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Vladimir Beara was born on 26 August, 1928 in Zelovo Sutinsko, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, is a Yugoslav footballer and manager. Discover Vladimir Beara's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 85 years old?

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Age 85 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 26 August 1928
Birthday 26 August
Birthplace Zelovo Sutinsko, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Date of death 11 August, 2014
Died Place Split, Croatia
Nationality Serbia

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Vladimir Beara Height, Weight & Measurements

At 85 years old, Vladimir Beara height is 1.84 m .

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Vladimir Beara Net Worth

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1928

Vladimir Beara (Владимир Беара; ; 26 August 1928 – 11 August 2014) was a Yugoslav football goalkeeper and manager.

He played the vast majority of his professional club career for Hajduk Split and Red Star Belgrade in the Yugoslav Federal League and for the Yugoslavia national football team.

He is considered to have been one of the best goalkeepers of his era.

Beara was born into an ethnic Serb family to parents Jakov and Marija in the village of Zelovo Sutinsko near Sinj in present-day Croatia.

He had two brothers named Ljubo and Sveto.

According to Split-based journalist Zdravko Reić, Beara declared himself as a Croat in the state censuses.

1946

For Hajduk Split (1946–55) Beara played 308 games, and helped his team to win the Yugoslav League title in 1950, 1952 and 1955.

1950

Beara played 59 games for the Yugoslavia national team between 1950 and 1960.

Immediately after being selected to play for the Yugoslavia national team, he became famous mostly due to his fabulous stops in a match against England at Highbury Stadium of Arsenal.

Since then he was often called by his nickname Vladimir Veliki.

He also represented his nation in three World Cups; World Cup 1950, World Cup 1954 and World Cup 1958.

1952

Beara participated in the 1952 Summer Olympic Games; he was a member of the team that reached the final against Hungary, winning a silver medal.

1953

In 1953, Beara was one of four Yugoslav players on the FIFA World-Stars XI who played an exhibition game against England; the match finished in a 4–4 draw, with Beara conceding only one goal.

1955

He made, however, a transfer in 1955 to Belgrade's Red Star (1955–60), after the season he had won the third league title.

This was the club's first championship since his departure as player in 1955.

1956

With Red Star he won even more Yugoslav league titles, in 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, and won the Yugoslav Cup in 1958 and 1959.

He was Red Star's goalkeeper against Manchester United in the last game United had played before the Munich air disaster.

1960

Beara ended his career in German clubs Alemannia Aachen (1960–62) and Viktoria Köln (1963–64).

1963

In 1963, the great Soviet goalkeeper, Lev Yashin said that not him, but Vladimir Beara is the greatest keeper of all time.

1967

In 1967 Beara finished a coaching course at the sports academy at the German Sport University Cologne, today's Hennes Weisweiler Academy.

He went on to coach clubs in Germany, the Netherlands, Austria and Yugoslavia as well as the national team of Cameroon.

1971

A highlight of his coaching career was winning the Yugoslav national championship with Hajduk Split in 1971 as assistant coach to Slavko Luštica.

1975

He also won the African Cup Winners' Cup with Tonnerre Yaoundé in 1975.

2014

On 11 August 2014, Beara's family announced that he died in Split, Croatia after several strokes over the previous year.

He was buried in the Catholic Lovrinac Cemetery.

The decision made by Beara's widow Jadranka to bury him at a Catholic cemetery was met with criticism, because Beara was a staunch believer of the Serbian Orthodox Church.

Beara was an athletic and self-confident keeper, endowed with an eye-catching yet effective style.

Thanks to his firm grip on the ball and his brave attitude, not only he was an outstanding shot-stopper, but he also excelled at coming off his line.

He was nicknamed The ballet dancer with the hands of steel because of his ability to combine elegance with goalkeeping skills.

"'A good goalkeeper still has to be a lot like he was in my time. He has to have courage and self-confidence.'"

"'My confidence in goal, the way I seemed to be able to catch a ball easily, and my technique for taming shots I put down to Barba Luka. It was a simple drill we did in practice. He made me catch a small ball about the size of a baseball and after that it was very easy for me to catch a football.'"

"'There was an entertaining, aesthetic air about him, that's why his jumps and dives with feet curled and body perfectly poised appealed. He kept goal on his toes, like a coiled spring, always ready to pounce.'"

"'I am not the best goalkeeper in the world, it is Vladimir Beara.'"

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