FK Rad
Encyclopedia
FK Rad is a football club from Belgrade
, Serbia
. It plays at Stadion Kralj Petar I
, which is located in the southern part of the city's Banjica
neighbourhood.
Translated into English
, the club's name signifies "work" or "labour" due to being formed by the construction
company of the same name.
Over the years, the club served as breeding ground for a number of well-known players, including Vladimir Jugović
, Ljubinko Drulović
, Zoran Mirković
, Miroslav Đukić, Goran Bunjevčević
, Željko Cicović
, Slavoljub Muslin
and others.
From the start the club had two major local rivals: Banjica and Jajinci, these rivalries were the rivals of the company but quickly it passed to football. The following individuals are considered as club's founders: Petar Đerasimović, the first president, Radojica Tanasijević, the first general selector, Željko Marjanović, the first financial adviser, and Ljubomir Lazić, the first vice president. The players that have played in 1958 can feel like founders as well, FK Rad had a lot of young players that were schooled in the First league teams, some players would include: Lazar Slavković, Đurđe Ivković, Vladimir Acević, Teodor ušnjar, Milan Abramović, Brana Djaković, Aleksandar Banić, Živojin Rafailović, Aleksandar Andrejić, and a little later Sreten "Sele" Antić, Milan "Selja" Jovanović, and others. The first head coach was Nikola Marjanović. The parliament has given the club a pitch in the center of Banjica, a few concrete stands were made, and later locker rooms were added, as well as the restaurant. The club only gets better and year by year FK Rad keeps moving up the league. On the stadium there has always been 2,000 to 3,000 fans. FK Rad had a very good attack from counters and scored many goals that was that kept bringing fans to the stands. The club had a large following in the Banjica region, the fans followed their club away and home. FK Rad quickly got promoted to the Belgrade league. In the period from 1965 to 1969 a change of generations had taken place. At that time the leaders were Ljubomir Lazić and Radomir Antić, notable managers were Đorđević and Đurđević, leaders for the players were Ratomir Janković, Vlada Vlaović, Matović, Zoran Bulatović, Dutina, Čeh and others.
A few years later the club turns to change and the club colors are now different, youth school has received much pressure, the control on the players and much more.
The club's greatest success occurred in 1988–89 season when it finished the Yugoslav league competition in fourth spot, ahead of many richer clubs such as FK Partizan
. This success qualified FK Rad for the UEFA Cup
in the 1989–90 season
, where it was eliminated 2–3 on aggregate in the first round by Olympiacos (Rad lost 0–2 in Athens
after winning 2–1 on home ground).
n football
. They're also infamous for taking part in many violent acts, both inside and outside various Serbian stadiums.
For recent transfers, see List of Serbian football transfers summer 2011.
Duško Ajder
Miloš Bogunović
Goran Bunjevčević
Željko Cicović
Petar Divić
Miloš Dimitrijević Boban Dmitrović
Filip Đorđević Ljubinko Drulović
Ivan Dudić
Miroslav Đukić Nenad Grozdić
Spira Grujić
Bojan Isailović
Bojan Jorgačević
Vladimir Jugović
Andrija Kaluđerović Dragan Mićić
Zoran Mirković
Dalibor Mitrović
Pavle Ninkov
Aleksandar Pantić
Nemanja Pejčinović
Marko Perović
Dejan Rađenović Vuk Rašović
Predrag Ristović
Dalibor Škorić
Borislav Stevanović
Dragan Stevanović
Miroslav Stević
Nenad Stojaković
Nenad Tomović
Dragan Vukmir
Aleksandar Živković
Jusuf Hatunić
Ivan Jovanović
Duško Milinković
Slavoljub Muslin
Mihajlo Petrović Vladan Radača
Vlada Stošić
Ilija Zavišić
Aleksandar Bratić
Zoran Čampara
Stevo Glogovac
Vladimir Jovančić
Nenad Mišković
Saša Vidović
Fabio da Silva
Rivan
Milan Borjan
Ivan Cvjetković
Siniša Gogić
Jane Gavalovski
Stevica Kuzmanovski
Goran Stanić
Aleksandar Todorovski
Nenad Brnović
Uroš Delić
Mitar Novaković
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...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
. It plays at Stadion Kralj Petar I
Stadion Kralj Petar I
Stadion Kralj Petar I is the home ground of FK Rad. It's also known simply as Stadion FK Rad. The all-seated stadium was named after Kralj Petar I, a famous Serbian king from the early 1900s. The stadium has a seating capacity for around 6,000 people....
, which is located in the southern part of the city's Banjica
Banjica
Banjica is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is divided between the Belgrade's municipalities of Savski Venac and Voždovac .- Location :...
neighbourhood.
Translated into English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, the club's name signifies "work" or "labour" due to being formed by the construction
Construction
In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
company of the same name.
Over the years, the club served as breeding ground for a number of well-known players, including Vladimir Jugović
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...
, Ljubinko Drulović
Ljubinko Drulovic
Ljubinko Drulović is a retired Serbian footballer, and a current coach....
