Ratko Dostanić

Ratko Dostanić
Personal information
Full name Ratko Dostanić
Date of birth October 25, 1959 (1959-10-25) (age 52)
Place of birth Lučani, FPR Yugoslavia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Playing position Defender
Youth career
1975-1980 FK Partizan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981-1983 Timok Zaječar
1983-1986 Rad
1986-1987 Bourges
1987-1988 Caen
1988-1990 Le Mans
1990-1992 Rodez
1992-1994 Red Star 93
1994-1995 Châtellerault
1995-1996 Montluçon
Teams managed
1995-1996 Montluçon
1999-2001 Red Star Belgrade (assistant)
2001 Obilić
2002-2003 Levski Sofia (assistant)
2003 Smederevo
2003-2004 Slavia Sofia
2004-2005 Red Star Belgrade
2006 Slavia Sofia
2007 OFK Beograd
2007 Bežanija
2007 Veria
2008 Dalian Shide
2008 Vardar
2008 Srem
2009 Levski Sofia
2010 Red Star Belgrade
2011- Diagoras F.C.
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Ratko Dostanić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ратко Достанић; born October 25, 1959 in Lučani, Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian football coach and former player.

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Playing career

Ratko Dostanić started his youth career as a member of FK Partizan. During his career as a footballer he used to play as a defender,[1] playing for Yugoslavian Timok Zaječar and Rad,[2] and French clubs - FC Bourges, SM Caen, Le Mans Union Club 72, Rodez AF, Red Star 93, SO Châtellerault and EDS Montluçon.[3]

Coaching career

Dostanić started his coaching career in season 1995-96 as a player-manager of the lower-division French club EDS Montluçon. Until 2003 he is an assistant of the Serbian coach Slavoljub Muslin at PFC Levski Sofia and Red Star Belgrade. For a short period of time he was the head coach of FK Obilić.[4] (second part of the season 2000-01).

During the period 2003-2009 Dostanić managed a total of nine clubs from five different countries - the Serbian FK Smederevo, Red Star Belgrade, OFK Beograd, FK Bežanija and FK Srem, the Bulgarian PFC Slavia Sofia (twice - January–September 2004 and July–December 2006), the Greek Veria FC, the Chinese Dalian Shide and the Macedonian FK Vardar.[5]

On 23 July 2009 Dostanić was appointed head coach of PFC Levski Sofia replacing Emil Velev who was fired the previous day,[6] signing for 2+1 years with the club until 2012.[7]

On 18 October, about 3 months after becoming head coach of Levski, Dostanić resigned following a 0:1 home loss to Beroe.[8]

Under the Dostanic management Levski Sofia "achieved" its worst record, with 8 consecutive losses both in the Bulgarian A PFG and in the European club competitions. On 21 March 2010 the ex-manager of Bulgarian club PFC Levski Sofia signed for FC Red Star Belgrade.[9]

On 6 August Dostanić resigned from Red Star's post as manager following team's defeat in their first UEFA Europa League game against ŠK Slovan Bratislava.[10]

Honours

Ratko Dostanić does not have any honours as a player.

In the First League of FR Yugoslavia 2000-01 season Dostanić managed FK Obilić to finish third in the league, also reaching the semi-finals of the Yugoslav Cup during the same season.[1]

On 1 August 2009, 10 days after his appointment as a head coach of Levski Sofia, Dostanić won the first trophy in his career after beating PFC Litex Lovech 1–0 to win the Bulgarian Supercup . With Red Star Belgrade he won Serbian cup (2010).

References

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