to 17 wins, 1 loss and 4 ties with a whopping goal differential of 66:13. The Eagles advanced to the knockout-stage, easily beating Toronto Supra Portuguese in the quarterfinals with a score of 3-0 and also easily beating the Windsor Border Stars in the semifinal 6–1. The season was almost brought to a happy end but the Serbian White Eagles lost to the Italia Shooters in the final by a score of 1–0. Personal life Šekularac had a son named Marko and three daughters named Aleksandra (nicknamed Sanja), Ivana and Katja. He had a younger brother named Mirko (born 1941) who was also a footballer. Mirko’s grandson Kristian is also a professional footballer. Along with Serbian, English and Spanish, Šekularac also spoke conversational Portuguese. Šekularac was a keen chess player. At the age of 81, only weeks before his death, he drew his game in a simultaneous exhibition against Anatoly Karpov in Valjevo. In popular culture Šekularac was probably the first sports superstar in Yugoslavia whose fame transcended sporting bounds. The popularity he enjoyed during his playing heyday was such that he even starred in a 1962 full-length comedy feature Šeki snima, pazi se – a football-related movie built around his public persona. In 2006, a biography of Šekularac titled Čovek za sva vremena (The All-Time Man) by Dušan Popović was published in Belgrade In 2011, Šekularac (along with Serbian sports journalist Jovo Vuković) wrote an autobiography titled Ja, Šeki'' (I, Šeki). The book was also published in Belgrade. Death and legacy Šekularac died on 5 January 2019 in Belgrade, Serbia. He is interred in the Alley of Distinguished Citizens in the Belgrade New Cemetery in a joint grave with Milunka Lazarević, next to the grave of actor Božidar Stošić and across the graves of Ranko Žeravica and Branislav Pokrajac. The Serbian White Eagles Academy was posthumously named in his honour. Honours Player Red Star Belgrade Yugoslav First League: 1955–56, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1963–64 Yugoslav Cup: 1957–58, 1958–59, 1963–64 Independiente Santa Fe Categoría Primera A: 1971 Copa Simón Bolívar: 1970 Yugoslavia Summer Olympics Second place: 1956 UEFA European Championship runner-up: 1960 Individual UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1960 Manager Red Star Belgrade Yugoslav First League: 1989–90 Yugoslav Cup: 1989–90 Heidelberg United NSL Cup: 1992–93 Serbian White Eagles Canadian Soccer League (International Division): 2006 Canadian Soccer League: 2006 (Play-offs) (runner-up) References External links Profile at reprezentacija.rs NASL stats 1937