Predrag Đajić

Predrag Đajić (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Ђајић) (1 May 1922 in Sarajevo, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes – 13 May 1979 in Warsaw, Poland) was a notable Bosnian Serb and Yugoslav footballer. He had started his playing career before World War II, and had played in Slavija Sarajevo in the 1930s before coming to SK Jugoslavija Belgrade in 1940.

Predrag Đajić

Personal information
Full name	Predrag Đajić
Date of birth	1 May 1922
Place of birth	Sarajevo, Kingdom of SCS
Date of death	13 May 1979 (aged 57)
Place of death	Warsaw, Poland
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Slavija Sarajevo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1940	Slavija Sarajevo
1940–1941	Jugoslavija Belgrade
1945	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	(0)
1945–1955	Red Star Belgrade	151	(17)
National team
1949–1953	Yugoslavia	17	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

After the war, he was one of the founders of Red Star Belgrade in 1945, and played for the club until his retirement in 1955. He played 439 games (143 in the Yugoslav First League) and scored 59 goals for the club. He was state champion with Red Star in 1951 and 1953 and he won the national cup in 1948, 1949 and 1950.

He made his debut in the Yugoslavia national team in 1949 and was a member of the squad until 1953. He played three games on the World Cup 1950. He was a member of the national team in 17 games.

Parallel to his football career Đajić earned an Economics diploma and later worked in foreign trade. He was stationed in Warsaw when he suffered a heart attack in May 1979 at the age of 57.

References

• (in Serbian) Predrag Đajić profile at Serbian national football team website