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Ratko Svilar
Personal information
Date of birth (1950-05-06) 6 May 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth Crvenka, FPR Yugoslavia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1973 Crvenka 41 (0)
1973–1980 Vojvodina 201 (0)
1978 → Rochester Lancers (loan) 16 (0)
1980–1996 Antwerp 243 (0)
Total 501 (0)
International career
1976–1983 Yugoslavia 9 (0)
Managerial career
1995 Antwerp
1995–1996 Antwerp (assistant)
1996 Antwerp
1996–1998 Antwerp (assistant)
1998 Antwerp
1999–2000 Putte SK
2008–2009 Antwerp (assistant)
2009 Antwerp
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ratko Svilar (Serbian Cyrillic: Ратко Свилар; born 6 May 1950) is a Serbian retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Having played for Antwerp for nearly 20 years, he also coached the Belgian club on several occasions.[1][2][3]

Club career

Born in Crvenka, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Svilar joined Royal Antwerp F.C. in November 1980 from FK Vojvodina – he started his career with lowly hometown club FK Crvenka – and proceeded to endure a 16-year spell with the Belgian side, alternating between the posts and the bench; in the 1991–92 season, he contributed with 12 league appearances to help his team finish in fifth position, winning the Belgian Cup – his only piece of silverware – in the process.[4][5]

Svilar retired from professional play aged 46, going on to have several coaching spells with his last and most important club.[4]

International career

Svilar represented Yugoslavia for seven years, and was a participant at the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He won his first cap on 25 September 1976, starting in a 3–0 away friendly loss to Italy.

Personal life

Svilar's son Mile is also a goalkeeper, currently playing for Serie A club Roma.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Gewezen topvoetballer weer in cel" [Former top footballer again behind bars]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 26 December 2001. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Ratko Svilar vrijgelaten in zaak-Gunst" [Ratko Svilar released in Gunst Affair]. De Standaard (in Dutch). 18 January 2002. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Ratko Svilar in coma gehouden na woningbrand" [Ratko Svilar in a coma after house fire] (in Dutch). Vandaag. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  4. ^ a b "'Ik hou van Antwerp. En ik haat Antwerp'" [‘I love Antwerp. And I hate Antwerp’]. De Standaard (in Dutch). 23 September 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Belgium Cup 1991/92". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Anderlecht-doelman Mile Svilar: "Ik wil de beste ter wereld worden"" [Anderlecht goalkeeper Mile Svilar: “I want to be the best in the world”]. Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 18 February 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  7. ^ Fernandes Garcia, Filipa (28 August 2017). "Svilar assina por cinco épocas" [Svilar signs for five seasons] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
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