Stanislav Karasi (; born 8 November 1946) is a Serbian former

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manager and player.

Club career

After coming through the youth system of

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, Karasi started his senior career with

Yugoslav Second League Yugoslav Second League ( Bosnian: ''Druga savezna liga,'' Croatian: ''Druga savezna liga'', Serbian: ''Друга савезна лига'', Slovenian: ''Druga zvezna liga'', Macedonian: ''Втора сојузна лига'', ''Vtora sojuzna l ...

side Borovo. He returned to Red Star Belgrade in 1969, spending the next five years with the club. Overall, Karasi amassed 150 appearances and scored 57 goals in the

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, helping the team win the title on three occasions ( 1969,

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, and

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). In 1974, after meeting the Yugoslav FA transfer eligibility requirements, Karasi decided to go abroad to France and signed with

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. He spent three seasons with the club, making 109 league appearances and scoring 35 goals. In 1977, Karasi moved to Belgium and played for Royal Antwerp until 1979. He subsequently went to the United States to play indoor soccer with the Buffalo Stallions. In 1981, Karasi returned to Yugoslavia and joined

OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English language, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club''), also known in English as OFK Belgrade and currently referred to as OFK ...

, but moved back to the Major Indoor Soccer League by signing with the

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in March 1982. He would finish his career with time at two Belgrade clubs,

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and Sinđelić.

International career

At international level, Karasi represented

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between 1973 and 1974, collecting 10 caps and scoring four goals. He appeared at the

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, netting twice in the process.

Managerial career

After hanging up his boots, Karasi served as manager of numerous clubs, including Obilić, Erzurumspor (Turkey), Mladost Lučani, Zvezdara, Bežanija, BASK, and Borac Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina).

Personal life

Karasi is the son-in-law of

Yugoslav People's Army The Yugoslav People's Army (JNA/; Macedonian language, Macedonian, Montenegrin language, Montenegrin and sr-Cyrl-Latn, Југословенска народна армија, Jugoslovenska narodna armija; Croatian language, Croatian and ; , J ...

general

Veljko Kadijević Veljko Kadijević ( sr-Cyrl, Вељко Кадијевић; 21 November 1925 – 2 November 2014) was a Serbian General officer, general of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA). He was the Minister of Defence in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugo ...

Career statistics

Honours

Red Star Belgrade *

: 1968–69, 1969–70, 1972–73 *

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: 1969–70, 1970–71

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Karasi, Stanislav 1946 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Yugoslav people of Hungarian descent Serbian people of Hungarian descent Men's association football forwards Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers 1974 FIFA World Cup players HNK Borovo players Red Star Belgrade footballers Lille OSC players Royal Antwerp F.C. players Buffalo Stallions players OFK Beograd players New York Arrows players FK Hajduk Beograd players FK Sinđelić Beograd players Yugoslav Second League players Yugoslav First League players Ligue 1 players Belgian Pro League players Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in France Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in the United States Yugoslav football managers Serbia and Montenegro football managers Serbian football managers FK Spartak Subotica managers FK Sutjeska Nikšić managers FK Radnički 1923 managers FK Obilić managers Erzurumspor managers FK Mladost Lučani managers FK Bežanija managers FK Borac Banja Luka managers Süper Lig managers Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina managers Serbia and Montenegro expatriate football managers Serbian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Turkey Expatriate football managers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina