RFK Grafičar Beograd (Serbian Cyrillic: РФК Графичар Београд) is a football club based in Senjak, Belgrade, Serbia.

Grafičar Beograd
Full nameRFK Grafičar Beograd
Nickname(s)The Violets
Founded20 May 1922
GroundStadion Rajko Mitić - Jug veštačka trava
Capacity1,000
ChairmanSlobodan Govedarica
CoachMarko Neđić
LeagueSerbian First League
2022–233rd
WebsiteClub website

Grafičar has a reputation as an old traditional Belgrade club. Initially, it was financed by the printing industry of major city publishers of books, magazines and newspapers. The club is currently competing in Serbian First League, the second tier of Serbian football. In 2017, Grafičar became affiliated with Red Star Belgrade. As the feeder team, its primary role is developing Red Star's young players.

History edit

It is located in Belgrade's suburb called Senjak. The club colour is purple (violet), which is why their fans are called Violet Boys. Some of the club most notable former players are Goran Bunjevčević, Đorđe Svetličić, Dragan Pantelić, Nemanja Vučićević, László Köteles, Milutin Sredojević, Vladimir Rodić. Boris Sekulić who became Slovak international, played in the club in season 2009–10.[1]

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 19 February 2024[2][3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   SRB Ivan Guteša
2 DF   SRB Boris Matić (on loan from Red Star Belgrade)
3 DF   SRB Bratislav Marić (on loan from Red Star Belgrade)
4 DF   SRB Aleksandar Popović (on loan from Radnički Kragujevac)
7 MF   SRB Jovan Šljivić
8 MF   SRB Luka Nikolić
9 FW   SRB Mihajlo Spasojević
10 MF   SRB Vladimir Petrović
11 FW   SRB Milenko Mijatović
12 FW   SEN Babacar Mboup
13 MF   SRB Filip Vasiljević (captain)
15 FW   BIH Branko Đukić
16 MF   SRB Marko Ćurić (on loan from Red Star Belgrade)
17 FW   CAN Joshua Sora Tucker
18 FW   NGA Yusuf Faisal (on loan from Red Star Belgrade)
19 FW   SRB Strahinja Stojanović
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF   SRB David Đurić (on loan from Red Star Belgrade)
22 GK   SRB Viktor Erić
23 FW   SRB Nikša Delibašić
33 DF   SRB Petar Radović
44 DF   SRB Aleksa Jovanović
45 DF   SRB Aleksej Vukičević
55 DF   NGA Favour Inyeka Ogbu (on loan from Red Star Belgrade)
60 DF   SRB Viktor Radojević
67 MF   JAM Duncan McKenzie
77 MF   SRB Andrija Fratrović
78 MF   SRB Filip Markišić
88 FW   SRB Ognjen Ajdar (on loan from FK Radnički Niš)
92 GK   RUS Anton Porutchikov
93 GK   SRB Vukašin Vraneš
98 FW   SRB Veljko Mladenović
99 MF   SRB Andrija Maksimović

Out on loan edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   SRB Matija Mrkela (at OFK Beograd until the end of the 2023–24 season)
DF   SRB Srđan Nikolić (at OFK Beograd until the end of the 2023–24 season)
MF   GHA Jacob Aboosah (at OFK Beograd until the end of the 2023–24 season)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   SRB Milan Bajić (at Torlak until the end of the 2023–24 season)
FW   SRB Luka Krsmanović (at Torlak until the end of the 2023–24 season)
FW   MNE Filip Kasalica (at OFK Beograd until the end of the 2023–24 season)

Players with multiple nationalities edit

Managerial history edit

References edit

  1. ^ Boris Sekulić at zerozero.pt
  2. ^ "ИГРАЧИ" (in Serbian). RFK Grafičar Beograd. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Графичар почео припреме појачан Звездином децом" (in Serbian). FK Crvena zvezda. Retrieved 3 July 2023.

External links edit

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