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Ratko Svilar
Serbian footballer (born 1950) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ratko Svilar (Serbian Cyrillic: Ратко Свилар; born 6 May 1950) is a Serbian retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
He played for Antwerp for 16 years, he also coached the Belgian club on several occasions.[1][2][3]
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Club career
Born in Crvenka, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Svilar joined Royal Antwerp F.C. in November 1980 from FK Vojvodina – he started his career with lowly hometown club FK Crvenka – and proceeded to endure a 16-year spell with the Belgian side, alternating between the posts and the bench; in the 1991–92 season, he contributed with 12 league appearances to help his team finish in fifth position, winning the Belgian Cup – his only piece of silverware – in the process.[4][5]
Svilar retired from professional play aged 46, going on to have several coaching spells with his last and most important club.[4]
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International career
Svilar represented Yugoslavia for seven years, and was a participant at the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He won his first cap on 25 September 1976, starting in a 3–0 away friendly loss to Italy.
Personal life
Svilar's son Mile is also a goalkeeper, currently playing for Serie A club Roma.[6][7]
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