, ▁current ▁S occ ero os ▁Mil os ▁D egen ek ▁and ▁D anny ▁V uk ović , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Young ▁S occ ero o ▁and ▁former ▁Melbourne ▁Heart ▁def ender ▁David ▁V rank ović . M ish a ▁Rad ov ic ▁was ▁Red ▁Star ▁player ▁for ▁ 1 3 ▁years ▁and ▁also ▁Champion ▁of ▁Europe ▁with ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁U 1 9 ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁Aleks and ar ▁J ank ović ▁was ▁manager ▁of ▁Red ▁Star ▁Bel grade ▁twice . ▁Form er ▁Br is b ane ▁Ro ar ▁def ender ▁Milan ▁Sus ak ▁played ▁a ▁major ▁role ▁in ▁An ge ▁Post ec og lou ' s ▁Prem iers hip ▁and ▁Championship ▁winning ▁side . ▁ ▁The ▁club ▁was ▁originally ▁known ▁as ▁R ivers ide ▁Rap id ▁and ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁Mar ick ville ▁area , ▁before ▁ren aming ▁as ▁R ivers ide ▁A val a ▁and ▁re loc ating ▁to ▁L ans v ale ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁they ▁dropped ▁the ▁" R ivers ide " ▁name ▁and ▁were ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁First ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁NS W ▁State ▁League ▁as ▁A val a . ▁▁ ▁The ▁club ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁as ▁the ▁A val a ▁Sports ▁Club , ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁A val a ▁mountain ▁in ▁Ser bia . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁A val a ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Premier ▁League ▁and ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁level