Dragomir Ilic
# Dragomir Ilic

Dragomir Ilic (16 August 1925 – 18 June 2004) was a Yugoslav professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Werder Bremen in the Oberliga Nord.

## Career

In his youth, Ilic played as a forward for BSK before his goalkeeping skills were found by Yugoslavian international Rajko Mitić.

He was discovered in a camp for displaced persons in Ostholstein. He played for a team called Serbische Weiße Adler in 1948 in Bremen. In January 1949 he made his first appearance for Werder Bremen in a match against Bremerhaven 93. He made his 500th appearance for the club in April 1959. He first retired in 1961 at the age of 36, having made over 300 appearances for Werder Bremen in the Oberliga Nord. He briefly came out of retirement in the 1963–64 season after six goalkeepers had sustained injuries and made four appearances in the Bundesliga, becoming the first non-German player for Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga.

