Radomir Antić
Serbian footballer and manager (1948-2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Radomir Antić (Serbian Cyrillic: Радомир Антић; 22 November 1948 – 6 April 2020) was a Serbian football player and manager.
![]() Antić in 2009 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1948-11-22)22 November 1948 | ||
Place of birth | Žitište, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
Date of death | 6 April 2020(2020-04-06) (aged 71) | ||
Place of death | Madrid, Spain | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1967–1970 | Sloboda Užice | ||
1970–1977 | Partizan | 181 | (9) |
1977–1978 | Fenerbahçe | 28 | (2) |
1978–1980 | Real Zaragoza | 58 | (7) |
1980–1984 | Luton Town | 100 | (9) |
Total | 367 | (27) | |
National team | |||
1973 | Yugoslavia | 1 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1988–1990 | Real Zaragoza | ||
1991–1992 | Real Madrid | ||
1992–1995 | Real Oviedo | ||
1995–1998 | Atlético Madrid | ||
1999 | Atlético Madrid | ||
2000 | Atlético Madrid | ||
2000–2001 | Real Oviedo | ||
2003 | Barcelona | ||
2004 | Celta Vigo | ||
2008–2010 | Serbia | ||
2012–2013 | Shandong Luneng | ||
2015 | Hebei 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]