Branko Smiljanić
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 27 September 1957 | ||
Place of birth |
FPR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1978 | Mercator | ||
1979–1981 | OFK Beograd | ||
1981–1983 | Sloboda Užice | ||
1983–1985 |
Kalmar AIK | ||
1985–1988 | Mönsterås | ||
1988–1993 | Obilić | ||
International career | |||
1974–1975 | Yugoslavia U20 | ||
Managerial career | |||
1993–1995 | Obilić U20 | ||
1995–1996 | Obilić (assistant) | ||
1996–1997 | Mladi Radnik | ||
1997–1998 | Sloga Kraljevo | ||
1998–1999 | Borac Čačak | ||
1999–2000 | Milicionar | ||
2001–2002 | Jordan | ||
2002–2003 | Sutjeska Nikšić | ||
2003–2004 | Al-Faisaly | ||
2004 | Vojvodina | ||
2005 | Sutjeska Nikšić | ||
2005–2006 | Al-Faisaly | ||
2006–2008 | Ittihad | ||
2008–2009 | Libya U20 | ||
2009–2010 | Libya | ||
2012–2013 | Al-Wehdat | ||
2013 |
Smederevo | ||
2013–2014 | Ittihad | ||
2014 | Napredak Kruševac | ||
2014–2015 | Saham | ||
2016 | BEC-Tero Sasana | ||
2016–2017 | Al-Faisaly | ||
2017 |
Mladost Podgorica | ||
2017–2018 | Ahli | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Branko Smiljanić (born 27 September 1957)[1] is a Serbian football manager and former footballer.
Playing career
In 1978, he signed a one-year contract with Mercator Ljubljana. He moved to OFK Beograd in 1979. In 1981, he signed a long-term contract with FK Sloboda Užice.
He first moved out of
In 1988, he moved back to Serbia and signed with FK Obilić and played there for the next 5 years.
Managerial career
Smiljanić received the
He began his professional managerial career with the U-20 team of FK Obilić in 1993. In 1995, he was appointed as the assistant coach of the first team. In his one-year spell with the club, he helped them achieve the runners-up position in the 1994–95 FR Yugoslavia Cup.
In 1996, he was appointed as the head coach of FK Mladi Radnik. In 1997, he was appointed as the head coach of FK Sloga Kraljevo. In 1998, he was appointed as the head coach of FK Borac Čačak and helped the club win the 1998–99 Second League of FR Yugoslavia (West). In 1999, he was appointed as the head coach of FK Milicionar.
He first moved out of Serbia to the Middle East and more accurately to Jordan in 2001 where he was appointed as manager of the Jordan national football team.
In 2002, he moved back to FR Yugoslavia where he was appointed as the head coach of FK Sutjeska Nikšić.
In 2003, he moved back to Jordan and to the capital city,
In 2004, he moved back to Serbia where he was appointed as the head coach of FK Vojvodina.
In 2005, he moved back to Jordan and his former club, Al-Faisaly SC. He again helped them secure the second position in the 2005–06 Jordan League and win the 2005 Jordan FA Cup.
In 2006, he moved to the
In 2008, he was appointed as the head coach of Libya national under-20 football team. During his one-year spell with the U20 national team, he helped them achieve the bronze medal in the 2009 Mediterranean Games. His team first topped the Group C with two draws against Montenegro U20 and with the help of a 4–2 penalty shootout win over the Europeans in the second match. In the semi-finals, they were defeated 1–0 by Italy U20 and in the third place match they won 8–7 on penalties against France U20 after the match had ended 0–0 at normal time.
After a successful stint with the Libya national U-20 team, he was appointed as the head coach of the Libya national football team on a three-year contract.
In October 2011, he was one of a number of managers the candidates for the vacant Rwanda national football team manager role.[2]
In 2012, he moved back to Jordan where he was appointed as the head coach of
In 2013, he moved back to Libya and to his former club, Al-Ittihad on a one-year contract.
In 2014, he returned to Serbia where he was appointed as the head coach of Serbian SuperLiga club FK Napredak Kruševac.
On 20 November 2014, he arrived in
In February 2016, he was appointed manager of Thai League 1 club BEC-Tero Sasana.
On 27 November 2016, he moved back to his former club, Al-Faisaly SC.[5]
In 2017, he moved back to Montenegro where he was appointed as the head coach of
On 9 November 2018, Smiljanić was named the head coach of Al Ahli SC (Tripoli).[7] On 23 March 2018, he left the club by mutual consent.[8]
Personal life
His son, Milan Smiljanić is a professional footballer who has played for top European clubs like FK Partizan, RCD Espanyol, Sporting de Gijón, Gençlerbirliği S.K., Maccabi Netanya and FK Partizan. Branko is fluent in English, Serbian and Swedish.[4]
Honors
Borac Čačak
- Second League of FR Yugoslavia: 1998–99(West)
Al-Faisaly
- Jordan FA Cup: 2004, 2005
- Jordan Super Cup: 2004
- AFC Cup: 2005
Al-Ittihad (Tripoli)
- Libyan Premier League: 2006–07, 2007–08
- 2007
- Libyan Super Cup: 2006, 2007
- CAF Champions League semi-finals: 2007
Libya U-20
- Mediterranean Games third place: 2009
References
- ^ a b "Branko Smiljanić" (PDF).
- ^ "Rwanda name five-man shortlist to be new coach". BBC. 26 October 2011.
- ^ "Jordan's Al Wehdat sack head coach Branko Smiljanic". BOXSCORE.
- ^ a b صحم يتعاقد مع المدرب برانكو سميليانيتش. lo3btna.com (in Arabic). 21 November 2014.
- ^ "المدينة نيوز - الفيصلي يعين عوض مدربا عاما لفريق الكرة". 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Branko Smiljanić preuzeo Mladost". 26 September 2017.
- ^ "Serbian coach Branko due to lead Ahli Tripoli".
- ^ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول".
External links
- Branko Smiljanić – GOAL
- Branko Smiljanić at FootballDatabase.eu
- Branko Smiljanić – Football Coach World Ranking at the Wayback Machine (archived April 2, 2015)
- Branko Smiljanić – SOCCER PUNTER
- Branko Smiljanić at Goalzz.com (also in Arabic at Kooora.com)