Slavko Zagorac

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Slavko Zagorac (born on April 30, 1909 in Glamoč, Austria-Hungary — died on February 14, 1988 in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia) was a Bosnian Serb football player.

He started his career in 1924. in Banja Luka clubs SK Balkan and SK Krajišnik, before he moved to Slavija Sarajevo two years later. He was considered to be one of the best full-backs in Yugoslavia before the World War II. Many reports from that time are telling about his powerful shots and tackles. He played for Slavija until 1941.

Slavko Zagorac also played for Yugoslavia national football team in which he collected seven caps. He is the first player from some Bosnian club who played for the national team.

After the World War II, he continued his football career as a coach. He was a coach in both FK Sarajevo and FK Željezničar.

He have lived in Sarajevo, where he died at the age of 79.