Predrag Đajić Explained

Predrag Đajić
Fullname:Predrag Đajić
Birth Date:1 May 1922
Death Date: (aged 57)
Birth Place:Sarajevo, Kingdom of SCS
Death Place:Warsaw, Poland
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Slavija Sarajevo
Years1:–1940
Years2:1940–1941
Years3:1945
Years4:1945–1955
Clubs1:Slavija Sarajevo
Clubs2:SK Jugoslavija
Clubs3:Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clubs4:Red Star Belgrade
Caps3:1
Caps4:151
Goals3:0
Goals4:17
Nationalyears1:1949–1953
Nationalteam1:Yugoslavia
Nationalcaps1:17
Nationalgoals1:0

Predrag Đajić (Serbian: Предраг Ђајић; 1 May 1922 – 13 May 1979) was a Bosnian Serb and Yugoslav footballer.

Club career

He had started his playing career before World War II, and had played in Slavija Sarajevo in the 1930s before coming to SK Jugoslavija in 1940.

After the war, he was one of the founders of Red Star Belgrade in 1945, and played for the club until his retirement in 1955. He played 439 games (143 in the Yugoslav First League) and scored 59 goals for the club. He was state champion with Red Star in 1951 and 1953 and he won the national cup in 1948, 1949 and 1950.

International career

He made his debut in the Yugoslavia national team in October 1949 against France and was a member of the squad until 1953. He played three games on the World Cup 1950. He has earned a total of 17 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a January 1953 friendly match against Egypt.[1]

Personal life

Parallel to his football career Đajić earned an economics diploma and later worked in foreign trade. He was stationed in Warsaw when he suffered a heart attack in May 1979 at the age of 57.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player Database. eu-football.info. 2021-02-11.