Srebrenko Repčić ( sr-cyr, Cpeбpeнкo Peпчић; born 1 December 1954) is a football

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and former

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. He made his name while playing as an attacking midfielder for

FK Sarajevo Fudbalski klub Sarajevo (; English language, English: Sarajevo Football Club) is a professional Association football, football club based in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and is one of the most successful clubs in the count ...

in partnership with likes of

Safet Sušić Safet "Pape" Sušić (; born 13 April 1955) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of TFF First League club Akhisarspor. He was a gifted midfielder known for his dribbling skills and techni ...

Predrag Pašić Predrag Pašić (born 18 October 1958) is a Bosnian retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or as a forward. Club career During his career, he played for hometown club Sarajevo and German clubs VfB Stuttgart and TS ...

, and

Radomir Savić Radomir Savić (; born 15 February 1956) is a retired Yugoslav and Bosnian-Herzegovinian, footballer. Career Born in Ilijaš, near Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, back then within Yugoslavia, Savić started playing at the small local club F ...

Club career

Repčić started playing as senior with

FK Borac Šamac FK Borac Šamac (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Борац Шaмaц) is a football club from the town of Šamac, in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club competes in the Second League of the Republika Srpska (Group West). Club records Za Šamčan ...

having only 15 years and he also played for

FK Sloga Doboj FK Sloga Meridian ( sr-cyr, ФК Cлoгa Дoбoj) is an association football club from the city of Doboj in northern Republika Srpska an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club competes in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina and plays ...

before moving to FK

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. He finished off his playing days with stints with Fenerbahçe (103 matches and 31 goals) in Turkey between 1983 and 1985,

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in Belgium and France with

En Avant Guingamp En Avant Guingamp (, en, Forward Guingamp), commonly referred to as EA Guingamp, EAG, or simply Guingamp (), is a professional football club based in the commune of Guingamp in France's Brittany region. The club was founded in 1912 and play in ...

. He earned one cap for the Yugoslavia national team. Alter impressing at

, where he led the club's scoring charts for four seasons, Repčić, together with Radomir Savić, made a transfer to

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in ...

in the summer of 1979. In his first season in Belgrade (1979–80), he scored 7 league goals in 33 appearances. He also had a memorable showing in that season's

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round-of-16 second leg match versus Bayern Munich. Red Star was 2–0 down after the first leg in

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, but led 3–0 in the 50th minute of the return leg at ''

Marakana The Rajko Mitić Stadium ( sr, / , ), previously known as Red Star Stadium ( sr, / ), also known as Marakana ( sr-Cyrl, Маракана), is a multi-use stadium in Belgrade, Serbia which has been the home ground of Red Star Belgrade since ...

'' courtesy of Repčić double and another goal by "Pižon" Petrović. They could not hold on as Germans countered with two quick goals for 3–2 on the night that spelled painful exit for Red Star. Repčić moved on from Red Star Belgrade in the summer of 1983.

International career

He made one senior appearance for

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, coming on as a second-half substitute for

Zlatko Vujović Zlatko Vujović (; born 26 August 1958) is a Croatian retired footballer who played as a striker. His twin brother, Zoran, was also a professional footballer. They were both Yugoslav internationals, and both spent a large part of their profess ...

in a March 1980

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against

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Managerial career

After he wrapped up his career as a player, Repčić tried his hand at coaching. He worked at a French club

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. During the 1996–97 season, he coached

Didier Drogba Didier Yves Drogba Tébily (; born 11 March 1978) is an Ivorian retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the all-time top scorer and former captain of the Ivory Coast national team. He is best known for his career at ...

who was 18 at the time.

Personal life

Repčić's son Vedran became involved in organized crime at an early age and served ten years in prison for his involvement in a robbery and murder committed in 1998. After Vedran's release from prison, an attempt on his life was made in November 2015. He survived the shooting, but suffered irreparable damages (a fragment of one of the bullets was embedded in his skull). In November 2020, he was the victim of a second assassination attempt - this time, an unidentified man shot him to death in Belgrade.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Repcic, Srebrenko 1954 births Living people People from Šamac, Bosnia and Herzegovina Sportspeople from Doboj Region Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Men's association football midfielders Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Yugoslavia Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics FK Borac Šamac players FK Sloga Meridian players FK Sarajevo players Red Star Belgrade footballers Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers Standard Liège players En Avant Guingamp players Yugoslav First League players Süper Lig players Belgian Pro League players Ligue 2 players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in France Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in France