Dušan Savić

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Dušan "Dule" Savić (born June, 1 1965 in Ub, Serbia, Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia) is a Serbian former football player.

He started playing football in the local side Jedinstvo Ub in his home town.

Savić arrived for a tryout at Red Star's Marakana stadium on March 21, 1972, and was promptly included in the club's youth system. Two years later in 1974, he became a first team player. He quickly grew into a feared striker and a fan favourite. At still only 19, he made his national team debut for Yugoslavia. He ended up playing more than 400 official matches for Red Star Belgrade.

After leaving Red Star, he spent six seasons in French Ligue 1: two with Lille OSC, and four with AS Cannes. He also had a six-month stint in La Liga with Sporting de Gijón.

[edit] Personal

Savić is married to TV journalist Marina Rajević who hosted a popular one-on-one talk-show Dok anđeli spavaju on RTS' third channel and later on BKTV.

They have two sons: Uroš and Vujadin.

[edit] Savić in pop culture

In addition to being a Red Star former great, fondly remembered by football fans across Serbia, Savić unexpectedly grew into somewhat of a pop-culture hero during the late 1990s.

Several things contributed to this.

In a 1997 movie The Wounds directed by Srđan Dragojević, there's a scene featuring two main characters chanting "Duuuule Savić" during sexual intercourse with a prostitute. The chant is delivered in fashion similar to the way neighbourhood kids exclaim their favourite player's name after scoring a goal on the playground.

Then in 1999, band Prljavi inspektor Blaza i Kljunovi released a track titled "Dule Savić" that uses his name to signify a state of sports-related euphoria. The song might've also been playing on the new meaning of "Dule Savić" with sexual connotations introduced by The Wounds movie.

Finally, in the 2000 teenage comedy Munje by Radivoj Andrić, Savić plays himself as deus ex machina of sorts in a scene featuring the main characters being stranded with a broken down vehicle in the middle of the night. Just as they're discussing Savić's famous 1979 UEFA Cup eight-final goal vs. Arsenal F.C. at Highbury, he suddenly appears out of nowhere in his oldtimer, dispenses some random life advice, and rides off into the night.

[edit] Career stats

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Red Star Belgrade	1974/75	30	20	?	?	?	?	30	20
	1975/76	19	9	?	?	?	?	19	9
	1976/77	25	15	?	?	?	?	25	15
	1977/78	16	6	?	?	?	?	16	6
	1978/79	30	24	?	?	?	?	30	24
	1979/80	28	11	?	?	?	?	28	11
	1980/81
	1981/82	30	16	?	?	?	?	30	16
	1982/83	15	13	?	?	?	?	15	13
	All	193	114	?	?	?	?	193	114