Ivan Golac moved to Belgrade where he joined the youth section of FK Partizan aged 12 and eventually graduated to the first team.
10 Facts About Ivan Golac
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Ivan Golac made over 350 appearances for the club and won League championship medals in 1976 and 1978.
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Ivan Golac had reached the age of 28, when Yugoslavia's Communist authorities would allow players to move abroad; it was the year in which English football's restrictions on foreign players were lifted.
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Ivan Golac made his Football League debut for them on 22 August 1978 against Bolton Wanderers, and he went on to play 144 League games in his first spell with the club.
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Ivan Golac immediately became the established right-back, rarely missing a game over the next four seasons.
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The relationship turned sour in 1982 when a contract dispute between player and club led to Ivan Golac going out on loan to AFC Bournemouth in November 1982 and Manchester City in March 1983, before his contract with Southampton was terminated.
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Ivan Golac remained in charge at Partizan for the rest of the season before parting company with the club.
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Ivan Golac still had a home in Hampshire, and returned to Britain in search of work.
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Outside of football, Ivan Golac had a spell running a chocolate factory in Belgrade.
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Ivan Golac is married to Bratislava, with daughters Andrijana and Ivana, and they have homes in Belgrade and Vienna.