FK Rad

FK Rad
Full name Fudbalski klub Rad
Nickname(s) Građevinari (The Builders)
Founded 10 March 1958 (1958-03-10)
Ground King Petar I Stadium, Belgrade
Capacity 3,919
Head coach Zoran Milinković
League Serbian SuperLiga
2017–18 Serbian SuperLiga, 13th
Website Club website

Fudbalski klub Rad (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Рад), commonly known as Rad, is a professional Serbian football club based in Belgrade. The club's name translates as "work" or "labour" due to being formed by the construction company of the same name in 1958.

History

Rad was founded in 1958 by workers of the GRO Rad company. From the start the club had two major local rivals: Banjica and Jajinci, these rivalries were the rivals of the company but quickly it passed to football. The following individuals are considered as club's founders: Petar Đerasimović, the first president, Radojica Tanasijević, the first general selector, Željko Marjanović, the first financial adviser, and Ljubomir Lazić, the first vice president. The players that have played in 1958 can feel like founders as well, Rad had a lot of young players that were schooled in the First league teams, some players would include: Lazar Slavković, Đurđe Ivković, Vladimir Acević, Teodor Šušnjar, Milan Abramović, Brana Djaković, Aleksandar Banić, Živojin Rafailović, Aleksandar Andrejić, and a little later Sreten "Sele" Antić, Milan "Selja" Jovanović, and others.

The first head coach was Nikola Marjanović. The parliament has given the club a pitch in the center of Banjica, a few concrete stands were made, and later locker rooms were added, as well as the restaurant. The club had supporters in the Banjica region,which followed their club away and home. Rad quickly got promoted to the Belgrade League. In the period from 1965 to 1969, a change of generations had taken place. At that time the leaders were Ljubomir Lazić and Radomir Antić, notable managers were Đorđević and Đurđević, leaders for the players were Ratomir Janković, Vlada Vlaović, Matović, Zoran Bulatović, Dutina, Čeh and others.

The club's greatest success occurred in 1988–89 season when it finished the Yugoslav First League competition in fourth spot, ahead of many richer clubs such as Partizan. This success qualified Rad for the UEFA Cup in the 1989–90 season, where it was eliminated 2–3 on aggregate in the first round by Olympiacos (Rad lost 0–2 in Athens after winning 2–1 on home ground).

In 2011 Rad competed in the Europa League the club's second appearance in European competition and again the opponent was from Greece this time Olympiakos Volou. The first game played in Belgrade at the home ground of FK Obilic finished in a 0–1 loss for Rad, the second leg in Greece finished 1–1 which meant Rad where eliminated from the Europa League at the first hurdle.[1]

In February 2017, a section of Rad supporters were accused of shouting racist abuse during a match against FK Partizan that reduced opposition player Everton Luiz to tears and resulted in confrontation between the opposing sides at the end of the match.[2]

Name changes through history

  • 1958: club founded under the name of FK Rad
  • 1990: renamed to FK GRO Rad
  • 1993: renamed again to FK Rad

Stadium

The stadium of Rad is the King Petar I Stadium, commonly known as "Stadion na Banjici" (Stadium at Banjica), which is located in the southern part of Belgrad's Banjica neighbourhood, and holds about 3,919 people. It was built in 1977 although its stand dates back to the pre-World War II period when it was used for military parades and other state celebrations during the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.[3]

Supporters & Rivalries

Rad's supporters call themselves United Force, a relatively small group. They profess far-right ultra-nationalist views, making them very unpopular with FK Novi Pazar fans.[4] They also have a rivalry with the OFK Beograd-FK Voždovac alliance with whom they contest Belgrade derbies.

Honours

Yugoslav Second League

Rad in European competitions

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1989–90 UEFA Cup R1 Greece Olympiacos Piraeus 2–1 0–2 2–3
2011–12 Europa League QR1 San Marino Tre Penne 6–0 3–1 9–1
QR2 Greece Olympiakos Volos 0–1 1–1 1–2

Current squad

First team

As of 21 July 2018

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
6 Serbia DF Zoran Ljubinković
7 Montenegro MF Srđan Ajković
8 Serbia MF Marko Stojanović
11 Serbia MF Bogdan Mladenović
13 Serbia MF Nikola Tričković
17 Serbia FW Aleksandar Lutovac
18 Serbia MF Njegoš Petrović
20 Serbia MF Nedeljko Piščević
21 Serbia MF Veljko Roganović
22 Serbia MF Aleksandar Busnić
No. Position Player
23 Serbia DF Nikola Šipčić
24 Montenegro DF Stefan Vico
25 Serbia MF Branko Riznić
26 Serbia GK Dušan Marković
28 Serbia DF Nikola Ignjatijević
29 Serbia FW Veljko Trifunović
51 Serbia DF Milan Perendija
55 Serbia MF Vanja Ilić
88 Serbia GK Danijel Mićanović
99 Serbia FW Dejan Parađina

Players with multiple nationalities

For recent transfers, see List of Serbian football transfers summer 2018.

Technical staff

  • Serbia Milan Milanović – Head Coach
  • Serbia Dragoslav Milenković – Assistant Coach
  • Serbia Slađan Nikolić – Trainer
  • Serbia Vladan Radača – Goalkeeper Coach
  • Serbia Vladimir Procikijević – Physical Coach
  • Serbia Zdravko Marinković – Recovery Coach
  • Serbia Zoran Rakić – Recovery Coach

Notable players

The club official website considers Duško Ajder and Dragan Kokotović as club´s two major legends. Beside them, important players in different historical periods are considered Miodrag Vranješ, Ratomir Janković and Lazar Slavković.[5]

Former players with senior national team appearances:[6]

For the list of all current and former players with Wikipedia article, please see: Category:FK Rad players.

Managers

  • Serbia Zvonko Varga (July 1, 2001 – June 30, 2002)
  • Serbia Milan Milanović (July 1, 2003 – June 30, 2004)
  • Serbia Zdravko Zemunović (Jan 29, 2004–04)
  • Serbia Radmilo Ivančević (2004–05)
  • Serbia Mihajlo Ivanović (Jan 7, 2008–??)
  • Serbia Aleksandar Janjić (July 1, 2008 – Oct 26, 2008)
  • Serbia Marko Nikolić (Oct 29, 2008 – May 23, 2011)
  • Serbia Predrag Rogan (interim) (May 23, 2011 – May 30, 2011)
  • Serbia Slavko Petrović (May 31, 2011 – Sept 18, 2011)
  • Serbia Milan Bosanac (interim) (Sept 19, 2011 – Oct 5, 2011)
  • Serbia Nebojša Vignjević (Oct 5, 2011 – Feb 14, 2012)
  • Serbia Radoje Smiljanić (interim) (Feb 15, 2012 – March 5, 2012)
  • Serbia Marko Nikolić (March 6, 2012 – June 30, 2013)
  • Serbia Nebojša Milošević (July 1, 2013 – Oct 27, 2013)
  • Serbia Nebojša Petrović (Nov 22, 2013 – Dec 25, 2013)
  • Serbia Aleksandar Janković (Dec 25, 2013 – March 24, 2014)
  • Serbia Stevan Mojsilović (March 25, 2014–)

Kit manufacturers

Period Kit Manufacturer Shirt Sponsor
2010–2012 Patrick None
2012–2013 Joma
2014–present NAAI Rubikon

References

  1. ↑ http://www.skysports.com/football/rad-vs-olympiacos-volou/245042
  2. ↑ "Racist Serb fans torment Brazilian footballer Everton Luiz". BBC News. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  3. ↑ FK Rad at srpskistadioni.in.rs
  4. ↑ http://www.ultras-tifo.net/photo-news/3236-rad-belgrade-novi-pazar-21-02-2015.html
  5. ↑ Club legends Archived 2013-09-30 at the Wayback Machine. at FK Rad official website, retrieved 18-9-2013 (in Serbian)
  6. ↑ Rad Beograd at National-Football-Teams.com
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