1990–91 Red Star Belgrade season

During the 1990–91 season, Red Star Belgrade participated in the 1990–91 Yugoslav First League^[1], 1990–91 Yugoslav Cup and 1990–91 European Cup.^[2]

Pre-season and friendlies

Torquay United v Red Star Belgrade

21 July 1990	Torquay United	1–2	Red Star Belgrade	Plainmoor, Torquay

Hinckley Town v Red Star Belgrade

24 July 1990	Hinckley Town	1–9	Red Star Belgrade

Crewe Alexandra v Red Star Belgrade

26 July 1990	Crewe Alexandra	0–4	Red Star Belgrade	Gresty Road, Crewe

Merthyr Tydfil v Red Star Belgrade

28 July 1990	Merthyr Tydfil	1–1	Red Star Belgrade	Penydarren Park, Merthyr Tydfil

Scarborough v Red Star Belgrade

30 July 1990	Scarborough	2–4	Red Star Belgrade	McCain Stadium, Scarborough

Bradford City v Red Star Belgrade

31 July 1990	Bradford City	2–1	Red Star Belgrade	Valley Parade, Bradford

Atlético Madrid v Red Star Belgrade

28 August 1990	Atlético Madrid	3–2	Red Star Belgrade	Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid
	Rodax  20', 33', 61'		Pančev  17' Savićević  21'

Squad

Name	Yugoslav First League		Yugoslav Cup		European Cup		Total
	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
Stevan Stojanović	33	0	8	0	9	0	50	0
Milić Jovanović	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Željko Kaluđerović	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Defenders
Miodrag Belodedici	34	1	8	0	9	0	51	1
Duško Radinović	30	0	7	0	8	2	45	2
Ilija Najdoski	32	2	5	1	6	0	43	3
Slobodan Marović	27	1	7	0	9	0	43	1
Refik Šabanadžović	26	0	5	0	8	0	39	0
Rade Tošić	11	0	0	0	1	0	12	0
Goran Vasilijević	7	0	3	0	2	0	12	0
Aleksandar Ilić	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Midfielders
Vlada Stošić	35	4	7	0	9	0	51	4
Vladimir Jugović	32	7	7	0	9	0	48	7
Robert Prosinečki	29	12	6	2	9	4	44	18
Dejan Savićević	25	8	6	3	7	3	38	14
Siniša Mihajlović	14	1	3	1	5	1	22	3
Ivica Momčilović	13	0	1	0	1	0	15	0
Dejan Joksimović	5	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
Ivan Adžić	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
Duško Savić	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Đorđe Aćimović	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Forwards
Darko Pančev	32	34	7	6	9	5	48	45
Dragiša Binić	27	14	6	4	9	2	42	20
Ljubiša Milojević	8	1	0	0	0	0	8	1
Vladan Lukić	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
Players sold or loaned out during the season
Mitar Mrkela	1	0	2	1	0	0	3	1
Goran Jurić	8	0	3	0	1	0	12	0
Enes Bešić	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
Slaviša Čula	2	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
Milorad Ratković	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0

The 1991 European Cup Winner Generation

Coach:

• Ljupko Petrović, born in Brusnica Velika, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, spent his playing career in Yugoslavia with Osijek in the 1970s, and in the United States playing indoor soccer during the early 1980s. In 1982 he returns to Yugoslavia and starts his coaching career at youth levels of his former club Osijek. In 1984 he becomes assistant manager at Spanish side Espanyol and soon returns to Osijek, now to become the main manager for 3 years. Later he spends one season with Spartak Subotica before coaching Yugoslav national team youth levels during 1987 and 1988. Next he manages Vojvodina between 1988 and 1990 and archives an exceptional result by winning with them the Yugoslav championship in 1989. This success will open the door for him to Red Star, who bring him and Siniša Mihajlović from Vojvodina. After winning the European Cup with Red Star, he coached numerous clubs throughout the world.^[3]

Goalkeepers:

• Stevan Stojanović (Captain), born in Kosovska Mitrovica, SR Serbia, was Red Star goalkeeper for almost a decade. He later played with Royal Antwerp in Belgium. He was Yugoslav U-21 and Olympic international. He was the captain of the team and after retiring became players agent. During the period Dragan Stojković was Red Star president, he returned to the club as sporting director.^[3]
• Željko Kaluđerović, born in Bar, SR Montenegro, came to Red Star from Mornar. He later played with Djurgården in Sweden.
• Milić Jovanović, born in Belgrade, SR Serbia, came to Red Star from Napredak, and later played in Portugal.

Defenders:

• Duško Radinović, born in SR Montenegro, played with OFK Titograd and Sutjeska before joining Red Star. Afterward he played in Sweden. He got injured day before the final and missed the game because of it, but his contribution in getting there was significant. After retiring, "Radin" continued living in Sweden, where he became a highschool teacher and kept his links with football by being the assistant manager of Malmö City FC.^[3]
• Slobodan Marović, born in Bar, SR Montenegro, played with Osijek before joining Red Star. Afterward he continued his career in Sweden, Denmark and China. He was a Yugoslav international. After retiring he involved himself in the turism business, renting apartments in his hometown Bar. Later between 2010 and 2012 he was assistant manager at Red Star while Prosinečki was the coach.^[3]
• Refik Šabanadžović, born in Tuzi, SR Montenegro, a Montenegrin Bosniak, he played with Željezničar Sarajevo where he became one of their main players during the mid-1980s and a Yugoslav national team player. He came to Red Star in 1987 and played 4 seasons in Belgrade. Later he moved to Greece where he played 7 seasons in the very top of Greek football with AEK Athens and Olympiacos. He finished his career in the United States. He was a member of the Yugoslav 1988 Olympic squad and played in the 1990 FIFA World Cup. After retiring, he lives between Podgorica and Sarajevo where he owns caffe's, Studio 5 and Studio 4 respectively.^[3]
• Miodrag Belodedici, born in Socol, Romania, was the only foreigner in Red Star that season, although his family was part of the Serbian minority in Romania. He came to Red Star after defecting from Ceaușescu's regime in 1988. By the time he came, he already won the European Cup with Steaua in 1986, and 5 Romanian championships, and was an established player of the Romanian national team. After 3 seasons in Belgrade, he continued his career in Spanish La Liga with Valencia, Valladolid and Villarreal, before finishing his career in Mexico playing with Atlante. He made over 50 appearances for the Romanian national team and was part of Romanian squad at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 1996 and UEFA Euro 2000. After retiring, he became director in the Romanian Football Federation responsible for the youth program.^[3]
• Ilija Najdoski, born in Kruševo, SR Macedonia, was one of the main Vardar players during the 1980s. He joined Red Star in 1988. After 4 season with the Red&White's he moved to Spain where he played 2 seasons in La Liga with Valladolid. He later played with Denizlispor, CSKA Sofia and Sion before retiring. He was Yugoslav international, and later during the mid-1990s one of the main players of the Macedonian national team. For a short period he was in the direction board of the Football Federation of Macedonia. His son, Dino, also became footballer.^[3]
• Goran Vasilijević, born in SR Serbia, played with Zemun and Radnički Niš before coming to Red Star. Later he played in Bulgaria and Japan.
• Goran Jurić, born in Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, played with Velež before joining Red Star. Afterward he played in Spain, Croatia and Japan. He was in the Croatia squad for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, where Croatia finished third.
• Rade Tošić, born near Ugljevik, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, played most of the 1980s with Sloboda Tuzla. He became Yugoslav national team player and joined Hajduk Split in 1988. Red Star brought him from Hajduk in 1990. After two seasons with Red Star, he continued his career in Spain with Mérida and Castellón.

Midfielders:

• Vladimir Jugović, born in Milutovac, SR Serbia, was one of the main Yugoslav players during the 1990s. He came young to Red Star, however, in three seasons he won it all. He joined Sampdoria in 1992, later Juventus, Lazio and Inter, and will play in the Italian Serie A until 2001, with the exception of the 1998–99 season that he will play in the Spanish La Liga with Atlético Madrid. He played 41 matches for the Yugoslav national team, scoring on three occasions, and was present at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000. Among all members of this generation, he is the one that won most trophies in his career. After ending his career, he spent a short period in the direction board of Red Star. Later he became players agent and spends time scouting players and helping them build a strong career. He mainly lived in Vienna, but also in Belgrade, Monaco and Palma de Mallorca.^[3]
• Robert Prosinečki, born in Schwenningen, West Germany, was a son of Yugoslav emigrants. Still in Germany he started playing in the youth team of Stuttgarter Kickers. In 1980 he returned with his family to Yugoslavia and joined Dinamo Zagreb. He debuted for Dinamo senior team in 1986–87 season, however in the next season he was brought to Belgrade by Red Star. He immedatelly established himself as one of the most talented Yugoslav youngsters, a fame which will be confirmed by his exhibitions at the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship where he helped Yugoslav team win the gold and got himself acclaimed as tournament's best player. He was among the crucial players of Red Star during his 4 seasons in the club. In the meantime he also became Yugoslav national team player and played in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, where he got the title of the best young player. With all this, it was no surprise he moved to Real Madrid in 1991. After three seasons in Madrid, he played another three seasons in Spanish La Liga, with Oviedo, Barcelona and Sevilla, one season each. By this time the old Yugoslavia got dismembered, and Prosi chose to represent his father's country, Croatia. He became a regular in the Croatian national team and played with them in the UEFA Euro 1996, 1998 FIFA World Cup (where Croatia finished third) and 2002 FIFA World Cup. After retiring, he became a coach. First he was assistant of Slaven Bilić in the Croatian national team and then it was preciselly Red Star that gave him the chance to debut as main coach, where he stayed between 2010 and 2012.^[3]
• Dejan Savićević, born in Titograd, SR Montenegro, was playing with Budućnost when during the 1987–88 season he became chased by major Yugoslav clubs. The back then 21-year-old talented youngster at the end of the season ended up signing with Red Star and will become one of club's legends. He was only 20 when he debuted for the Yugoslav national team and since then became a regular. He stayed four seasons with Red Star, a period which was crowned with the 1991 European Cup and 1991 Intercontinental Cup. Besides, he was awarded as the Yugoslav best athlete that same year. In 1992 he joined A.C. Milan and stayed at San Siro for the next six and a half years. With Milan he won the 1994 UEFA Champions League and the 1994 European Super Cup, besides 3 Serie A titles and 2 Supercoppa Italiana titles. He became known by the Milan fans as Maestro and one of his main highlghts was the incredible goal he scored against Barcelona in the 1994 UEFA Champions League Final. He left Milan during the 1998–99 winter break and joined again Red Star. However, he stayed only half a season, and left to Rapid Wien where he played two more seasons before retiring. During the entire 1990s he was among the main players of the Yugoslav national team, and has played in the 1990 and 1998 FIFA World Cups. After retiring, he coached FR Yugoslavia national team for a period, and in 2004 he became the president of the Football Association of Montenegro.^[3]
• Siniša Mihajlović, born in Vukovar, SR Croatia, a Serb from Croatia, started playing with a local club, Borovo, from where he moved to Vojvodina. He was part of Vojvodina golden generation that won the Yugoslav championship in 1989. A year later, he came to Red Star and became one of the most influential and charismatic players. In 1992 when economical and sports sanctions were imposed to FR Yugoslavia not allowing its teams to compete internationally, he moved to Italy where he played the rest of his career with Serie A teams Roma, Sampdoria, Lazio and Inter. He is considered by specialists as one of the best free-kick takers of all time. He played 63 matches and scored 10 goals for the Yugoslav national team, and was present at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000. After retiring, he became a coach.
• Vlada Stošić, born in Vranje, SR Serbia, was only 19 when he came to Red Star in 1984. He stayed in the club until the winter break of the 1991–92 season when he moved to Spain and played with Mallorca and Betis during the mid-1990s. Then, in 1997, he joined Belodedici in Mexico and played a season with him at Atlante. He finished his career in Portugal with Vitória de Setúbal. He played one match for the Yugoslav national team in 1990. Since mid-1990s he became involved in the direction of Betis where he later became sports director.^[3]
• Ivica Momčilović, born in Bojnik, SR Serbia, played with Napredak before joining Red Star. Afterward he played in Cyprus and Sweden.

Forwards:

