July 04, 2008 11:56 AM
BELGRADE, Serbia-Former Yugoslavia star Dragan Dzajic was released from
a five-month detention Friday after being investigated on fraud charges.
Dzajic, who has played the most games for Yugoslavia with 85, and two
other former Red Star Belgrade officials were arrested in February over
the sale of several players to foreign teams. Prosecutors have said three
men illegally received about €6 million (US$9 million) from the deals.
The pretrial investigation against Dzajic and the other former Red Star
officials included the sale of Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic
to Spartak Moscow in 2004.
In January 2006, Vidic moved from Spartak to Manchester United. Dzajic
and another Red Star official allegedly received €2 million (US$3
million) from the transfer.
It was not clear if Dzajic and the two others will be formally charged.
Dzajic left Red Star several years ago after leading it to the 1991
European Cup title as the club's president. He played on the left wing
for Red Star in the 1960s and 70s.
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