The Match
Red Star entered the match confident of claiming the
intercontinental crown. Since their European Cup success they had
lost the services of midfielder Prosinecki but still travelled to
Japan with a squad including such talents as Dejan Savicevic,
Vladimir Jugovic and Sinisa Mihajlovic. Their supremacy was such
that they were still able to win comfortably despite the loss of
Savicevic to a red card shortly before half-time. By then they were
already a goal up after Savicevic had crossed for Jugovic to score
in the 19th minute. Jugovic doubled their advantage after 58
minutes when he struck from close range after Colo Colo keeper Jose
Moron could only parry Sinisa Mihajlovic's shot from distance.
Mihajlovic was involved again in the third goal when he sent over a
cross and Darko Pancev scored with a right-foot finish from close
range with 18 minutes remaining.
The star of the team
As with Savicevic and Mihajlovic, Jugovic went on to enjoy a
glittering career in Italy following his Man of the Match
performance in Tokyo. A clever, ball-playing midfielder he came off
the bench to strike the winning penalty as he won the UEFA
Champions League with Juventus in 1996 and picked up a second
Toyota Cup winner's medal later that same year as Juventus beat
River Plate. Jugovic subsequently appeared for Yugoslavia at the
1998 FIFA World Cup
TM in France.
The coach
Vladimir Popovic was already a legend at Red Star from his
days as team captain in the 1960s when he made over 500 appearances
for the club, winning four league titles. After ending his playing
career in South America he started out as a coach in Venezuela and
Colombia before returning home. By the time he replaced European
Cup-winning coach Ljupko Petrovic in summer 1991 to begin his
second spell in charge of Red Star, he already had 20 years'
coaching experience behind him. He introduced a more attacking
style and won the Yugoslavian title in addition to the Toyota Cup
in 1991/92 before taking the job of Peru coach. Now 70, his most
recent coaching position was in Libya.
Tokyo, National Stadium, 8 December 1991
Red Star Belgrade 3-0 Colo Colo
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Kurt Rothlisberger (Sui)
Goals: Jugovic (19 and 58), Pancev (72).
Red Star: Milojevic, Belodedici, Radinovic,
Najdoski, Vasilijevic, Mihajlovic, Stosic, Jugovic, Ratkovic,
Savicevic, Pancev.
Colo Colo: Moron, Garrido, Margas, Miguel Ramirez
(Rubio), Salvatierra (Dabrowski), Mendoza, Vilches, Barticciotto,
Pizarro, Yanez, Martinez.