Gojko Zec

Gojko Zec (Serbian Cyrillic: Гојко Зец; 15 September 1935 – 3 November 1995) was a Yugoslav football manager and player.^[1]

Gojko Zec

Personal information
Full name	Gojko Zec
Date of birth	(1935-09-15)15 September 1935
Place of birth	Orahovica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Date of death	3 November 1995(1995-11-03) (aged 60)
Place of death	Luanda, Angola
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1964	Voždovački	2	(0)
Managerial career
1965–1966	Voždovački
1966–1968	Borac Čačak
1968–1969	Budućnost Titograd
1969–1970	OFK Beograd
1970–1971	Partizan
1972–1973	Borac Banja Luka
1973–1974	Vojvodina
1974–1976	Rijeka
1976–1978	Red Star Belgrade
1977	Yugoslavia (co-manager)
1978–1979	Budućnost Titograd
1980–1983	OFK Beograd
1983–1986	Red Star Belgrade
1986–1987	Aris Thessaloniki
1988	Al Ahli
1989–1990	OFK Beograd
1990	Spartak Subotica
1992–1995	Petro Atlético
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Zec played for Voždovački during the 1964–65 Yugoslav Second League, making two appearances.^[2] He retired soon after and started his managerial career with the club.

Managerial career

After a successful season as Voždovački manager,^[3] Zec took charge of fellow Yugoslav Second League side Borac Čačak in 1966, spending two years with the club. He subsequently led Budućnost Titograd to the Second League title in 1968–69, finishing as champions of Group South. Consequently, Zec was hired by OFK Beograd, becoming one of the youngest managers in the Yugoslav First League.^[4]

In July 1970, Zec was appointed as manager of Yugoslav runners-up Partizan, replacing Kiril Simonovski.^[5] He left the position in December 1971 following a disappointing first half of the season.^[6] Over the next few years, Zec served as manager of several other First League clubs, including Borac Banja Luka, Vojvodina, and Rijeka. He would take over as manager of Red Star Belgrade in July 1976, winning the Yugoslav championship in his first year.

In July 1983, Zec returned to Red Star as manager after five years, winning his second league title in his first comeback season. He also won the Yugoslav Cup in 1984–85, his third major trophy with the club over two spells. In the summer of 1986, Zec moved abroad to take charge of Greek side Aris Thessaloniki.

Death

During his tenure as manager of Angolan club Petro Atlético, Zec was murdered on 3 November 1995 in Luanda.^[7][8]

Honours

Budućnost Titograd

• Yugoslav Second League: 1968–69 (Group South)

Red Star Belgrade

• Yugoslav First League: 1976–77, 1983–84
• Yugoslav Cup: 1984–85

OFK Beograd

• Yugoslav Second League: 1979–80 (Group East)

Petro Atlético^[9][10]

• Girabola: 1993, 1994
• Taça de Angola: 1992, 1993, 1994
• Supertaça de Angola: 1993, 1994