Dragomir Ilic (16 August 1925 – 18 June 2004) was a Yugoslav professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Werder Bremen in the Oberliga Nord.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 August 1925 | ||
| Date of death | 18 June 2004 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Bremen, Germany | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| BSK | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948 | Werder Bremen | ||
| 1949 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | ||
| 1949–1961 | Werder Bremen | ||
| 1963–1964 | Werder Bremen | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
In his youth, Ilic played as a forward for BSK before his goalkeeping skills were found by Yugoslavian international Rajko Mitić.[2]
He was discovered in a camp for displaced persons in Ostholstein.[3] He played for a team called Serbische Weiße Adler in 1948 in Bremen.[2] In January 1949 he made his first appearance for Werder Bremen in a match against Bremerhaven 93.[2] He made his 500th appearance for the club in April 1959.[2] He first retired in 1961 at the age of 36, having made over 300 appearances for Werder Bremen in the Oberliga Nord.[3] He briefly came out of retirement in the 1963–64 season after six goalkeepers had sustained injuries and made four appearances in the Bundesliga,[3] becoming the first non-German player for Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga.[4] He was one of the oldest players to make their debuts in the newly formed Bundesliga, when he played against FC Köln on 5 October 1963, aged 38 years and 50 days.[5][6]
References
External links
- Dragomir Ilic at kicker (in German)