Serbian footballer Nemanja Matić is best known as a defensive midfielder the Italian club Roma. Starting his senior career with Kolubara, he later had successful stints with clubs such as Chelsea, Benfica, and Manchester United. He has also been named the Serbian Footballer of the Year twice.
Retired Serbian footballer Nemanja Vidić is regarded as one of the most skilled defenders of the game. Starting his senior career with Red Star Belgrade, he later had a successful stint with Manchester United, winning 5 Premier League titles with them, among other honors. He was twice named Serbian Footballer of the Year.
Spanish-born Serbian footballer Sergej Milinković-Savić currently plays for the Italian club Lazio. A talented midfielder, he is the son of former footballer Nikola Milinković. He was part of the Serbian squad that won the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He has also been named Lazio Player of the Season twice.
Retired Serbian footballer Aleksandar Kolarov is known as a talented defender and has played as both a left-back and a center-back. He had an illustrious career with clubs such as Manchester United and Inter Milan and won 2 Premier League titles with the former. He was named the 2011 Serbian Player of the Year.
Dusan Tadic is a Serbian football player who captains the Serbia national team as well as the popular Dutch club Ajax. He played an influential role in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifications and helped his team qualify for the final tournament. In 2019, he was named Serbian Player of the Year.
Retired Serbian footballer and current manager Dragan Stojković is also known as Piksi, a nickname he got from a cartoon character he loved watching. The talented midfielder has had successful stints with Red Star Belgrade, Marseille, and Nagoya Grampus Eight. He was also part of the Yugoslavian 1984 Olympic bronze-winning squad.
Serbian footballer Lazar Marković is best known as a midfielder for the Turkish club Gaziantep. He has had a successful stint at Benfica, winning 3 titles with them, and was later associated with Liverpool and Fulham, too. He has also won 2 SuperLiga titles with Partizan.
Retired Serbian footballer Neven Subotic started his senior career with the German club Mainz 05 II and later had a decade-long association with Borussia Dortmund, winning the Bundesliga twice with the latter. He has also represented the US U-17 and U-20 teams and the Serbian national team.
Retired Serbian footballer Mateja Kežman had a successful spell with the Dutch club PSV and was also named the Dutch Footballer of the Year in 2002-2003. The striker also represented clubs such as Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain. He is a devout Christian and flaunts religious tattoos.
Serbian football manager and former footballer Savo Milošević has played as a forward for clubs such as Aston Villa, Partizan, and Rubin Kazan. As a manager, he led Partizan to win the 2018-19 Serbian Cup. He was also awarded the coveted Golden Boot at the UEFA Euro 2000.
Serbian footballer Nemanja Gudelj represents the Spanish club Sevilla. The promising midfielder began his senior career with the Dutch club NAC Breda and later also played for Ajax, Sporting CP, and Guangzhou Evergrande. He won the 2019-20 UEFA Europa League with Sevilla.
Serbian footballer Aleksandar Katai, who plays for Red Star Belgrade, is a promising midfielder. Starting his senior career with Vojvodina, he later also played for teams such as Olympiacos and Chicago Fire. He has won 3 Serbian SuperLiga titles and 2 Serbian Cups with Red Star.
Retired Serbian footballer Miloš Krasić began his career with Vojvodina and later enjoyed an illustrious career with club such as CSKA, Juventus, and Fenerbahçe. The talented winger was named the Serbian Player of the Year in 2009 and was also part of the Serbian squad at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Serbian footballer Vladimir Stojković plays for the Saudi Professional League club Al-Fayha. The promising goalkeeper is the son of a footballer father and a discus thrower mother and began his career with Red Star Belgrade. He has had a successful stint with Partizan and was named the 2017 Serbian Player of the Year.
Retired Serbian footballer Nikola Žigić was born to sportsperson parents and grew up amid the tumultuous Yugoslav Wars. Starting his senior career with the Serbian club AIK Bačka Topola, he later represented clubs such as Red Star Belgrade, Valencia, and Birmingham City. He was named the Serbian Footballer of the Year twice.
Serbian footballer Zoran Tošić currently represents the Kazakh club FC Tobol. The talented midfielder has also played for clubs such as Manchester United and Partizan. He also won 3 Russian Premier Leagues with CSKA Moscow. He has been part of the Serbian squad at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Dragan Džajić is a Serbian retired football player who played as a midfielder for the Yugoslavia national football team from 1964 to 1978. In 1968, he was part of the team that won the silver medal at the European Championship. In 1971, Dragan Džajić helped his national team win the gold medal at the Mediterranean Games.
Ljubomir Fejsa is a Serbian football player who played as a defensive midfielder for the Serbia national football team from 2007 to 2019. He currently plays for a Serbian club called Partizan. Previously, Ljubomir Fejsa had success with popular clubs like Olympiacos and Benfica.