• Darko Pančev, born in Skopje, SR Macedonia, started playing with Vardar in 1982 and became Yugoslav First League topscorer in the 1983–84 season being only 19. Red Star brought him in summer 1988 and during the 4 seasons he spent in Belgrade, he became club's main goalscorer. He was again Yugoslav championship topscorer in 3 seasons in a row between 1989 until 1992, and he will win the European Golden Boot in 1991. He made 91 appearances and scored 84 goals in the league for Red Star. In 1992 he signed with Inter, however he didn't adapted well in Italy, and later played in Germany and Switzerland before finishing his career. Regarded as one of the best Macedonian players ever, he was a regular in the Yugoslav national team during the late 1980s and played with Yugoslavia in the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Later he played for the Macedonian national team in their first matches between 1993 and 1995. After retiring, he worked shortly in the Macedonian Football Federation and later became the sports director of Vardar. However, he decided to step away from football and became a caffe owner in Skopje.^[3]
• Dragiša Binić, born in Kruševac, SR Serbia, played with Napredak and Radnički Niš before joining Red Star in 1987. He played with Red Star only one season and will play with French side Brest and Spanish Levante before returning to a second spell with Red Star in what will be a European Cup winning season. After that season he moved abroad again playing with a number of clubs such as Slavia Prague, APOEL and Nagoya Grampus. He played for the Yugoslav national team in 1990 and 1991. After retiring, he entered the direction board of FK Obilić, first as a sports director and then as club president. He kept his ties with Red Star by being member of the club assembly. He was also the president of Napredak Kruševac. His son, Vladan, is also a footballer.^[3]
• Vladan Lukić, born in Sopot, SR Serbia, came to Red Star in 1986 aged only 16. His great scoring abilities made him become a regular in the Yugoslav national team in 1991, however his luck turned around in a match against Austria when he got an injury. He left Red Star in 1993 when he joined Atlético Madrid. During his career until 2000 he also played with Vojvodina, OFK Beograd, Marbella, Sion, Metz and Paniliakos. In 1998 he played 2 more games for FR Yugoslavia national team. After retiring, he became the chairman of his hometown club, FK Sopot, and between 2009 and 2012 he was Red Star president.
• Ljubiša Milojević, played with Rad before joining Red Star. Afterwards he played in Greece.

Results

European Cup

Main article: 1990–91 European Cup

First round

Red Star Belgrade v Grasshopper

19 September 1990	Red Star Belgrade	1–1	Grasshopper	Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
17:30 CEST	Binić  44'	Report	Közle  14'	Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Carlo Longhi (Italy)

Grasshopper v Red Star Belgrade

3 October 1990	Grasshopper	1–4	Red Star Belgrade	Hardturm, Zürich
20:00 CEST	Közle  62' (pen.)	Report	Pančev  11' Prosinečki  49' (pen.), 84' (pen.) Radinović  58'	Attendance: 25,500 Referee: José Rosa dos Santos (Portugal)

Second round

Red Star Belgrade v Rangers

24 October 1990	Red Star Belgrade	3–0	Rangers	Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
17:00 CEST	Brown  8' (o.g.) Prosinečki  65' Pančev  73'	Report		Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Joël Quiniou (France)

Rangers v Red Star Belgrade

7 November 1990	Rangers	1–1	Red Star Belgrade	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
21:00 CET	McCoist  75'	Report	Pančev  51'	Attendance: 23,821 Referee: Bo Karlsson (Sweden)

Quarter-finals

Red Star Belgrade v Dynamo Dresden

6 March 1991	Red Star Belgrade	3–0	Dynamo Dresden	Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
15:30 CET	Prosinečki  22' Binić  43' Savićević  56'	Report		Attendance: 85,000 Referee: Alexey Spirin (USSR)

Dynamo Dresden v Red Star Belgrade

20 March 1991	Dynamo Dresden	1–2	Red Star Belgrade	Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden
20:15 CET	Gütschow  3' (pen.)	Report	Savićević  52' Pančev  69'	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Emilio Soriano Aladrén (Spain)

The match was stopped in the 78th minute by the match referee Emilio Soriano Aladrén, due to Dynamo Dresden fans causing commotion in the stands and throwing objects onto the field. Red Star Belgrade led 2–1 at the time. UEFA awarded a 3–0 win to Red Star Belgrade. Red Star Belgrade won 6–0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Bayern Munich v Red Star Belgrade

10 April 1991	Bayern Munich	1–2	Red Star Belgrade	Olympiastadion, Munich
20:15 CEST	Wohlfarth  23'	Report	Pančev  45' Savićević  70'	Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Hubert Forstinger (Austria)

Red Star Belgrade v Bayern Munich

24 April 1991	Red Star Belgrade	2–2	Bayern Munich	Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
20:15 CEST	Mihajlović  24' Augenthaler  90' (o.g.)	Report	Augenthaler  61' Bender  66'	Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Bruno Galler (Switzerland)

Final

Main article: 1991 European Cup Final

Red Star Belgrade v Marseille

29 May 1991	Red Star Belgrade	0–0 (5–3 p)	Marseille	Stadio San Nicola, Bari
20:15 CEST		Report		Attendance: 56,000 Referee: Tullio Lanese (Italy)
		Penalties
	Prosinečki Binić Belodedici Mihajlović Pančev		Amoros Casoni Papin Mozer

See also

• List of Red Star Belgrade seasons

References