Radoslav Bečejac

Radoslav Bečejac
Bečejac lining up for Partizan ahead of the 1966 European Cup final
Personal information
Full name Radoslav Bečejac
Date of birth (1941-12-21) 21 December 1941 (age 83)
Place of birth Žitište, German-occupied Serbia
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1963 Proleter Zrenjanin 78 (24)
1963–1967 Partizan 88 (17)
1967–1972 Olimpija Ljubljana 109 (16)
1973 Independiente Santa Fe 6 (1)
Total 281 (58)
International career
1965–1970 Yugoslavia 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Radoslav Bečejac (Serbian Cyrillic: Радослав Бечејац; born 21 December 1941) is a Yugoslav former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

After starting out at Proleter Zrenjanin, Bečejac was transferred to Yugoslav First League club Partizan in 1963. He played four seasons with the Crno-beli and won the league title in 1964–65. In total, Bečejac amassed 88 appearances and scored 17 goals in the top flight.[1] He was also a regular member of the team that reached the 1966 European Cup final, narrowly losing to Real Madrid.[2]

In the summer of 1967, Bečejac was signed by Olimpija Ljubljana in a then Yugoslav record transfer of 65 million dinars.[3] He spent five-and-a-half years with the Zmaji, making 109 league appearances and scoring 16 goals. In 1973, Bečejac moved abroad to Colombia and briefly played for Independiente Santa Fe before retiring.

International career

At international level, Bečejac was capped 12 times for Yugoslavia, making his debut in a 1–1 home friendly draw with England in May 1965. His final cap came in April 1970, a 1–1 home friendly draw with Austria.[4]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League
Division Apps Goals
Proleter Zrenjanin 1958–59[5] Yugoslav Second League 7 1
1959–60 Yugoslav Second League 22 2
1960–61 Vojvodina League
1961–62[6] Yugoslav Second League 22 16
1962–63[7] Yugoslav Second League 27 5
Total 78 24
Partizan 1963–64 Yugoslav First League 14 2
1964–65 Yugoslav First League 20 2
1965–66 Yugoslav First League 27 6
1966–67 Yugoslav First League 27 7
Total 88 17
Olimpija Ljubljana 1967–68 Yugoslav First League 19 3
1968–69 Yugoslav First League 0 0
1969–70 Yugoslav First League 24 8
1970–71 Yugoslav First League 27 0
1971–72 Yugoslav First League 27 2
1972–73 Yugoslav First League 12 3
Total 109 16
Independiente Santa Fe 1973 Campeonato Profesional 6 1
Career total 281 58

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[8]
National team Year Apps Goals
Yugoslavia 1965 3 0
1966 4 0
1967 4 0
1968 0 0
1969 0 0
1970 1 0
Total 12 0

Honours

Partizan

References

  1. ^ "Radoslav Bečejac" (in Serbian). partizanopedia.rs. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Član Partizanove generacije iz 1966, Bečejac: Svi govore da smo bili bolji od Reala" (in Serbian). zurnal.rs. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Sećanje na najspektakularniji transfer jugoslovenskog fudbala: Prelazak Radoslava Bečejca iz Partizana u Olimpiju" (in Serbian). rts.rs. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Bečejac Radoslav" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  5. ^ "1958-59". historical-lineups.com. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  6. ^ "1961-62". historical-lineups.com. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  7. ^ "1962-63". historical-lineups.com. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Radoslav Bečejac, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
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