Dejan Stanković, Dusan Tadić, Branislav Ivanović, Predrag Djordjević: Who are Serbia's top UEFA Champions League performers?
venerdì 20 dicembre 2024
Intro articolo
Which Serbian players have the most appearances and goals in Europe's leading club competition?
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Corpo articolo
Belgrade giants Partizan and Crvena Zvezda both established their reputations in European football during the days of the former Yugoslavia, and have continued to make their presences felt in the UEFA Champions League era. Serbia's top players, meanwhile, continue to impress in the top leagues in Europe, with striker Dušan Tadić a constant menace in recent years.
Last updated: 20/12/2024
Most appearances by Serbian players in the UEFA Champions League (group stage/league phase to final)
87: Dejan Stanković (Lazio, Inter)
64: Branislav Ivanović (Chelsea, Zenit)
62: Predrag Djordjević (Olympiacos)
57: Aleksandar Kolarov (Lazio, Manchester City, Roma, Inter)
56: Nemanja Matić (Benfica, Chelsea, Manchester United)
52: Nemanja Vidić (Manchester United)
50: Ljubinko Drulović (Porto, Partizan)
45: Mateja Kežman (PSV Eindhoven, Chelsea, Fenerbahçe, BATE Borisov)
36: Dušan Tadić (Ajax)
33: Ljubomir Fejsa (Olympiacos, Benfica)
Top-scoring Serbian players in the UEFA Champions League (group stage/league phase to final)
11: Dejan Stanković (Lazio, Inter)
10: Dušan Tadić (Ajax)
9: Predrag Djordjević (Olympiacos)
7: Branislav Ivanović (Chelsea, Zenit)
6: Ljubinko Drulović (Porto, Partizan)
6: Darko Kovačević (Juventus, Lazio, Real Sociedad, Olympiacos)
6: Dušan Vlahović (Juventus)
5: Miloš Krasić (CSKA Moskva)
5: Siniša Mihajlović (Lazio, Inter)
5: Milinko Pantić (Atlético de Madrid)
5: Dejan Savićević (AC Milan)
Most appearances by Serbian players in UEFA club competition*
129: Saša Ilić (Partizan, Galatasaray, Salzburg)
120: Dejan Stanković (Crvena Zvezda, Lazio, Inter)
112: Branislav Ivanović (OFK Beograd, Lokomotiv Moskva, Chelsea, Zenit)
110: Dušan Tadić (Vojvodina, Twente, Southampton, Ajax, Fenerbahçe)
103: Nemanja Matić (Benfica, Chelsea, Manchester United, Roma, Rennes, Lyon)91: Mateja Kežman (Partizan, PSV Eindhoven, Chelsea, Fenerbahçe, Paris, BATE Borisov)
88: Miralem Sulejmani (Heerenveen, Ajax, Benfica, Young Boys)
88: Andrija Živković (Partizan, Benfica, PAOK)
85: Danko Lazović (Partizan, Feyenoord, Leverkusen, PSV Eindhoven, Zenit, Fehérvár)
83: Predrag Djordjević (Olympiacos)
83: Aleksandar Kolarov (OFK Beograd, Lazio, Manchester City, Roma, Inter)
83: Mladen Krstajić (Partizan, Werder Bremen, Schalke)
Top-scoring Serbian players in UEFA club competition*
31: Dušan Tadić (Vojvodina, Twente, Southampton, Ajax, Fenerbahçe)
27: Darko Kovačević (Crvena Zvezda, Real Sociedad, Juventus, Lazio, Olympiacos)
26: Mateja Kežman (Partizan, PSV Eindhoven, Chelsea, Fenerbahçe, Paris, BATE Borisov)
21: Dušan Savić (Crvena Zvezda)
21: Dejan Stanković (Crvena Zvezda, Lazio, Inter)
21: Nikola Žigić (Crvena Zvezda, Valencia, Birmingham)
20: Saša Ilić (Partizan, Galatasaray, Salzburg)
20: Nenad Mirosavljević (FK Proleter, Smederevo, Partizan, APOEL, Čukarički)
20: Andrija Živković (Partizan, Benfica, PAOK)
19: Miroslav Radović (Partizan, Legia Warzsawa)
Notable firsts
First Serbians to play in a European Cup Winners' Cup final
Petar Radenković and Stevan Bena (West Ham 2-0 1860 München, 1964/65)
First Serbian club to reach the European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League final
Partizan (1965/66, lost 2-1 to Real Madrid)
First Serbian to appear in European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League win
Velibor Vasović (Ajax 2-0 Panathinaikos, 1970/71)
First Serbian to appear in a UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League final win
Mladen Ramljak (Tottenham Hotspur 2-4 agg Feyenoord, 1973/74)
First Serbian club to reach the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League final
Crvena Zvezda (1978/79, lost 2-1 agg to Mönchengladbach)
First Serbian club to win the European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League
Crvena Zvezda (1990/91, won 5-3 on pens after 0-0 draw with Marseille)
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*UEFA club competitions means European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League, UEFA Conference League, European/South American Cup, Finalissima, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Super Cup and UEFA Intertoto Cup