Goran Stevanović

Goran Stevanović
Personal information
Date of birth (1966-11-27) 27 November 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth Sremska Mitrovica, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1975–1983 Partizan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1991 Partizan 151 (21)
1991–1993 Osasuna 30 (0)
1993–1994 Farense 28 (4)
1994–1996 Vitória Setúbal 28 (3)
1996 Campomaiorense 18 (3)
1996–1997 União da Madeira 30 (3)
1997–1999 Veria 28 (2)
1999 Panelefsiniakos 6 (0)
Total 319 (36)
International career
1985 Yugoslavia 1 (0)
Managerial career
2001 Čukarički
2001–2002 Železnik
2003–2006 Serbia and Montenegro (assistant)
2007–2009 Partizan (assistant)
2009–2010 Partizan
2011–2012 Ghana
2013 Veria
2013 Qingdao Jonoon
2015 Agrotikos Asteras
2018 Qingdao Jonoon
2020 Oman
2020 Napredak Kruševac
2022–2023 Serbia U21
2024 Napredak Kruševac
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Goran Stevanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Горан Стевановић, pronounced [ɡǒran steʋǎːnoʋitɕ];[1][2] born 27 November 1966) is a Serbian football manager and former player.[3]

Playing career

He started his career in Partizan, a club where he passed all categories, from the pioneer youth side to the senior side. He played a total of 328 games and scored 79 goals. He won the league title with Partizan twice: in 1985–86 and 1986–87.

He played abroad in Spain in Portugal, playing for Osasuna (1991–1993), Farense (1993–1994), Vitória Setúbal (1994–1996), Campomaiorense (1996) and União da Madeira (1996–1997). For the last two seasons of his career (1997–1999), he played for Greek clubs Veria and Panelefsiniakos.

He played for the pioneer, U20, U21, Olympic and A national teams. The only match for the senior side of Yugoslavia was in October 1985 against Austria in Linz.[4]

Coaching career

Stevanović started his coaching career with the younger categories of Partizan, and then briefly coached Čukarički and Železnik.

In 2003, he became the first assistant to Serbia and Montenegro national team head coach Ilija Petković with whom he qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

He returned to Partizan as an assistant coach in January 2008, and on 7 September 2009, he was promoted to head coach after the departure of Slaviša Jokanović.[5] In April 2010 however, after losing to Vojvodina in the semi-final of the 2009–10 Serbian Cup, he submitted his irrevocable resignation.[6] As his biggest achievements on the bench of Partizan, Stevanović cited the victory with a player down in the derby match against Red Star Belgrade on 28 November 2009 and the 1–0 victory against Shakhtar Donetsk in the Europa League, with which Partizan ended a streak of twelve matches without a win in European competitions.[6]

In January 2011, Stevanović was appointed as the new Ghana coach.[3] On 19 March 2012, Stevanović was sacked as the Ghana coach.[7]

On 6 June 2013, Stevanović was hired by Greek Super League side Veria.[8] On 27 August 2013, Stevanović left his Veria position.[9]

On 5 September 2013, Stevanović signed a one-year deal with Chinese side Qingdao Jonoon.[10] He was sacked at the end of 2013 season after Qingdao Jonoon relegation to China League One.

On 25 November 2015, Stevanović signed a one-and-a-half-year deal with Greek Football League club Agrotikos Asteras.[11]

On 25 December 2017, Stevanović signed with Chinese side Qingdao Jonoon.[12]

Personal life

His daughter is volleyball player Jovana Stevanović.[13]

Honours

Partizan

References

  1. ^ "gòra". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018. Gòran
  2. ^ "Stjȅpān". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 17 March 2018. Stevánović
  3. ^ a b "Goran Stevanovic named as new Ghana coach". BBC Sport. 10 January 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  4. ^ Goran Stevanović
  5. ^ "UO: Stevanović novi trener Partizana!" (in Serbian). Mondo. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  6. ^ a b B92 (16 April 2010). "Stevanović:"Ponosan sam na urađeno"" (in Serbian). Retrieved 5 June 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Michael Oti Adjei (19 March 2012). "Ghana finally axe Black Stars coach Stevanovic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  8. ^ Veria FC (6 June 2013). "Νέος προπονητής ο Goran Stevanovic". Veria F.C. Archived from the original on 10 August 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  9. ^ Kerkida Sport (27 August 2013). "Παραίτηση "βόμβα" Στεβάνοβιτς από τη ΒΕΡΟΙΑ!!". Kerkida Sport. Archived from the original on 29 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  10. ^ "青岛中能换帅斯特瓦诺维奇执教". 163.com. 5 September 2013. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  11. ^ ""Έχει ποιότητα ο Αγροτικός" (Greek)". Footballleaguenews.gr. 25 November 2015.
  12. ^ "官方：斯特瓦诺维奇执教中能" (in Chinese). dongqiudi.com. 25 December 2017.
  13. ^ Blic (12 April 2016). "Jovana Stevanović, šampionka Evrope, za Blic: Zbog trofeja sam ostala bez glasa!" (in Serbian). Retrieved 11 March 2022.