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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.

Having played for Antwerp for nearly 20 years, he also coached the Belgian club on several occasions.

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.

Svilar retired from professional play aged 46, going on to have several coaching spells with his last and most important club.

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.

See also

• List of association football families

References

1. "Gewezen topvoetballer weer in cel" [Former top footballer again behind bars]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 26 December 2001. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
2. "Ratko Svilar vrijgelaten in zaak-Gunst" [Ratko Svilar released in Gunst Affair]. De Standaard (in Dutch). 18 January 2002. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
3. "Ratko Svilar in coma gehouden na woningbrand" [Ratko Svilar in a coma after house fire] (in Dutch). Vandaag. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
4. ^ "'Ik hou van Antwerp. En ik haat Antwerp'" [‘I love Antwerp. And I hate Antwerp’]. De Standaard (in Dutch). 23 September 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
5. "Belgium Cup 1991/92". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
6. "Anderlecht-doelman Mile Svilar: "Ik wil de beste ter wereld worden"" [Anderlecht goalkeeper Mile Svilar: “I want to be the best in the world”]. Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 18 February 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
7. Fernandes Garcia, Filipa (28 August 2017). "Svilar assina por cinco épocas" [Svilar signs for five seasons] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 28 August 2017.

External links

• Royal Antwerp profile (in Dutch)
• Ratko Svilar at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian)
• Ratko Svilar at National-Football-Teams.com
• NASL Jerseys profile

v t e Yugoslavia squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup
1 Pantelić 2 Jerolimov 3 Gudelj 4 Zajec 5 Stojković 6 Krmpotić 7 Petrović 8 Šljivo 9 Zo. Vujović 10 Živković 11 Zl. Vujović 12 Pudar 13 Sušić 14 Jovanović 15 Hrstić 16 Šestić 17 Jerković 18 Deverić 19 Halilhodžić 20 Šurjak (c) 21 Pašić 22 Svilar Coach: Miljanić

• 1950 births
• Living people
• People from Crvenka
• Yugoslav men's footballers
• Serbian men's footballers
• Footballers from West Bačka District
• Men's association football goalkeepers
• Yugoslavia men's international footballers
• 1982 FIFA World Cup players
• Yugoslav First League players
• North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
• Belgian Pro League players
• FK Crvenka players
• FK Vojvodina players
• Rochester Lancers (1967–1980) players
• Royal Antwerp F.C. players
• Serbian football managers
• Royal Antwerp F.C. managers
• Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers
• Serbian expatriate men's footballers
• Serbian expatriate football managers
• Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
• Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
• Expatriate football managers in Belgium
• Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in the United States
• Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States