Ratko Svilar
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 May 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Crvenka, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1973 | Crvenka | 41 | (0) |
| 1973–1980 | Vojvodina | 201 | (0) |
| 1978 | → Rochester Lancers (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 1980–1996 | Antwerp | 243 | (0) |
| Total | 501 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1976–1983 | Yugoslavia | 9 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1995 | Antwerp | ||
| 1995–1996 | Antwerp (assistant) | ||
| 1996 | Antwerp | ||
| 1996–1998 | Antwerp (assistant) | ||
| 1998 | Antwerp | ||
| 1999–2000 | Putte SK | ||
| 2008–2009 | Antwerp (assistant) | ||
| 2009 | Antwerp | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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]
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]
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.[6]
