Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 16 August 1925 | ||
Date of death | 18 June 2004 | (aged 78)||
Place of death | Bremen, Germany | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
BSK | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1948 | Werder Bremen | ||
1949 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | ||
1949–1961 | Werder Bremen | ||
1963–1964 | Werder Bremen | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Dragomir Ilic (16 August 1925 – 18 June 2004) was a Yugoslav professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Werder Bremen in the Oberliga Nord. [1]
In his youth, Ilic played as a forward for BSK before his goalkeeping skills were found by Yugoslavian international Rajko Mitić. [2]
He was discovered in a camp for displaced persons in Ostholstein. [3] He played for a team called Serbische Weiße Adler in 1948 in Bremen. [2] In January 1949 he made his first appearance for Werder Bremen in a match against Bremerhaven 93. [2] He made his 500th appearance for the club in April 1959. [2] He first retired in 1961 at the age of 36, having made over 300 appearances for Werder Bremen in the Oberliga Nord. [3] He briefly came out of retirement in the 1963–64 season after six goalkeepers had sustained injuries and made four appearances in the Bundesliga, [3] becoming the first non-German player for Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga. [4] He was one of the oldest players to make their debuts in the newly formed Bundesliga, when he played against FC Köln on 5 October 1963, aged 38 years and 50 days. [5] [6]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 16 August 1925 | ||
Date of death | 18 June 2004 | (aged 78)||
Place of death | Bremen, Germany | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
BSK | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1948 | Werder Bremen | ||
1949 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | ||
1949–1961 | Werder Bremen | ||
1963–1964 | Werder Bremen | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Dragomir Ilic (16 August 1925 – 18 June 2004) was a Yugoslav professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Werder Bremen in the Oberliga Nord. [1]
In his youth, Ilic played as a forward for BSK before his goalkeeping skills were found by Yugoslavian international Rajko Mitić. [2]
He was discovered in a camp for displaced persons in Ostholstein. [3] He played for a team called Serbische Weiße Adler in 1948 in Bremen. [2] In January 1949 he made his first appearance for Werder Bremen in a match against Bremerhaven 93. [2] He made his 500th appearance for the club in April 1959. [2] He first retired in 1961 at the age of 36, having made over 300 appearances for Werder Bremen in the Oberliga Nord. [3] He briefly came out of retirement in the 1963–64 season after six goalkeepers had sustained injuries and made four appearances in the Bundesliga, [3] becoming the first non-German player for Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga. [4] He was one of the oldest players to make their debuts in the newly formed Bundesliga, when he played against FC Köln on 5 October 1963, aged 38 years and 50 days. [5] [6]