Post-war captains, the 1991 European champions and a few Champions League-era cult heroes share this list; arguments that start at the Marakana rarely end there.
1Dragan DžajićLeft winger with 287 goals across 1963–1975 and a Ballon d'Or third place in 1968, widely seen as the club's greatest player.1000pts
2Rajko MitićInside forward and captain of the club's first great sides (1945–1958), the first player honoured with the Zvezdina zvezda; the stadium now bears his name.919pts
3Miodrag BelodediciRomanian sweeper who won the European Cup with Red Star in 1991 after winning it with Steaua in 1986.794pts
4El Fardou Ben NabouhaneComorian forward and fan favourite who scored freely through Red Star's run of titles from 2018 onward.600pts
5Robert ProsinečkiMidfielder who drove the 1991 European Cup-winning side and was named best young player at the 1990 World Cup.529pts
6Milan BorjanCanadian goalkeeper and captain who won six straight league titles (2018–2023) and reached the Champions League group stage.529pts
7Vladimir BearaAcrobatic goalkeeper who joined from Hajduk in 1955 and kept goal through a run of league titles.448pts
8Nikola ŽigićTowering striker whose goals in 2003–2006 helped win two league titles and earned a move to Racing Santander.448pts
9Marko MarinGerman playmaker who helped take Red Star into the Champions League group stage in 2018 and 2019.448pts
10Dragan StojkovićPiksi, the elegant number 10 of the late 1980s and a Zvezdina zvezda holder, later club president.353pts
11Vladimir JugovićMidfielder who scored twice in the 1991 Intercontinental Cup win over Colo-Colo.353pts
12Darko PančevStriker who won the 1991 European Golden Shoe and scored the decisive penalty in the 1991 European Cup final.353pts
13Dejan StankovićMidfielder who captained the club as a teenager in the 1990s, then returned to coach it to multiple league titles.241pts
14Dragoslav ŠekularacDribbling playmaker of the 1950s and early 1960s, a crowd idol and Zvezdina zvezda holder who won five league titles.0pts
15Boško JankovićWinger who starred in the double-winning sides of 2004 and 2006 before moving to Real Mallorca.0pts
Photo credits
- Dragan Džajić — Nationaal Archief, Den Haag, Rijksfotoarchief: Fotocollectie Algemeen Nederlands, CC BY-SA 3.0
- El Fardou Ben Nabouhane — Антон Зайцев, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Robert Prosinečki — Kyrgyz Sport TV @kyrgyzsporttv312 YouTube video (screenshot), CC BY 3.0
- Milan Borjan — Вячеслав Евдокимов, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Nikola Žigić — Ronnie Macdonald, CC BY 2.0
- Marko Marin — Gabriel Corbacho, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Dragan Stojković — Сборная России по футболу, CC BY 3.0
- Vladimir Jugović — Gagibgd, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Darko Pančev — Институт за комуникациски студии, CC BY 3.0
- Dejan Stanković — Вячеслав Евдокимов, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Boško Janković — Hop-Frog, CC BY-SA 2.0
