Rajko Mitić
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Mitić as Yugoslavia's head coach in 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 November 1922 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bela Palanka, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 29 March 2008 (aged 85) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Belgrade, Serbia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1937 | Košutnjak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1938–1940 | BSK Beograd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1940–1944 | BSK Beograd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1945–1958 | Red Star Belgrade | 220 | (72) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1946–1957 | Yugoslavia | 59 | (32) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966–1970 | Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rajko Mitić (Serbian Cyrillic: Рајко Митић, pronounced [rǎːjko mǐːtitɕ]; 19 November 1922 – 29 March 2008) was a Serbian footballer, coach, executive and journalist.
A former forward, Mitić is considered one of the most important players in the history of Red Star Belgrade as he is the first out of only five players to have been awarded the Zvezdina zvezda.
In December 2014, Red Star Stadium, the principal stadium in Serbia, was officially renamed after him.