1990–91 Red Star Belgrade season was the 45th edition of the Red Star Belgrade in the 1990–91 Yugoslav First League, 1990–91 Yugoslav Cup and 1990–91 European Cup.
Pre-season and friendlies
Trofeo Villa de Madrid
Squad NameYugoslav First LeagueYugoslav CupEuropean CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGoalkeepers Stevan Stojanović3308090500 Milić Jovanović30000030 Željko Kaluđerović00001010Defenders Miodrag Belodedici3418090511 Duško Radinović3007081451 Ilija Najdoski3226160443 Slobodan Marović2718090441 Refik Šabanadžović2605080390 Rade Tošić1100010120 Goran Vasilijević703020120 Aleksandar Ilić10000010Midfielders Vlada Stošić3547090514 Vladimir Jugović3278090497 Robert Prosinečki291162944417 Dejan Savićević25873733914 Siniša Mihajlović1413151223 Ivica Momčilović1301010150 Dejan Joksimović50100060 Ivan Adžić41000041 Duško Savić20000020 Đorđe Aćimović10000010Forwards Darko Pančev323476954845 Dragiša Binić271364924219 Ljubiša Milojević81000081 Vladan Lukić41000041Players sold or loaned out during the season Mitar Mrkela10210031 Goran Jurić804010130 Enes Bešić30100040 Slaviša Čula20200040 Milorad Ratković10100020
The 1991 European Cup Winner Generation
Coach: Ljupko Petrović, born in Brusnica Velika, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, spent his career in Yugoslavia playing with Osijek in the 1970s, and afterwards, in the United States playing indoor soccer during the early 1980s. In 1982, he returned to Yugoslavia and started his coaching career at Osijek youth levels. In 1984, he became assistant manager at Spanish side Espanyol and not long afterwards returned to Osijek, this time to be head coach of the main team. Later, he spent one season with Spartak Subotica before taking charge of Yugoslavia national team youth levels during 1987 and 1988. Next, he replaced Ivica Brzić in Vojvodina in 1988 and achieved an exceptional result by winning the Yugoslav championship in 1989, a title they were chasing for 33 years. It became clear that in between much stronger clubs, Vojvodina won due in large of the exceptional skills of Petrović as coach. This success made him become desired by Red Star directive board, who brought him shortly after along with their star player, Siniša Mihajlović. After winning the European Cup with Red Star, Petrović notability expanded abroad and, as result, in the following decades he coached clubs in Spain, Uruguay, Greece, UAE, Austria, Croatia, China, Kazakhstan, Rwanda, Bulgaria, Vietnam, and the list is still expanding.
Goalkeepers: Stevan Stojanović (Captain), born in Kosovska Mitrovica, SR Serbia, was the main Red Star goalkeeper for almost a decade. He later played with Royal Antwerp in Belgium. He was Yugoslav U-21 and Olympic international. He was the captain of the team and after retiring became players agent. During the period Dragan Stojković was Red Star president, he returned to the club as sporting director.Generacija iz Barija: Od profesora do predsednika at Večernje novosti, 31-12-2010, retrieved 22-2-2016 Željko Kaluđerović, born in Bar, SR Montenegro, came to Red Star from Mornar. He later played with Djurgården in Sweden. Milić Jovanović, born in Belgrade, SR Serbia, came to Red Star from Napredak, and later played in Portugal.
Defenders: Duško Radinović, born in SR Montenegro, played with OFK Titograd and Sutjeska before joining Red Star. Afterwards, he played in Sweden. He got injured day before the final and missed the game because of it, but his contribution in the campaign was significant. After retiring, "Radin" continued living in Sweden, where he became a high school teacher and kept his links with football by being the assistant manager of Malmö City FC. Slobodan Marović, born in Bar, SR Montenegro, played with Osijek before joining Red Star. Afterwards, he continued his career in Sweden, Denmark and China. He was a Yugoslav international. After retiring, he dedicated to tourism, renting apartments in his hometown, Bar. Later, between 2010 and 2012, he was assistant manager at Red Star while Prosinečki was the coach. Refik Šabanadžović, born in Tuzi, SR Montenegro, a Montenegrin Bosniak, he played with Željezničar Sarajevo where he became one of their most notable players during the mid-1980s and a Yugoslavia national team player. He came to Red Star in 1987 and played four seasons in Belgrade. Later, he moved to Greece where he played seven seasons in the very top of Greek football with AEK Athens and Olympiacos. He finished his career in the United States. He was a member of the Yugoslav 1988 Olympic squad and played in the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Nowadays, he lives between Podgorica and Sarajevo where he owns two cafes, Studio 5 and Studio 4 respectively. Miodrag Belodedici, born in Socol, Romania, was the only foreigner in Red Star that season, although his family is member of the Serbian minority in Romania. He came to Red Star after defecting from Ceaușescu's regime in 1988. By the time he came, he was already a well established player. He had already won the European Cup with Steaua in 1986, five Romanian championships, and was an established player of the Romania national team. After three seasons in Belgrade, he continued his career in Spanish La Liga with Valencia, Valladolid and Villarreal, before finishing his career in Mexico playing with Atlante. He made over 50 appearances for the Romania national team and was part of Romanian squad at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 1996 and UEFA Euro 2000. After retiring, he became executive director in the Romanian Football Federation