Dragoslav Šekularac, Serbian football player, Died at 81

Dragoslav Šekularac was born on November 8, 1937 and died on January 5, 2019.

He was a Serbian football player and coach, nicknamed Šeki.

Šekularac was fast and crafty with the ball, displaying creative skills that turned a lot of heads.

With his maximal self-confidence along with impeccable technical ability, he was one of the biggest showmen and crowd draws in the history of Yugoslav football.

Šekularac's was well known in FPR Yugoslavia during the early 1960s transcended sports as he easily became one of the most recognizable individuals in the country.

Whilst he was a coach, Šekularac led several clubs in Canada, Colombia, Australia, Serbia, Mexico, and Spain, and the Guatemala national team in the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification.

He was considered one of the most vital players in the history of Red Star Belgrade, he is one of only five players to have been awarded the Zvezdina zvezda status.

Dragoslav Šekularac passed away at 81 years old.