This team isn't based on sole international performance, but the best players from this nation in a suitable formation.
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STARTING XI
REMAINING SQUAD MEMBERS
3 best players not in the squad:
Prior to the Serbian national team, if a player was born in Serbia and played only for the Yugoslavia national team, then I considered them here. Montenegrin born players, such as Savicevic and Mijatovic, weren't considered. 5 players make this squad from the Serbia and Montenegro / FR Yugoslavia side that reached the quarter-finals of Euro 2000, and the last 16 of the 1998 World Cup. Stojanovic earned his spot as 3rd goalkeeper from his performances at Red Star Belgrade, particularly in the European Cup winning season. However, he never played for the Yugoslavia national team, but I struggled to find many better options. Dragoje Levkovic made the 1990 World Cup squad ahead of him, but his club career didn't seem worthy of inclusion here in comparision. The centre-back pairing of Vasovic and Vidic is one of the strongest of any nation. However, there was a lack of strong options at left-back, so I chose Mihajlovic there. He can also cover as a 4th centre-back. Boskov narrowly starts ahead of Arsenijevic, while Jovan Acimovic and Nemanja Matic had to miss out in this position. Jugovic and Petrovic cover Stojkovic and Mitic's roles. Stankovic is the best back-up right sided midfield option. I started Kostic upfront because his strongest position was taken by Dzajic. Because he was also the cover here, there was no overload of strikers in the squad. Slobodan Santrac narrowly missed out. Forward Milan Galic is sometimes considered as a Serbian, but he was born in Bosnia and only played for the Yugoslavia national team, so wasn't included here. Players by Decade: 1990's (5), 1960's (4), 1950's (4), 2010's (3), 1930's (3), 1970's (2), 2000's (1), 1940's (1) |
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Top 10 Serbian Players of All-Time
(& their all-time positional rank)
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