Ranko Popović
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ranko Popović | ||
Date of birth | 26 June 1967 | ||
Place of birth | Peć, Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Without club (coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
1978–1988 | Budućnost Peć | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1992 | Partizan | 2 | (0) |
1989–1990 | → Leotar (loan) | 13 | (0) |
1992–1994 | Spartak Subotica | ||
1994–1995 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 10 | (0) |
1995–1997 | Almería | 16 | (0) |
1997–2001 | Sturm Graz | 74 | (10) |
2001–2002 | TuS FC Arnfels | ||
Managerial career | |||
2001–2003 | TuS FC Arnfels | ||
2003–2006 | Sturm Graz (assistant) | ||
2006–2007 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima (assistant) | ||
2007–2009 | Spartak Zlatibor Voda | ||
2009 | Oita Trinita | ||
2011–2012 | FC Machida Zelvia | ||
2012–2013 | FC Tokyo | ||
2014 | Cerezo Osaka | ||
2014–2015 | Zaragoza | ||
2016–2017 | Buriram United | ||
2017–2018 | Pune City | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ranko Popović (Serbian Cyrillic: Paнкo Пoпoвић, pronounced [râːŋko pǒpoʋitɕ];[1][2] born 26 June 1967) is a Serbian retired footballer who played as a central defender, and a current coach. He also holds an Austrian passport.
Club career
Born in Peć, SAP Kosovo, SR Serbia, Popović played in the Yugoslav First League with FK Partizan.[3] He also had a brief spell with UD Almería in the Spanish Segunda División.[4]
Coach career
Japan
In July 2009, Popović accepted an offer to coach the J-league club Oita Trinita, which had experienced 14 consecutive defeats in the season. In his first six matches, the team only won once, but in the last ten matches of the season, it did not lose once (5 wins and 5 draws). This result earned him and offer to coach the team for the next season, but the team nearly went bankrupt, and his contract had to be canceled.
Popović was appointed manager of Machida Zelvia on 15 December 2010.
Popovic also subsequently went on to become manager of some of the most recognized clubs in Japan including FC Tokyo and Cerezo Osaka. During this period he has also coached Japanese clubs in the Asian Champions League Competition.
Popovic is well known for having worked with many young players at his clubs who have gone on to play in Europe and also the Japan National Team. Close to 15 players went on to play for the Japan and South Korean National Teams after he worked with them at the club level.
Spain
On 24 November 2014, after stints at FC Tokyo and Cerezo Osaka, he was appointed at the helm of Real Zaragoza, replacing the fired Víctor Muñoz.[5] While at Zaragoza, he was named "Coach of the Month" in October 2015. He also led Real Zaragoza to the finals of the La Liga play-offs, but fell short losing to Las Palmas.[citation needed]
Popović was dismissed on 20 December 2015, after a 1–3 loss against Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[6]
Thailand
On 25 August 2016, Buriram United F.C. of Thai League T1 appointed Ranko Popović as the club head coach to fill the vacant role after the dismissal of Afshin Ghotbi.[7] He made the official debut on 10 September 2016, guided Buriram to win 2–1 over Bangkok Glass F.C. at home in the game of Thai League. In October 2016, he led Buriram United to win the Thai League Cup. He officially left Buriram United on 10 June 2017 on mutual terms. He left the club sitting on the top of the Thai league rankings.
India
On 25 September 2017, FC Pune City of Indian Super League appointed Ranko Popović as the club head coach.[8]
Managerial statistics
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Oita Trinita | 2009 | 2009 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 37.50 |
FC Tokyo | 2012 | 2013 | 78 | 34 | 16 | 28 | 43.59 |
Cerezo Osaka | 2014 | 2014 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 30.77 |
Buriram United | 2016 | 2016 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 59.09 |
FC Pune City | 2017 | 2018 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 50.00 |
Total | 130 | 58 | 30 | 42 | 44.62 |
Honours
Manager
Buriram United
- Thai League Cup
Winners (1) : 2016
- Mekong Club Championship
Winners (1) : 2016
References
- ^ "rȃnī". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-18.
Rȃnko
- ^ "pȍp1". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-18.
Pòpović
- ^ "Fudbal ex-YU 1945.-1992. > Igrači P". Fudbal ex-YU. Archived from the original on 2016-03-30. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
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- ^ "El serbio Popovic, nuevo entrenador del Real Zaragoza" [Serbian Popovic, new manager of Real Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Marca. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "El Real Zaragoza decide prescindir de los servicios de Ranko Popovic" [Real Zaragoza decides to let go of Ranko Popovic's services] (in Spanish). Zaragoza's official website. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ Insawang, Arwatchanon (28 August 2016). "Buriram united appoints Ranko Popovic as new head coach". Football Channel Asia. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ "Ranko Popović signs with Pune City". FC Pune City (Twitter).
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- ^ "The official Website of the Hero Indian Super League | 501 Squad, Fixtures, Live Scores, Videos, Players & more | http://www.indiansuperleague.com". Indian Super League. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
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External links
- Ranko Popović at BDFutbol
- Ranko Popović manager profile at BDFutbol
- Ranko Popović manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Career(Japanese)
- 1967 births
- Living people
- People from Peć
- Serbian footballers
- FK Partizan players
- FK Leotar players
- FK Spartak Subotica players
- Yugoslav First League players
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. players
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Segunda División players
- UD Almería players
- Expatriate footballers in Austria
- SK Sturm Graz players
- Serbian football managers
- J1 League managers
- Oita Trinita managers
- FC Machida Zelvia managers
- FC Tokyo managers
- Cerezo Osaka managers
- Segunda División managers
- Real Zaragoza managers
- Buriram United F.C. managers
- Expatriate football managers in Japan
- Expatriate football managers in Spain
- Association footballers not categorized by position