Crvena Zvezda - Building a Dynasty
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Red Star Belgrade (Serbia)
To run alongside my Millwall save I have decided to create a save where I start in an obscure league and attempt to rebuild a team who were once at the top, in this save I will be using Serbian side Red Star Belgrade (Crvena Zvezda).
Red Star famously won the European Cup in 1991 following a victory over French side Marseille which ended in a 5-3 penalty shootout with the Eastern Europeans taking the glory.
However in recent years Red Star haven't been as dominant as they once were and have been in fierce rival Partizan's shadow in recent years.
In contrast, Red Star have won the Serbian SuperLeague 2 times with Partizan having won it 6 times and both teams share the honour of having won the Serbian Cup on 3 occasions.
Honours:
Domestic:
Yugoslav First League x19
Yugoslav Cup x12
Serbia and Montenegro First League x5
Serbia and Montenegro Cup x9
Serbian SuperLeague x2
Serbian Cup x3
International:
European Cup (Champions League) x1
Club Cup World Cup x1
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Here is a picture of Belgrade celebrating their only Champions League triumph in 1991.
Club Information:
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Founded in 1945 following the 2nd World War Red Star Belgrade are a Serbian side who had great spells of domination throughout the sport since their founding 69 years ago.
Despite their great history the club have failed to keep up with their fierce rivals Partizan who have dominated the domestic league in recent years having won it 6 times in a row from 2008-2013, Red Star's poor finances may play a part in this as the club has debts that are worth three times the clubs value which has forced them to sell their best players in recent years.
Belgrade's main rivals are Serbian side Partizan who take part in the Veciti-Derby, a fiercely contested battle between two of the nation's biggest teams with not only the clubs, but the fans going head to head.
Belgrade also share historic rivalries with that of Dinamo Zagreb and Hadjuk Split, two Croatian sides who although rarely play against Red Star certainly have cultural difference with the two countries having been at loggerheads in the past.
Manager Information:
Usually I'd pick Sunday League Experience and No Coaching Qualifications but so far on Football Manager 2015 this hasn't exactly benefited me in any way (Been sacked on 90% of my saves), so this time I've gone for something a little different, here's the information for my in-game manager:
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Decided to go for somewhat decent qualifications but ones that can be improved on, Red Star are a good side but will still require a lot of work to make them the biggest club in Serbia and having good attributes will help aid my cause.
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This is how I've set my Managerial Style/Attributes, more towards Tracksuit but with high tactical coaching, after all I'm not exactly the Mourinho type...
One to Watch:
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I'm sure some of you have heard of Red Star Belgrade due to the fact that they have a wonderkid in their ranks, 16 year old Serbian striker Luka Jovic has certainly received a lot of attention in this year's game for having fantastic potential as well as very well rounded stats for a 16 year old, I'll certainly be aiming to keep him at the club as I look to build a dynasty here in Serbia.
Aims/Objectives:
Before possibly moving on from Red Star Belgrade I have decided to note some objective or goals that I would like to complete during my time at the club.
1: Achieve more Serbian SuperLeague titles than Partizan
2: Help increase the finances at Red Star Belgrade
3: Develop some of the wonderful young talent
4: Get enrolled into the Serbian/Worldwide Hall of Fame
5: Win a European trophy with Red Star. (UEL/UCL)
6: Get Red Star ranked in the top 20 Footballing sides
7: Win at least 10 trophies at Red Star
If I somehow manage to complete these objectives I may consider moving to a new club, but it'll take at least 5-10 years if not more to complete these goals so it'll certainly be a good one!
I hope you enjoy my road to building a dynasty here at Crvena Zvezda!
(Please leave comments/advice if you have anything you would like say)