Emerson Carlyle Ince is an English football manager and a former professional player. He has managed Blackburn Rovers, Milton Keynes Dons and Macclesfield Town... |
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CF | 9 | Brian McClair Brian McClair Brian John McClair is a former Scottish international football player who played as a forward, notable for his near 11-year spell at Manchester United, as well as important tenures at Scottish clubs Celtic and Motherwell... |
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CF | 10 | Mark Hughes Mark Hughes Leslie Mark Hughes, OBE , is a former Welsh international footballer. As an international footballer, he made 72 appearances and scored 16 goals.... |
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LM | 11 | Clayton Blackmore Clayton Blackmore Clayton Graham Blackmore is a former Welsh international footballer. He was a combative player known for his attacking free kicks and a utility player who excelled at full back and in central defence but could play equally well in midfield or as an emergency forward.-Career:Blackmore once had... |
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Substitutes: | ||||
GK | 13 | Gary Walsh Gary Walsh (English footballer) Gary Walsh is a retired English footballer who played as goalkeeper with a number of clubs including Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Bradford City and Wigan Athletic. He became goalkeeping coach at Wigan under manager Paul Jewell before teaming back up with Jewell at Derby County... |
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MF | 14 | Russell Beardsmore Russell Beardsmore Russell Peter Beardsmore is a former English footballer.Beardsmore began his career with Manchester United. He made his debut in September 1988 against West Ham United and was one of the first wave of "Fergie's Fledglings" to emerge... |
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FW | 15 | Mark Robins Mark Robins Mark Gordon Robins is an English football manager, appointed manager of Barnsley in 2009.As a player, he was most notable for his exploits with Manchester United, Norwich City and Leicester City... |
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MF | 16 | Ryan Giggs Ryan Giggs Ryan Joseph Giggs OBE is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Manchester United. Giggs made his first appearance for the club during the 1990–91 season and has been a regular player since the 1991–92 season... |
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Manager: | ||||
Alex Ferguson Alex Ferguson Sir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson, CBE is a Scottish association football manager and former player, currently managing Manchester United, where he has been in charge since 1986... |
Zvonko Milojevic
Zvonko Milojević is a retired Serbian football goalkeeper.Having made his first team debut for Red Star Belgrade at only 17 years of age in the return leg of the 1989-90 UEFA Cup matchup versus FC Koln, his first years with the club were spent as a deputy to Stevan Stojanović...
Duško Radinovic
Duško Radinović is a former Montenegrin football player.He was part of the Red Stars Belgrade when they won Champions League 1990/91 and when they won the Intercontinental cup 1991....
Miodrag Belodedici
Miodrag Belodedici is a Romanian former football player.Nicknamed The deer due to his elegant tackles, he won the European Cup twice, in 1986 with Steaua Bucureşti and 1991 with Red Star Belgrade, thus becoming the first player to win the trophy with two different clubs...
Ilija Najdoski
Ilija Najdoski from the Republic of Macedonia who played for Red Star Belgrade and was part of their European Cup victory in 1991....
Miroslav Tanjga
Miroslav Tanjga is a Serbian former football player. He grew up in the village of Stari Jankovci....
Vlada Stošic
Vlada Stošic is a retired Yugoslav/Serbian footballer.A midfielder, he his best known for his spell for Red Star Belgrade in the 80's/90's, being part of the side's European Cup victory in 1991....
Vladimir Jugovic
Vladimir Jugović is a retired Serbian football player renowned for his vision and technique.-Career:Born in Milutovac, a village near Trstenik, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, Jugović played throughout his career for numerous top European teams, winning the Champions League twice...
Darko Pancev
Darko Pančev is a retired Yugoslav and Macedonian footballer, and winner of the Golden Boot award in 1991.-Club career:Pančev was the highest scorer in top-division European football in the 1990–91 season with 34 goals, and should have won the European Golden Boot award...
Dejan Savicevic
Dejan Savićević , is a Montenegrin former football player and is the president of the Montenegrin FA....
Siniša Mihajlovic
Siniša Mihajlović is a Serbian football manager and former player. He was in charge of Serie A club Fiorentina since June 2010 to November 2011....
Dragoje Lekovic
Dragoje Leković is a retired Serbian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.-Club career:Leković was born in Sivac, Serbia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
Ilija Ivic
Ilija Ivić is a retired Serbian footballer. Ivić works currently as Red Star Belgrade and his last job was the Technical Manager of the Greek side Olympiacos...
Predrag Jovanovic (footballer)
Predrag Jovanović is a retired Serbian football player.-Honours:*Red Star Belgrade**Yugoslav First League: 1991-92-External links:...
Vladica Popovic
Vladimir "Vladica" Popović is a former Serbian footballer and manager. The biggest success in his coaching career was winning the Intercontinental Cup with Red Star Belgrade in 1991....
See also
- 1990–91 European Cup
- 1990–91 European Cup Winners' Cup