Slaviša Stojanović (born 6 December 1969) is a Slovenian professional football manager and former player. As manager, Stojanović has won the Slovenian PrvaLiga twice, with Domžale, and the Serbian SuperLiga once, with Red Star Belgrade.[2]
 Stojanovič in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Slaviša Stojanović | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Gornji Dejan, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1994 | Slovan | ||
| 1994–1995 | Ljubljana | ||
| 1996 | Celje | ||
| 1996–1997 | Ljubljana | ||
| 1997–1998 | Vevče | ||
| 2000–2001 | Livar | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Livar | ||
| 2002–2008 | Domžale | ||
| 2008–2009 | Celje | ||
| 2011–2012 | Slovenia | ||
| 2013–2014 | Red Star Belgrade | ||
| 2014–2015 | Lierse | ||
| 2016 | Changchun Yatai | ||
| 2017 | Riga FC | ||
| 2018–2019 | Levski Sofia | ||
| 2019–2020 | Latvia | ||
| 2020–2021 | Levski Sofia | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Managerial career
Early career
Slaviša Stojanović started his managerial career with the youth selections of Slovan. In 2001, he became the manager of the Slovenian Second League side Livar.[3]
Domžale
He was appointed at Domžale in 2002. In his first year in charge, Domžale were promoted to the national top division, the Slovenian PrvaLiga. In 2007 and 2008, Stojanović won back-to-back national titles with the team.[4]
UAE national team
In 2009, he was appointed as an assistant manager of Srečko Katanec at the United Arab Emirates. In September 2011, Stojanovič and Katanec were sacked after two successive defeats in the third round of qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[4]
Slovenia national team
On 24 October 2011, Stojanović became the new manager of the Slovenia national team after the Football Association of Slovenia had had the contract with Matjaž Kek terminated by mutual agreement earlier that day.[4] On 9 December 2012, he resigned as the manager of the Slovenia national team.[5]
Red Star Belgrade
On 24 June 2013, Stojanović replaced Ricardo Sá Pinto as a manager of Red Star Belgrade.[6] He lost his first game in the Serbian SuperLiga against Javor Ivanjica. In the second part of the 2013–14 season, Red Star won 15 games in a row and ultimately won the Serbian championship for the first time in seven years.[7]
Lierse
On 5 September 2014, he replaced Stanley Menzo as a manager of Lierse. He signed a contract until the end of the season. He resigned on 28 January 2015.[citation needed]
Changchun Yatai
On 13 January 2016, Stojanović was appointed the new manager of Changchun Yatai, replacing Marijo Tot.[8] However, his reign was short-lived, with Stojanović getting fired on 4 May 2016.[9] He was replaced by former Beijing Guoan and Guangzhou Evergrande manager Lee Jang-soo.[10]
Levski Sofia
After a spell with Riga FC, Stojanović was appointed at Bulgarian club Levski Sofia on 30 July 2018, replacing Delio Rossi.[11] The term was short-lived, as he was released by the club on 21 January 2019, amid reports of an upcoming move to become head coach of the Latvia national team.[12]
Latvia national team
On 13 March 2019, Stojanović was confirmed as the new head coach of the Latvia national team.[13] He was sacked in January 2020 after losing nine out of ten matches in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers.[14][15]
Return to Levski
In November 2020, Stojanović returned to Levski.[16][17] Alongside managerial role, he also became a new director of football at the club.[18] In March 2021, Stojanović tested positive for COVID-19 and was later hospitalized.[19] He was absent from Levski's bench until the end of the season. On 20 May 2021, Levski issued a statement declaring Stojanović's contract with the club would not be prolonged beyond the 2020–21 season.[20]
Honours
Manager
Domžale
Red Star Belgrade
References
External links
- Slaviša Stojanovič at NZS (in Slovene)
- Slaviša Stojanović at FIFA (archived)
- Slaviša Stojanović at Soccerway.com
- Slaviša Stojanović at WorldFootball.net
