Former Yugo football star Dzajic charged

Former Yugo football star Dzajic charged

Published Jun. 16, 2010 8:39 a.m. ET

Serbia's prosecutors have charged former Yugoslavia star Dragan Dzajic with fraud in the sale of Red Star Belgrade players to foreign teams.

The prosecution office did not name the players, or the alleged sum. But during the investigation, it said Dzajic and two other former Red Star officials illegally received about ?6 million ($7.3 million) from the deals.

The pretrial investigation included the sale of Red Star defender Nemanja Vidic to Spartak Moscow in 2004. In January 2006, Vidic moved from Spartak to Manchester United.

Left winger Dzajic, now 64, played the most games for Yugoslavia, with 85 appearances in the 1960s and 70s.

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