Predrag "Peca" Brzaković (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Пеца Брзаковић; 27 September 1964 – 14 September 2012)[1] was a Serbian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Predrag Brzaković | ||
| Date of birth | (1964-09-27)27 September 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Date of death | 14 September 2012(2012-09-14) (aged 47) | ||
| Place of death | Belgrade, Serbia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1990 | OFK Beograd | 79 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | Vojvodina | 44 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Radnički Beograd | ||
| 1995–1999 | Čukarički | ||
| 2000 | Qingdao Yizhong | ||
| 2001–2002 | Zvezdara | ||
| Total | 123 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Brzaković played for five seasons with OFK Beograd in the Yugoslav Second League, before switching to Yugoslav First League club Vojvodina in the 1991 winter transfer window.[2] He spent two years there before joining Radnički Beograd in the middle of the 1992–93 season. Later on, Brzaković also played abroad in Cyprus and China.[3]
In April 1996, Brzaković was an unused substitute in FR Yugoslavia's 3–1 home victory over the Faroe Islands.
After retiring from football, Brzaković played futsal for Serbia's Marbo and Ekonomac, but also for Montenegro's Municipium. He represented Serbia at the 2007 UEFA Futsal Championship, aged 43.[4][5]
On 14 September 2012, Brzaković suddenly died due to a heart attack.[6]
| Club | Season | League | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | ||
| OFK Beograd | 1986–87 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987–88 | 26 | 0 | |
| 1988–89 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1989–90 | 27 | 0 | |
| 1990–91 | 18 | 0 | |
| Total | 79 | 0 | |
| Vojvodina | 1990–91 | 13 | 0 |
| 1991–92 | 31 | 0 | |
| 1992–93 | |||
| Total | 44 | 0 | |