Dragoslav Šekularac

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Dragoslav Šekularac, as coach of the Serbian White Eagles

Competitor for Yugoslavia
Olympic medal record
Men's football
Silver	Melbourne 1956	Team Competition

Dragoslav Šekularac (born November 8, 1937 in Štip, Vardar Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, present day Republic of Macedonia) is a Serbian former football player and coach.

Born into a Serb family hailing from Vasojevići tribe in northern Montenegro, Šekularac took up football very early in his life, right after World War II ended. His family relocated to Serbia in the meantime and he came up through the Red Star Belgrade youth system.

Known locally by his nickname Šeki, he was quick and crafty with the ball, his creative skills turned a lot of heads. He ended up playing over 470 matches for Red Star and scoring over 150 goals. He later played for Independiente Santa Fe in Colombia for five seasons, before transferring to Millonarios from Bogotá and ending his playing career in the German Bundesliga with Karlsruher SC.

At only 18, he made his national team debut on September 30, 1956. He was on the national side that won the silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, and also participated in the World Cups of 1958 and 1962. He went on to make 41 senior international appearances, scoring 6 goals.

As a coach, he was in front of several clubs in Colombia, Australia, Serbia, Mexico, and Spain. Between 1984 and 1985, he coached the Guatemala national team in the 1986 World Cup qualification process.

Šekularac recently retired, and is currently living in Belgrade, Serbia.