Ilijas Pašić (10 May 1934 – 2 February 2015) was a Yugoslav football player and manager. Playing career Club He started playing football at Romania, but at the age of 18 he made a move to FK Željezničar. He played more than 250 games for the club as a left winger (174 of them were official games) and he scored almost 200 goals (104 in official matches). That makes him one of the best goalscorers in history of the club. He made a move to Dinamo Zagreb in 1959 for which he played 95 games, scoring 31 goals in period of three seasons. However, injury stopped his career to rise even more. He later played in Austria and Switzerland. International In 1954. he made a debut for Yugoslav national team. That made him first player from FK Željezničar to do so. In total, he collected 8 caps. He also scored one goal (it was on his debut). He was a part of 1958 FIFA World Cup Yugoslav squad. He was also a member of Under-21 national team and B national team (18 games, 12 goals). His final international was a December 1959 friendly match against West Germany. Managerial career He worked as a coach in Switzerland. He was a head coach in NK Rijeka and BSK Slavonski Brod, before he returned to Switzerland once more. Career statistics As a player Managerial statistics Honours Željezničar Sarajevo Yugoslav Second League (Zone II): 1956–57 Dinamo Zagreb Yugoslav Cup: 1959–60, 1962–63 NK Rijeka Yugoslav Second League: 1970-71 References External links Profile on Yugoslavia / Serbia national team web page 1934 births 2015 deaths People from Herceg Novi Association football midfielders Yugoslav footballers Yugoslavia international footballers 1958 FIFA World Cup players FK Željezničar Sarajevo players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players Yugoslav First League players Yugoslav Second League players Yugoslav expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Austria Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Austria Yugoslav football managers HNK Rijeka managers FC Gossau managers FC Luzern managers Yugoslav expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Switzerland Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland