Radomir Antić

Radomir Antić (Serbian Cyrillic: Радомир Антић; 22 November 1948 – 6 April 2020) was a Serbian football player and manager.

Radomir Antić
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Antić in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth(1948-11-22)22 November 1948
Place of birthŽitište, FPR Yugoslavia
Date of death6 April 2020(2020-04-06) (aged 71)
Place of deathMadrid, Spain
Playing positionDefender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1967–1968Sloboda Užice
1968–1976Partizan181(9)
1976–1978Fenerbahçe28(2)
1978–1980Real Zaragoza58(7)
1980–1984Luton Town100(9)
Total367(27)
National team
1973Yugoslavia1(0)
Teams managed
1988–1990Real Zaragoza
1991–1992Real Madrid
1992–1995Real Oviedo
1995–1998Atlético Madrid
1999Atlético Madrid
2000Atlético Madrid
2000–2001Real Oviedo
2003Barcelona
2004Celta Vigo
2008–2010Serbia
2012–2013Shandong Luneng
2015Hebei China Fortune
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Antić was born in Žitište. He had a 17-year playing career as a defender from 1967 to 1984. He notably played for Partizan, Fenerbahçe, Real Zaragoza and Luton Town. He also played one game for Yugoslavia in 1973.

After retiring from playing, Antić coached a number of teams. In Spain, he coached Real Zaragoza, Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid, Real Oviedo, Barcelona and Celta Vigo. He won the double, both La Liga and the Copa del Rey, with Atlético Madrid in the 1995–96 season. He also coached the Serbian national team and Chinese sides Shandong Luneng and Hebei China Fortune.

On 6 April 2020, Antić died in Madrid of pancreatitis at the age of 71.[1]

Honours

Player

Partizan

Manager

Atlético Madrid

References

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