, Zoran Mirković
Zoran Mirkovic
Zoran "Bata" Mirković is a former Serbian footballer.-Club career:Mirković made his first appearance for FK Rad during the 1990–91 season. But even before that he and his teammates won the Yugoslav title in the under-21 category, the biggest success this club ever had...
, Miroslav Đukić, Goran Bunjevčević
Goran Bunjevcevic
Goran Bunjevčević is a former Serbian footballer who played as a defender, including 5 seasons at Tottenham Hotspur ....
, Željko Cicović
Željko Cicovic
Željko Cicović is a Serbian football goalkeeper.He played for FK Rad and UD Las Palmas in Spain....
, Slavoljub Muslin
Slavoljub Muslin
Slavoljub Muslin is a Serbian football manager and a former player who currently manages FC Krasnodar...
and others.
History
FK Rad was founded in 1958, entering competition in the lowest rank. The club was created by workers of the GRO Rad company.From the start the club had two major local rivals: Banjica and Jajinci, these rivalries were the rivals of the company but quickly it passed to football. The following individuals are considered as club's founders: Petar Đerasimović, the first president, Radojica Tanasijević, the first general selector, Željko Marjanović, the first financial adviser, and Ljubomir Lazić, the first vice president. The players that have played in 1958 can feel like founders as well, FK Rad had a lot of young players that were schooled in the First league teams, some players would include: Lazar Slavković, Đurđe Ivković, Vladimir Acević, Teodor ušnjar, Milan Abramović, Brana Djaković, Aleksandar Banić, Živojin Rafailović, Aleksandar Andrejić, and a little later Sreten "Sele" Antić, Milan "Selja" Jovanović, and others. The first head coach was Nikola Marjanović. The parliament has given the club a pitch in the center of Banjica, a few concrete stands were made, and later locker rooms were added, as well as the restaurant. The club only gets better and year by year FK Rad keeps moving up the league. On the stadium there has always been 2,000 to 3,000 fans. FK Rad had a very good attack from counters and scored many goals that was that kept bringing fans to the stands. The club had a large following in the Banjica region, the fans followed their club away and home. FK Rad quickly got promoted to the Belgrade league. In the period from 1965 to 1969 a change of generations had taken place. At that time the leaders were Ljubomir Lazić and Radomir Antić, notable managers were Đorđević and Đurđević, leaders for the players were Ratomir Janković, Vlada Vlaović, Matović, Zoran Bulatović, Dutina, Čeh and others.
A few years later the club turns to change and the club colors are now different, youth school has received much pressure, the control on the players and much more.
The club's greatest success occurred in 1988–89 season when it finished the Yugoslav league competition in fourth spot, ahead of many richer clubs such as FK Partizan
FK Partizan
Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...
. This success qualified FK Rad for the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
in the 1989–90 season
UEFA Cup 1989-90
The UEFA Cup 1989-90 was won by Juventus on aggregate over Fiorentina. This was the first final between two Italian sides in the UEFA competitions history and the third between two clubs of the same country....
, where it was eliminated 2–3 on aggregate in the first round by Olympiacos (Rad lost 0–2 in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
after winning 2–1 on home ground).
Name changes through history
- 1958 : club founded under the name of FK Rad
- 1990 : renamed to FK GRO Rad
- 1993 : renamed again to FK Rad
Supporters
FK Rad's supporters call themselves United Force, and are known as some of the most loyal in SerbiaSerbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
. They're also infamous for taking part in many violent acts, both inside and outside various Serbian stadiums.
FK Rad in European competitions
- Qualified for Europe in 2 seasons
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–90 | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
R1 |  |
Olympiacos Piraeus | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 |
| 2011–12 | Europa League | QR1 |  |
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6–0 | 3–1 | 9–1 |
| QR2 | |
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0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | ||
Current squad
As of October 2011.Players with multiple nationalities
Aren't going to be considered foreigners in next season:- 11
Milan PršoMilan PršoMilan Pršo is a Serbian football striker currently playing with Serbian SuperLiga club FK Rad.He has been playing with Rad since the season 2008-09.-External sources:* at Srbijafudbal.... - 13
Banfa SyllaBanfa SyllaBanfa Sylla is a French football defender playing with FK Rad in the Serbian SuperLiga.-Career:He played with Vannes OC in France between 2007 and 2010. He moved to Lorca Atlético CF and played in the Spanish Segunda División B during the 2010–11 season. In summer 2011 he moved to Serbia and...
For recent transfers, see List of Serbian football transfers summer 2011.
Former notable players
In this list are included most of the national teams club's players and some other that were influential in the club.Duško Ajder
Duško Ajder
Dušan "Duško" Ajder is a retired Serbian professional footballer who played as a central defender.-External links:***...
Miloš Bogunović
Miloš Bogunovic
Miloš Bogunović is a Serbian footballer. He currently plays for Serbian SuperLiga club FK Novi Pazar.-Club career:...
Goran Bunjevčević
Goran Bunjevcevic
Goran Bunjevčević is a former Serbian footballer who played as a defender, including 5 seasons at Tottenham Hotspur ....