responsible for the youth program. Ilija Najdoski, born in Kruševo, SR Macedonia, was one of the key Vardar players during the 1980s. He joined Red Star in 1988. After four seasons with the Red & Whites, he moved to Spain where he played two seasons in La Liga with Valladolid. He later played with Denizlispor, CSKA Sofia and Sion before retiring. He was Yugoslav international, and later during the mid-1990s one of the most experienced players of the Macedonian national team. For a short period he was in the direction board of the Football Federation of Macedonia. His son, Dino, also became a footballer. Goran Vasilijević, born in SR Serbia, played with Zemun and Radnički Niš before coming to Red Star. He later played in Bulgaria and Japan. Rade Tošić, born near Ugljevik, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, a Bosnian Serb, he played most of the 1980s with Sloboda Tuzla. He became a Yugoslavia national team player and was signed by Hajduk Split in 1988. After two seasons in which he displayed great performances with Hajduk, it became no surprise that it was time for the next step in the evolution of his career, which effectively materialised by his signing with Red Star. He spent two seasons with Red Star at the peak of his career, which later continued in Spain where he played with Mérida and Castellón.
Midfielders: Vladimir Jugović, born in Milutovac, SR Serbia, was one of the top Yugoslav midfielders during the 1990s. He came at young age to Red Star, and three seasons were all he needed to make the journey from anonymity to the glory of climbing to top continental and world podiums, and win it all. While Red Star fans could obviously be proud for their club being a giant which managed to bring and attract a constellation of stars formed by most of the best players from the entire region, Jugović provided them a different, special, pride for being a product of their academy and managing to shine and earn his spot in such a privileged group. When time arrived for his departure, he joined Sampdoria in 1992, later made an impressive career in Serie A with Juventus, Lazio and Inter. Jugović played in the Italian Serie A until 2001, with the exception of the 1998–99 season that he played in the Spanish La Liga with Atlético Madrid. He played 41 matches for the Yugoslavia national team, scoring on three occasions, playing at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000. Among all members of this generation, he is the one that won most trophies in his career. After ending his career, he spent a short period in the direction board of Red Star. Later he became certified players agent and spends much of his time scouting players and helping them build a successful career. He has established himself in Vienna, but spends time regularly in Belgrade, Monaco and Palma de Mallorca. Robert Prosinečki, born in Schwenningen, West Germany, is a son of Yugoslav emigrants. He started playing while still in Germany, in the youth team of Stuttgarter Kickers. In 1980, his family decided to move back to Yugoslavia. Arriving with high recommendations and displaying unique technical skills, Prosinečki was admitted in the renown Dinamo Zagreb academy. He made it to the seniors and debuted for Dinamo in the 1986–87 season. Despite debuting with a goal, Dinamo coach Miroslav Blažević only gave him one more appearance in the league that season. Clearly showing not much appreciation for Prosinečki's talent, Blažević refused to give him a professional contract, further claiming, in what later became his famous quote, that he would eat his shoe if Prosinečki ever becomes a professional player. Consequently, after season ended, Prosinečki went on trial with Red Star, where football director, club legend Dragan Džajić, along with coach Velibor Vasović, immediately recognised his talent and offered him a contract. This resulted in one of the most successful and lucrative transfers ever in football history, in which Red Star got Prosinečki from one of their main rivals, Dinamo, for free! With his signature on the contract still wet, Prosinečki joined the rest of the Yugoslav U20 team on their way to Chile where they showed the world the quality of Yugoslav football at that time, and conquered the gold at the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship, with Prosinečki taking the best of this opportunity to show his talent and earn the best player of the tournament title. Despite facing a team full of excellent established players, he adapted immediately and earned his spot in Red Star's first team in his first season upon arrival. He proved wrong all those who didn't believe in him, and his four seasons at Red Star became one of the most successful and happiest stories ever in football. When time came for departure, in 1991, it was no surprise his destination could only be what is in number of titles and many other parameters the greatest team in the world, Real Madrid. He spent three seasons in Madrid with Real, and another three also in Spanish La Liga, with Oviedo, Barcelona and Sevilla, one season with each. By this time the old Yugoslavia got dismembered, and Prosinečki chose to represent his father's country, Croatia. He became a regular in the Croatia national team and played with them in the UEFA Euro 1996, 1998 FIFA World Cup (where Croatia finished third) and 2002 FIFA World Cup. After retiring, he became a coach. He started as assistant of Slaven Bilić in the Croatia national team and then it was precisely Red Star that gave him the chance to debut as main coach, where he stayed between 2010 and 2012.