Branislav Sekulić Explained

Branislav Sekulić
Birth Date:29 October 1906
Birth Place:Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia
Death Place:Bern, Switzerland
Position:Striker
Youthclubs1:Javor Beograd
Clubs1:Dušanovac
Clubs2:Karađorđe Beograd
Years3:1922–1926
Clubs3:SK Jugoslavija
Caps3:126
Goals3:110
Years4:1927-1929
Clubs4:SO Montpellier
Years5:1929-1930
Clubs5:Club Français
Years6:1930–1931
Clubs6:Grasshopper Club Zürich
Years7:1931–1935
Clubs7:Urania Genève Sport
Years8:1935–1937
Clubs8:SK Jugoslavija
Years9:1937
Clubs9:Jedinstvo Beograd
Years10:1942–1943
Clubs10:Jedinstvo Beograd
Nationalyears1:1925–1936
Nationalteam1:Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Nationalcaps1:17
Nationalgoals1:8
Managerclubs1:Cibalia
Manageryears2:1946
Managerclubs2:Red Star Belgrade
Manageryears3:1948–1951
Managerclubs3:Vojvodina
Manageryears4:1953
Managerclubs4:Red Star Belgrade
Manageryears5:1957–1962
Managerclubs5:FC Fribourg
Manageryears6:1958–1960
Managerclubs6:Switzerland
Manageryears7:1962–1963
Managerclubs7:RFC Liège
Manageryears8:1964–1965
Managerclubs8:Young Fellows Juventus

Branislav "Bane" Sekulić (; 29 October 1906 – 24 September 1968) was a Serbian football player and football manager.

Career

He began playing with the youth team of Javor Beograd before moving to Dušanovac. Being only 15 he became senior and the youngest but also best player at Karađorđe Beograd where he moved from Dušanovac along his brother Dragutin. SK Soko Beograd brought him next but he only played with the youth team while with them. Next he was spotted by SK Jugoslavija where he joined a generation of players such as Marjanović, Dragićević, Luburić and Đurić, winning with them the 1924 and 1925 Yugoslav Championships. He was characterised for having an impressive physical condition and for being very offensive, great sprinter, and having great ability for a center, besides being the owner of a powerful shot. His speciality was the volley shot which was curiously considered to be elegant and soft but very efficient.[1] His talent was soon spotted by foreign clubs and he moved to France and later Switzerland where he represented SO Montpellier, Club Français, Grasshopper Club Zürich and Urania Genève Sport. When he returned to Yugoslavia he first joined SK Jugoslavija before moving to SK Jedinstvo Beograd. His healthy way of life allowed him to become one of the Yugoslav players with longest active playing career and to play with Jedinstvo in the championship until almost his 40s.[2]

He was part of the Yugoslavia national football team that reached the semi-finals of the 1930 FIFA World Cup.

He coached Cibalia,[3] Red Star Belgrade, FC Fribourg,[4] Switzerland, RFC Liège[5] and SC Young Fellows Juventus.

Honours

Playing career:

Club:

SK Jugoslavija

National team:

Yugoslavia

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ofkbeograd.net/index.php?id=199 "Večiti rivali"
  2. http://www.ofkbeograd.net/index.php?id=199 "Večiti rivali"
  3. "FK Bačka Mol", page 92
  4. Web site: Switzerland - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs.
  5. Web site: Rfcliege.be.