FK Rad

FK Rad
Full name Fudbalski klub Rad
Nickname(s) Građevinari (The Builders)
Founded 10 March 1958 (1958-03-10)
Ground King Petar I Stadium, Belgrade
Ground Capacity 6,000
President Vladimir Savić
Head coach Milan Milanović
League Serbian SuperLiga
2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga, 6th
Website Club home page

Fudbalski klub Rad (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Рад), commonly known as Rad, is a professional Serbian football club based in Belgrade. FK Rad is one of the most successful and supported clubs in Serbia. Translated into English, the club's name signifies "work" or "labour" due to being formed by the construction company of the same name in 1958.

History

Rad was founded in 1958 by workers of the GRO Rad company. From the start the club had two major local rivals: Banjica and Jajinci, these rivalries were the rivals of the company but quickly it passed to football. The following individuals are considered as club's founders: Petar Đerasimović, the first president, Radojica Tanasijević, the first general selector, Željko Marjanović, the first financial adviser, and Ljubomir Lazić, the first vice president. The players that have played in 1958 can feel like founders as well, Rad had a lot of young players that were schooled in the First league teams, some players would include: Lazar Slavković, Đurđe Ivković, Vladimir Acević, Teodor Šušnjar, Milan Abramović, Brana Djaković, Aleksandar Banić, Živojin Rafailović, Aleksandar Andrejić, and a little later Sreten "Sele" Antić, Milan "Selja" Jovanović, and others.

The first head coach was Nikola Marjanović. The parliament has given the club a pitch in the center of Banjica, a few concrete stands were made, and later locker rooms were added, as well as the restaurant. The club had supporters in the Banjica region,which followed their club away and home. Rad quickly got promoted to the Belgrade League. In the period from 1965 to 1969, a change of generations had taken place. At that time the leaders were Ljubomir Lazić and Radomir Antić, notable managers were Đorđević and Đurđević, leaders for the players were Ratomir Janković, Vlada Vlaović, Matović, Zoran Bulatović, Dutina, Čeh and others.

The club's greatest success occurred in 1988–89 season when it finished the Yugoslav First League competition in fourth spot, ahead of many richer clubs such as Partizan. This success qualified Rad for the UEFA Cup in the 1989–90 season, where it was eliminated 2–3 on aggregate in the first round by Olympiacos (Rad lost 0–2 in Athens after winning 2–1 on home ground).

Name changes through history

Stadium

The stadium of Rad is the King Petar I Stadium, commonly known as "Stadion na Banjici" (Stadium at Banjica), which is located in the southern part of Belgrad's Banjica neighbourhood, and holds about 6,000 people. It was built in 1977 although its stand dates back to the pre-WWII period when it was used for military parades and other state celebrations during the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.[1]

Supporters & Rivalries

Rad's supporters call themselves United Force, a relatively small but very strong and fanatical group. They profess far-right ultra-nationalist views, making them very unpopular with FK Novi Pazar fans, who represent the Muslim minority in Serbia.[2] They also have a rivalry with the OFK Beograd-FK Voždovac alliance with whom they contest Belgrade derbies.

Honours

Yugoslav Second League

Rad in European competitions

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1989–90 UEFA Cup R1 Greece Olympiacos Piraeus 2–1 0–2 2–3
2011–12 Europa League QR1 San Marino Tre Penne 6–0 3–1 9–1
QR2 Greece Olympiakos Volos 0–1 1–1 1–2

Current squad

As of 11 March 2016

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina GK Darko Dejanović
2 Serbia DF Strahinja Tanasijević
3 Serbia DF Radoš Protić
4 Serbia DF Nikola Đurić
5 Serbia DF Miloš Obradović
6 Serbia DF Zoran Ljubinković
7 Serbia MF Miloš Krstić
8 Serbia MF Milan Ćulum
9 Serbia FW Andrija Kaluđerović
10 Serbia MF Đorđe Denić
11 Serbia FW Milorad Dabić
12 Serbia FW Ivica Jovanović
14 Serbia MF Njegoš Petrović
15 Serbia MF Marko Stojanović
16 Serbia MF Marko Keča
No. Position Player
17 Serbia FW Aleksandar Lutovac
19 Serbia MF Nemanja Arsenijević
20 Serbia MF Dejan Rusmir
22 Serbia MF Matija Ljujić
23 Serbia MF Dušan Kolarević
25 Serbia DF Nikola Maraš (captain)
26 Serbia GK Nenad Filipović
33 Serbia MF Bogdan Mladenović
44 Bosnia and Herzegovina DF Petar Jovanović
55 Serbia DF Stevan Bates
66 Serbia GK Miloš Budaković
70 Serbia FW Uroš Nenadović
77 Serbia FW Borko Veselinović
88 Serbia MF Marko Stanojević

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Serbia GK Dušan Marković (at Žarkovo)
Serbia DF Miroljub Pešić (at Sinđelić Beograd)
Serbia DF Ivan Kričak (at Žarkovo)
Serbia DF Aleksandar Milanović (at Žarkovo)
Serbia DF Luka Petrović (at Žarkovo)
Montenegro DF Stefan Vico (at Inđija)
No. Position Player
Serbia MF Miloš Čudić (at Žarkovo)
Serbia MF Filip Bainović (at Žarkovo)
Serbia MF Aleksandar Busnić (at Žarkovo)
Serbia MF Dimitrije Pavić (at Žarkovo)
Serbia FW Nemanja Gavrilović (at Žarkovo)

For recent transfers, see List of Serbian football transfers winter 2015-16. For summer transfers, see List of Serbian football transfers summer 2015.

Technical staff

Notable players

The club official website considers Duško Ajder and Dragan Kokotović as club´s two major legends. Beside them, important players in different historical periods are considered Miodrag Vranješ, Ratomir Janković and Lazar Slavković.[3]

For the list of all current and former players with Wikipedia article, please see: Category:FK Rad players.

Managers

Kit manufacturers

Period Kit Manufacturer Shirt Sponsor
2010–2012 Patrick None
2012–2013 Joma
2014–present NAAI Rubikon

References

  1. FK Rad at srpskistadioni.in.rs
  2. http://www.ultras-tifo.net/photo-news/3236-rad-belgrade-novi-pazar-21-02-2015.html
  3. Club legends at FK Rad official website, retrieved 18-9-2013 (Serbian)

External links

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