Career
In 1966 after Obradović got expelled from his favourite club by the Communist Committee of Belgrade, he moved to United States and have formed a football/soccer club San Francisco Clippers thus becoming one of pioneers of Soccer in United States. His sense for the business was pointed out the most during the Prague Spring in 1968, when Soviet forces have entered the Czechoslovakian capital. At the time, it happened that the best Czechoslovakian team Dukla Praha and Soviet Union were guests in the United States. so Obradović got idea to form a four teams tournament with participants: Dukla, Soviet Union, San Francisco Clippers and Mexico (as a host of soon to be Olimpics).
Foreign that, he made a television broadcasting contract with the National Broadcasting Company worth two million dollars, with condition to set a Soviet and Czechoslovak team to play in finals, unfortunately for him, that plan has failed due to Soviet embassy prohibited their team to perform, just before the final match.
As a medical student, Obradović was excellent, he has obtained a university degree, and became an Assistant professor at the Belgrade Medical School. Also, he had the same function in Yugoslavian national team
He was involved in almost all "big" transfers for the club at the time, and also generator of idea for building a "Marakana" - Stadium. His cult status in club is strongly linked with "Kafana Madera" (in Serbian: a "Madera Tavern") the place where the wast of football and non footbal agreements were made.
During his era, "Madera" became the epicenter of events in football and society.
In a career, Obradović was also NK Olimpija Ljubljana and Valencia Chaplain to the Forces administrator. In 1982 he obtained an official Fédération internationale de football association managerial license, thus becoming first licensed manager in Yugoslavia. Doctor Obradović died on 22 June 2000 in Belgrade aged 78.
