Vladan Radača

Vladan Radača
Radača in 2023
Personal information
Full name Vladan Radača
Date of birth (1955-07-15) 15 July 1955 (age 69)
Place of birth Svilajnac, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Radnički Svilajnac
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1974 Radnički Svilajnac
1974–1975 Radnički Kragujevac 0 (0)
1976–1977 Bor 46 (0)
1977–1978 Priština 21 (0)
1979–1980 Trepča 14 (0)
1981–1982 Majdanpek
1982–1988 Rad 185 (0)
1988–1989 Željezničar Sarajevo 2 (0)
1989–1993 Samsunspor 105 (0)
Total 373 (0)
International career
1987–1988 Yugoslavia 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vladan Radača (Serbian Cyrillic: Владан Радача; born 15 July 1955) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

At international level, Radača was capped five times by Yugoslavia in 1987 and 1988.[1]

Club career

Radača started out at his hometown club Radnički Svilajnac, making his senior debut at the age of 17. He subsequently joined Yugoslav First League newcomers Radnički Kragujevac in 1974, serving as the team's third-choice goalkeeper behind Aleksandar Stojanović and Vladimir Vučković.[2]

Between 1982 and 1988, Radača spent six seasons at Rad, helping them win promotion to the Yugoslav First League in 1987.[3] He became the club's most capped goalkeeper with 185 league appearances. After leaving Rad, Radača went to England and spent some time on trial at Blackburn Rovers, but left without earning a contract.

In 1989, Radača moved abroad to Turkey and played for Samsunspor over the next four seasons, making 105 league appearances.[4]

International career

At the age of 32, Radača became the oldest player to make a debut for Yugoslavia,[5] coming on as a half-time substitute for Mauro Ravnić and keeping a clean sheet in a 4–1 loss to England on 11 November 1987.[6] His fifth and final cap came on 4 June 1988 in a 1–1 friendly draw against West Germany.[7]

Post-playing career

After hanging up his boots, Radača worked as a goalkeeping coach for numerous clubs, including Rad, Sartid Smederevo, Radnički Niš, Red Star Belgrade, and Spartak Subotica.[8]

In January 2021, following Zoran Filipović's appointment as Libya manager, Radača was hired as the team's goalkeeping coach.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Vladan Radača, international football player". 11v11.com. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Vladan Radača" (in Serbian). rts.rs. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Lakonoga iz Bečeja" (in Serbian). rts.rs. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Vladan Radača" (in Turkish). mackolik.com. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Vremeplov: Čekao Šiltona da mu uzme dres, pa postao najstariji debitant u dresu Jugoslavije" (in Serbian). zurnal.rs. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Radača Vladan" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Vladan Radača". 11v11.com. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Građevinar koji je zadivio svet" (in Serbian). sportdc.net. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Kvartet uz Filipovića u Libiji" (in Serbian). sportklub.rs. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2022.