Radoslav Bečejac
{{Short description|Yugoslav footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Radoslav Bečejac
| image = Radoslav Bečejac (1966).jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Bečejac lining up for Partizan ahead of the 1966 European Cup final
| full_name = Radoslav Bečejac
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1941|12|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Žitište, German-occupied Serbia
| height = 1.67 m
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1959–1963
| clubs1 = Proleter Zrenjanin
| caps1 = 78
| goals1 = 24
| years2 = 1963–1967
| clubs2 = Partizan
| caps2 = 88
| goals2 = 17
| years3 = 1967–1972
| clubs3 = Olimpija Ljubljana
| caps3 = 109
| goals3 = 16
| years4 = 1973
| clubs4 = Independiente Santa Fe
| caps4 = 6
| goals4 = 1
| totalcaps = 281
| totalgoals = 58
| nationalyears1 = 1965–1970
| nationalteam1 = Yugoslavia
| nationalcaps1 = 12
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
Radoslav Bečejac ({{Lang-sr-Cyrl|Радослав Бечејац}}; born 21 December 1941) is a Yugoslav former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
After starting out at Proleter Zrenjanin, Bečejac was transferred to Yugoslav First League club Partizan in 1963. He played four seasons with the Crno-beli and won the league title in 1964–65. In total, Bečejac amassed 88 appearances and scored 17 goals in the top flight.{{Cite web | url=https://www.partizanopedia.rs/radoslavbecejac.html | title=Radoslav Bečejac | language=sr | publisher=partizanopedia.rs | access-date=2 August 2024}} He was also a regular member of the team that reached the 1966 European Cup final, narrowly losing to Real Madrid.{{Cite web | url=https://www.zurnal.rs/sr/clanak/21032/Clan-Partizanove-generacije-iz-1966-Becejac-Svi-govore-da-smo-bili-bolji-od-Reala | title=Član Partizanove generacije iz 1966, Bečejac: Svi govore da smo bili bolji od Reala | language=sr | publisher=zurnal.rs | date=3 July 2015 | access-date=2 August 2024}}
In the summer of 1967, Bečejac was signed by Olimpija Ljubljana in a then Yugoslav record transfer of 65 million dinars.{{Cite web | url=https://oko.rts.rs/lat/sport/5084308/secanje-na-najspektakularniji-transfer-jugoslovenskog-fudbala-prelazak-radoslava-becejca-iz-partizana-u-olimpiju-.html | title=Sećanje na najspektakularniji transfer jugoslovenskog fudbala: Prelazak Radoslava Bečejca iz Partizana u Olimpiju | language=sr | publisher=rts.rs | date=11 July 2023 | access-date=2 August 2024}} He spent five-and-a-half years with the Zmaji, making 109 league appearances and scoring 16 goals. In 1973, Bečejac moved abroad to Colombia and briefly played for Independiente Santa Fe before retiring.
International career
At international level, Bečejac was capped 12 times for Yugoslavia, making his debut in a 1–1 home friendly draw with England in May 1965. His final cap came in April 1970, a 1–1 home friendly draw with Austria.{{Cite web | url=https://www.reprezentacija.rs/becejac-radoslav/ | title=Bečejac Radoslav | language=sr | publisher=reprezentacija.rs | access-date=2 August 2024}}
Career statistics
=Club=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League | ||
| Division | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| rowspan="6"|Proleter Zrenjanin
|7 | 1 | |
| 1959–60
|Yugoslav Second League |22 | 2 | |
| 1960–61 | | | |
| 1961–62{{Cite web | url=https://www.historical-lineups.com/yugoslavian-prva-liga/second-division/1961-62.html | title=1961-62 | publisher=historical-lineups.com | access-date=2 August 2024}}
|Yugoslav Second League |22 | 16 | |
| 1962–63{{Cite web | url=https://www.historical-lineups.com/yugoslavian-prva-liga/second-division/1962-63.html | title=1962-63 | publisher=historical-lineups.com | access-date=2 August 2024}}
|Yugoslav Second League |27 | 5 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!78 | 24 | |
| rowspan="5"|Partizan
|14 | 2 | |
| 1964–65
|Yugoslav First League |20 | 2 | |
| 1965–66
|Yugoslav First League |27 | 6 | |
| 1966–67
|Yugoslav First League |27 | 7 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!88 | 17 | |
| rowspan="7"|Olimpija Ljubljana
|Yugoslav First League |19 | 3 | |
| 1968–69
|Yugoslav First League |0 | 0 | |
| 1969–70
|Yugoslav First League |24 | 8 | |
| 1970–71
|Yugoslav First League |27 | 0 | |
| 1971–72
|Yugoslav First League |27 | 2 | |
| 1972–73
|Yugoslav First League |12 | 3 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!109 | 16 | |
| Independiente Santa Fe
|1973 |6 | 1 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!281 | 58 |
=International=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year{{Cite web | url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=1473 | title=Radoslav Bečejac, international football player | publisher=eu-football.info | access-date=2 August 2024}} !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals | ||
| rowspan="6"|Yugoslavia
|1965 | 3 | 0 |
| 1966 | 4 | 0 |
| 1967 | 4 | 0 |
| 1968 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total | 12 | 0 |
|---|
Honours
Partizan
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{WorldFootball.net|radoslav-becejac}}
- {{NFT player|19994}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Becejac, Radoslav}}
Category:Footballers from Central Banat District
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Yugoslav men's footballers
Category:Yugoslavia men's international footballers
Category:FK Proleter Zrenjanin players
Category:NK Olimpija Ljubljana (1945–2005) players
Category:Independiente Santa Fe footballers
Category:Yugoslav Second League players
Category:Yugoslav First League players
Category:Categoría Primera A players
Category:Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers