Milorad Ratković
Yugoslav footballer
Milorad Ratković (Serbian Cyrillic: Милорад Paткoвић; born 15 October 1964 in Zenica) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian former football player who played as a Left midfielder.
Club career
During his successful playing career he played for the Yugoslav clubs NK Čelik Zenica, Red Star Belgrade, FK Borac Banja Luka and Spanish sides Celta de Vigo and Sevilla FC. He played 134 games in 6 years with Celta and won a runner-up medal in the 1994 Copa del Rey when he played alongside compatriot Vladimir Gudelj and Spanish international goalkeeper Santiago Cañizares.
Post-playing career
As of 2020, he works as a scout for Celta.
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