Željko Cicović
Željko Cicovic
Željko Cicović is a Serbian football goalkeeper.He played for FK Rad and UD Las Palmas in Spain....
Petar Divić
Petar Divić
Petar Divić is a Serbian international football player.-Club career:He started his career in his hometown club Dinamo Pančevo and still very young emigrated to Spain to play in Segunda Division club CD Toledo.In the first match against Ecija 4:0 gave a hat-trick...
Miloš Dimitrijević Boban Dmitrović
Boban Dmitrović
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Filip Đorđević Ljubinko Drulović
Ljubinko Drulovic
Ljubinko Drulović is a retired Serbian footballer, and a current coach....
Ivan Dudić
Ivan Dudic
Ivan Dudić is a Serbian football player.He played for several clubs, including Red Star Belgrade in Serbia and SL Benfica in Portugal...
Miroslav Đukić Nenad Grozdić
Nenad Grozdic
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Spira Grujić
Spira Grujic
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Bojan Isailović
Bojan Isailovic
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Bojan Jorgačević
Bojan Jorgacevic
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Vladimir Jugović
Vladimir Jugovic
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Andrija Kaluđerović Dragan Mićić
Dragan Mićić
Dragan Mićić is a Bosnian Serb professional football player.-Career:He started the career in his hometown club FK Radnik Bijeljina. In 1993, he moved to Serbian club FK Loznica playing in the First League of FR Yugoslavia...
Zoran Mirković
Zoran Mirkovic
Zoran "Bata" Mirković is a former Serbian footballer.-Club career:Mirković made his first appearance for FK Rad during the 1990–91 season. But even before that he and his teammates won the Yugoslav title in the under-21 category, the biggest success this club ever had...
Dalibor Mitrović
Dalibor Mitrovic
Dalibor Mitrović is a Serbian football striker. He currently plays for Sông Lam Nghệ An in the V-League in Vietnam....
Pavle Ninkov
Pavle Ninkov
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Aleksandar Pantić
Aleksandar Pantic
Aleksandar Pantić is a Serbian footballer last playing for Alki Larnaca.-Career:...
Nemanja Pejčinović
Nemanja Pejcinovic
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Marko Perović
Marko Perović (footballer born 1972)
Marko Perović is a former Serbian international football player.-External sources:* *...
Dejan Rađenović Vuk Rašović
Vuk Rašovic
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Predrag Ristović
Predrag Ristovic
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Dalibor Škorić
Dalibor Škorić
Dalibor Škorić is a retired Serbian professional football player.- Career :...
Borislav Stevanović
Borislav Stevanovic
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Dragan Stevanović
Dragan Stevanović
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Miroslav Stević
Miroslav Stevic
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Nenad Stojaković
Nenad Stojakovic
Nenad Stojaković is a Serbian football midfielder playing with FK Radnički 1923 since January 2011....
Nenad Tomović
Nenad Tomovic
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Dragan Vukmir
Dragan Vukmir
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Aleksandar Živković
Aleksandar Živkovic
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Jusuf Hatunić
Jusuf Hatunić
Jusuf Hatunić was a Bosnian, SFR Yugoslavia international football player.-Club career:He was a player of Yugoslav First League clubs Sloboda Tuzla and FK Partizan , with short spells in Turkish club Galatasaray and Second Yugoslav League club FK Rad where he ended his playing...
Ivan Jovanović
Ivan Jovanovic (coach)
Ivan Jovanović is a Serbian football manager and former footballer. He is the coach of APOEL since January 7, 2008.-Club career:Jovanović played for FK Rad in the Yugoslav First League during the 1987–88 and 1988–89 seasons. The next season, he transferred to the Greek side Iraklis Thessaloniki...
Duško Milinković
Duško Milinković
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Slavoljub Muslin
Slavoljub Muslin
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Mihajlo Petrović Vladan Radača
Vladan Radača
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Vlada Stošić
Vlada Stošic
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Ilija Zavišić
Ilija Zavišic
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Aleksandar Bratić
Aleksandar Bratic
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Zoran Čampara
Zoran Čampara
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Stevo Glogovac
Vladimir Jovančić
Vladimir Jovančić
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Nenad Mišković
Nenad Miškovic
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Saša Vidović
Saša Vidović
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Fabio da Silva
Fabio Carleandro da Silva
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Rivan
Rivanilton de França
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Milan Borjan
Milan Borjan
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Ivan Cvjetković
Ivan Cvjetković
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Siniša Gogić
Siniša Gogic
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Jane Gavalovski
Jane Gavalovski
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Stevica Kuzmanovski
Stevica Kuzmanovski
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Goran Stanić
Goran Stanic
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Aleksandar Todorovski
Aleksandar Todorovski
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Nenad Brnović
Nenad Brnovic
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Uroš Delić
Uroš Delić
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Mitar Novaković
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External links
- Official website
- United Force homepage
- Club profile and squad at Srbijafudbal.
- Club page at Transfermarkt.
- Rad Stats at Utakmica.rs