Dragutin Spasojević
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 15 February 1934 | ||
Place of birth | Nikšić, Kingdom of Yugoslavia | ||
Date of death | 21 May 2016 | (aged 82)||
Place of death | Podgorica, Montenegro | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1951–1961 | Edšeg | ||
1961–1962 | Priština | 17 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
1964–1966 | Priština | ||
1966–1968 | FK Trepča | ||
1968–1970 | Sloga Kraljevo | ||
1970–1972 | Sutjeska Nikšić | ||
1972–1973 | Bor | ||
1974–1976 | Bor | ||
1976–1979 | Rijeka | ||
1984 | Čelik Zenica | ||
1985–1986 | NK GOŠK Jug | ||
1990–1991 | Rad | ||
1993–1994 | Borac Čačak | ||
1997–1998 | Sutjeska Nikšić | ||
Budućnost Titograd | |||
OFK Beograd | |||
Spartak Subotica | |||
Čukarički | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Dragutin Spasojević (February 15, 1934 – May 21, 2016) was a Montenegrin football player and manager.
He managed NK Rijeka, OFK Bor, NK Čelik Zenica, FK Rad, FK Sutjeska Nikšić, FK Trepča, FK Borac Čačak, FK Budućnost Titograd, OFK Beograd, FK Spartak Subotica, FK Čukarički, NK GOŠK Jug and FK Sloga Kraljevo.[1] He was also president of the board for FSSCG and FSCG.[2]
He is most famous for winning the 1978 Yugoslav Cup with NK Rijeka.
Career
Spasojević began his coaching career in Prizren, 1962 where he formed a football school for youth players.
With Sloga he won Yugoslav Second League in 1970, but failed to qualify for First League losing to Crvenka.[3] He began coaching Sutjeska Nikšić a year later and won the Second League and gained promotion. He also managed OFK Bor two times in 1972–73 and 1974–1976.[4]
Spasojević became manager of NK Rijeka in April 1976 replacing Gojko Zec. He stayed with club for two years accumulating over 100 matches.[5] In 1978 he led the club to the Yugoslav Cup final where Rijeka beat his former club Trepča. The same year he also won the Balkans Cup.[6] He became a club legend after winning the clubs first trophies.[7]
Personal life
He is the father of Ilija and Mirko Spasojević. Spasojević was a big supporter of Sutjeska[8]
Managerial statistics
Club | From | To | Competition | Record | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
NK Rijeka | 20 August, 1976 | 25 March, 1979 | First League | 89 | 30 | 33 | 26 | 33.71 |
Yugoslav Cup | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 80.00 | |||
Balkans Cup | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 77.78 | |||
European Cup Winners' Cup | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25.00 | |||
NK Rijeka Total | 112 | 46 | 36 | 30 | 41.07 |
- *Dates of first and last games under Spasojević; not dates of official appointments
Honours
FK Sloga Kraljevo
- Yugoslav Second League East: 1969–70
Sutjeska Nikšić
- Yugoslav Second League South: 1970–71
NK Rijeka
FK Borac Čačak
References
- ^ "Umro Dragutin Spasojević". www.cdm.me (in Serbian). 23 February 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "Ðorić "kriv za sve"". www.sportskacentrala.com (in Serbian). 23 December 2004. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ "KAD JE FUDBAL BIO RADOST". www.krug.rs (in Serbian). 7 July 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ "Slavna istorija FK Bora". www.mojsport.net (in Serbian). 14 July 2008. Archived from the original on 15 May 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ "Preminuo Dragutin Spasojević, trener koji je s Rijekom osvojio Kup Jugoslavije". www.nk-rijeka.hr (in Croatian). 22 May 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ "Listamo prašnjavu štampu: prvi broj revije "GOOL!" (4)". www.strategija.org (in Croatian).
- ^ "Crnogorac "kamenolomu" udahnuo dušu: Umro legendarni trener "bijelih" Dragutin Spasojević". www.novilist.hr (in Croatian). 23 May 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ "Preminuo Dragutin Spasojević". www.novilist.hr (in Croatian). 23 May 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ "HNK Rijeka". nk-rijeka.hr. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
External links
- People from Nikšić
- Sportspeople from Nikšić
- Sportspeople from Rijeka
- Montenegrin footballers
- Yugoslav footballers
- FC Prishtina players
- FK Sutjeska Nikšić players
- Yugoslav football managers
- HNK Rijeka managers
- FK Budućnost Podgorica managers
- FK Spartak Subotica managers
- FK Rad managers
- OFK Beograd managers
- FK Borac Čačak managers
- NK Čelik Zenica managers
- FK Čukarički managers
- 1934 births
- 2016 deaths
- Association football defenders