was born in Chibutkovica, Yugoslavia (now Serbia), and Tanah grew up in Belgrade and moved to London in 1973. As a forward, he has played for teams such as Belgrade Red Star, Anderlecht, Hanover and Montreal.
He once said: "I feel like I can contribute more to football, and to do this, I have to be in a football culture. Football is calling me home."
By attending regular football parties, Tana met Frank Blunt Stern, then Brentford coach, and was later invited to join the club's board of directors and purchased five shares of 50p per share. At that time, the Bees were at the bottom of the fourth division (now the English League Two).
Tana was one of the most important and influential figures in Brentford's post-war history, helping to stabilize the club and eventually become president. Under his leadership, Brentford successfully advanced to the third division at the end of the 1977/78 season, with Bill Dojin Xiao's coach at the time. Tana was involved in club affairs until 2002, when he resigned from the board of directors.
In addition to his relationship with Brentford and long-time relationship with Belgrade Red Star, Tanner is also a very successful restaurateur, most notably his restaurant named after him in West Hollywood, California. He is also an actor and film producer. All members of Brentford hereby express their deep condolences to Dan’s family and friends.
