| Dejan Antonić | |
| Birth Date: | 22 January 1969 |
| Birth Place: | Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Foshan Nanshi (head coach) |
| Youthyears1: | 1984–1989 |
| Youthclubs1: | Red Star Belgrade |
| Years1: | 1989–1990 |
| Clubs1: | Spartak Subotica |
| Caps1: | 14 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1990–1992 |
| Clubs2: | Napredak Kruševac |
| Caps2: | 59 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 1992–1994 |
| Clubs3: | Beveren |
| Caps3: | 20 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1994–1995 |
| Clubs4: | Obilić |
| Years5: | 1995–1996 |
| Clubs5: | Persebaya Surabaya |
| Years6: | 1996–1997 |
| Clubs6: | Persita Tangerang |
| Years7: | 1997–1998 |
| Clubs7: | Persema Malang |
| Years8: | 1998–2001 |
| Clubs8: | Instant-Dict |
| Years9: | 2001–2002 |
| Clubs9: | Rangers |
| Years10: | 2002–2003 |
| Clubs10: | Sun Hei |
| Years11: | 2003–2005 |
| Clubs11: | Kitchee |
| Manageryears1: | 2005–2008 |
| Managerclubs1: | Kitchee |
| Manageryears2: | 2007–2009 |
| Managerclubs2: | Hong Kong |
| Manageryears3: | 2009 |
| Managerclubs3: | Pegasus |
| Manageryears4: | 2010 |
| Managerclubs4: | Shatin |
| Manageryears5: | 2010–2011 |
| Managerclubs5: | Tai Chung |
| Manageryears6: | 2011–2012 |
| Managerclubs6: | Tuen Mun |
| Manageryears7: | 2012–2013 |
| Managerclubs7: | Arema Indonesia |
| Manageryears8: | 2013 |
| Managerclubs8: | Pro Duta |
| Manageryears9: | 2013–2015 |
| Managerclubs9: | Pelita Bandung Raya |
| Manageryears10: | 2016 |
| Managerclubs10: | Persib Bandung |
| Manageryears11: | 2016–2017 |
| Managerclubs11: | South China |
| Manageryears12: | 2017 |
| Managerclubs12: | Rangers |
| Manageryears13: | 2018–2019 |
| Managerclubs13: | Borneo |
| Manageryears14: | 2019–2020 |
| Managerclubs14: | Madura United |
| Manageryears15: | 2020–2021 |
| Managerclubs15: | PSS Sleman |
| Manageryears16: | 2022 |
| Managerclubs16: | Barito Putera |
| Manageryears17: | 2023 |
| Managerclubs17: | Jinan Xingzhou |
| Manageryears18: | 2023–2024 |
| Managerclubs18: | Foshan Nanshi |
Dejan Antonić (; born 22 January 1969) is a Serbian football manager and former player. He is the father of Stefan Antonić, who plays football professionally in Hong Kong.[1]
Antonić started his professional football career at Red Star Belgrade. In 1987, he was called up to the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship in Chile[2] alongside the likes of Robert Jarni, Igor Štimac, Zvonimir Boban, Robert Prosinečki, Predrag Mijatović and Davor Šuker. After Yugoslavia won on penalties over East Germany, he returned to Red Star, but made no league appearances and left for Spartak Subotica in 1989.[3] Then, he played for FK Napredak Kruševac in the Yugoslav Second League,[3] [4] as well as Belgian side Beveren.
After leaving Europe in 1995, Antonić spent three years with three Indonesian clubs. He went to Hong Kong in 1998 to join Instant-Dict FC, became a well-known figure among fans and would then play for Rangers, Sun Hei and Kitchee before retiring in 2005. He also played at the 2003 Lunar New Year Cup, scoring a penalty against the Denmark League XI.
Antonić, a UEFA Pro License holder, was appointed by Kitchee as head coach immediately after his retirement in 2005 and successfully led the team to two trophies in the league on his first year of duty, winning the Hong Kong League Cup and Hong Kong Senior Shield Cup. He led the team to defend their Hong Kong League Cup in 2006, during his second year of duty. Kitchee also qualified for the 2008 AFC Cup.
Antonić was elected as the 2006 Hong Kong Coach of The Year and also appointed to be a coach of Hong Kong League XI for the annual Carlsberg Cup.
Antonić was appointed to coach the Hong Kong national football team in preparation for the 2011 Asian Cup qualifiers. And with Hong Kong National Team, he won the 31st Guangdong Cup 2008. He has been nominated as a consultant of the Hong Kong Law Society Football Team.
He left his post as head coach of Tuen Mun in the middle of the 2011–12 Hong Kong First Division League season and joined Arema FC as their manager.[5] Coaching Arema FC for only 6 months and he was voted by the soccer news website, Goal.com, as "The Best Coach 2011–2012" [6] of the Indonesian Premier League as he brought Arema FC to go through to the quarter-final of AFC Cup 2012[7] and make the country proud.[8]
(http://www.goal.com/id-ID/news/2980/indonesian-premier-league/2012/07/28/3269769/spesial-pelatih-pemain-terbaik-indonesian-premier-league)
Antonić returned to management on 31 October 2016, signing a 1.5 year contract at South China as manager.[11] The club managed to finish 4th in the league and reached the finals of the 2016-17 Hong Kong FA Cup. Following South China's decision to voluntarily relegate, the contracts of the entire coaching staff were terminated.[12]
On 4 July 2017, Hong Kong Rangers Director Philip Lee announced that Antonić would be the club's new manager.[12]
On 28 March 2018, Borneo announced that Antonić would be the club's new head coach after sacked their previous head coach[13]
Antonić married an Indonesian woman, Venna Tikoalu, on 3 July 1999. Their son Stefan was born on 6 February 2001 in Hong Kong.[11] Antonić has a daughter who is living in Serbia.
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitchee | 1 July 2005 | 31 December 2007 | ||||||
| Hong Kong | 14 October 2008 | 30 June 2009 | ||||||
| Pegasus | 1 July 2009 | 30 November 2009 | ||||||
| Shatin | 1 January 2010 | 30 June 2010 | ||||||
| Taichung | 1 July 2010 | 30 April 2011 | ||||||
| Tuen Mun | 1 August 2011 | 29 November 2011 | ||||||
| Persib | 20 January 2016 | 11 June 2016 | ||||||
| South China | 31 October 2016 | 30 June 2017 | ||||||
| Rangers | 1 July 2017 | 3 December 2017 | ||||||
| Borneo | 28 March 2018 | 4 January 2019 | ||||||
| Madura United | 13 January 2019 | 23 August 2019 | ||||||
| PSS Sleman | 26 February 2020 | 19 December 2021 | ||||||
| Barito Putera | 22 April 2022 | 25 August 2022 | ||||||
| Jinan Xingzhou | 1 August 2023 | 5 November 2023 | ||||||
| Foshan Nanshi | 30 November 2023 | present | ||||||
| Total | ||||||||
| Date | Type of Match | Location | Opponent | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 November 2008 | Friendly | Macau | 9–1 | ||
| 2 | 14 January 2009 | Friendly | Hong Kong | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | 21 January 2009 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Hong Kong | 1–3 | ||
| 4 | 28 January 2009 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Sana'a, Yemen | 0–1 |
| Date | Type of Match | Location | Opponent | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 January 2009 | 2009 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup | Guangzhou, China |  Guangdong | 1–3 | |
| 2 | 4 January 2009 | 2009 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup | Hong Kong | Guangdong | 4–1 |
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