Dragoslav Stepanović Explained

Dragoslav Stepanović
Fullname:Dragoslav Stepanović
Birth Date:1948 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Rekovac, PR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Position:Defender
Youthclubs1:Mladi Proleter
Youthyears2:1962–1966
Youthclubs2:OFK Belgrade
Years1:1966–1973
Clubs1:OFK Belgrade
Caps1:201
Goals1:11
Years2:1973–1976
Clubs2:Red Star Belgrade
Caps2:30
Goals2:2
Years3:1976–1978
Clubs3:Eintracht Frankfurt
Caps3:49
Goals3:3
Years4:1978–1979
Clubs4:Wormatia Worms
Caps4:33
Goals4:0
Years5:1979–1981
Clubs5:Manchester City
Caps5:15
Goals5:0
Years6:1981–1982
Clubs6:Wormatia Worms
Caps6:16
Goals6:0
Totalcaps:344
Totalgoals:16
Nationalyears1:1970–1976
Nationalcaps1:34
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalteam1:Yugoslavia
Manageryears1:1982–1985
Managerclubs1:FV Progres Frankfurt
Manageryears2:1985–1987
Managerclubs2:FSV Frankfurt
Manageryears3:1988–1990
Managerclubs3:Rot-Weiß Frankfurt
Manageryears4:1991
Managerclubs4:Eintracht Trier
Manageryears5:1991–1993
Managerclubs5:Eintracht Frankfurt
Manageryears6:1993–1995
Managerclubs6:Bayer Leverkusen
Manageryears7:1995–1996
Managerclubs7:Athletic Bilbao
Manageryears8:1996
Managerclubs8:Eintracht Frankfurt
Manageryears9:1998
Managerclubs9:AEK Athens
Manageryears10:1999
Managerclubs10:VfB Leipzig
Manageryears11:2000
Managerclubs11:Stuttgarter Kickers
Manageryears12:2000
Managerclubs12:Kickers Offenbach
Manageryears13:2001
Managerclubs13:Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
Manageryears14:2003
Managerclubs14:Shenyang Jinde
Manageryears15:2004
Managerclubs15:Zamalek
Manageryears16:2007–2008
Managerclubs16:Čukarički
Manageryears17:2009
Managerclubs17:Vojvodina
Manageryears18:2010
Managerclubs18:Laktaši
Manageryears19:2014
Managerclubs19:Radnički Niš

Dragoslav Stepanović (Serbian: Драгослав Степановић, pronounced as /drâɡoslaʋ stepǎːnoʋitɕ/; born 30 August 1948) is a Serbian retired football player and coach.

Club career

Stepanović made his name with OFK Beograd where he was a right back fixture for 11 years between 1962 and 1973, before moving on to Red Star Belgrade for three seasons until 1976. Due to the transfer age restrictions in SFR Yugoslavia he had to wait until 28 years of age to move abroad.

Stepanović's first stop abroad was Bundesliga with Eintracht Frankfurt where he became affectionately known as Steppi. He played in Frankfurt for two seasons (1976–1978). Next came a one-season stint with Wormatia Worms.

In July 1979 he joined English club Manchester City F.C. for £140,000, and spent two seasons there.

He finished out his career back in Germany with Wormatia Worms in 1981–82 season.

International career

Stepanović is a former Yugoslav international, and used to be a favourite of national team head coach Vujadin Boškov.

International goals

Scores and results list Yugoslavia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Stepanović goal.

Coaching career

Stepanović went on to become a successful football coach in Germany. He made a managerial name for himself in Germany with Eintracht Frankfurt before taking over at Bayer Leverkusen, replacing Reinhard Saftig shortly before they won the 1993 DFB-Pokal Final.[1] He was then signed to coach Athletic Bilbao in July 1995. He did not last until the end of the season, however, getting replaced in mid-March 1996.

He was idolized in the US and finally came to Columbus, Ohio, in 2002 to coach the youth soccer club Blast FC. He has since returned to Germany, where he for a brief spell was team manager at TuS Koblenz.

In December 2006, Stepanović was a short-list candidate for the Bosnia-Herzegovina national team coaching spot, but the job went to Fuad Muzurović instead.

On 24 August 2007, Stepanović was named the head coach of Serbian SuperLiga club Čukarički. His appointment came two weeks into the 2007–08 season during which Čukarički already played the Serbian powerhouses Red Star Belgrade and Partizan, managing a draw and a loss respectively,[2] On 8 December 2008, he was fired by Čukarički.During the summer 2009 off season on 8 June 2009, he was named FK Vojvodina head coach for the upcoming 2009–10 season[3] but he was released on 2 October 2009.

Honours

Manager

Rot-Weiss Frankfurt

Bayer Leverkusen

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1992/1993 . bayer04.de . 2 December 2019.
  2. Web site: Dragoslav Stepanović novi trener Čukaričkog | Mondo . Mtsmondo.com . 10 June 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927005504/http://www.mtsmondo.com/sport/vesti/text.php?vest=67998 . 27 September 2007.
  3. Web site: Stepi za MONDO: Da, ja sam trener Vojvodine, MTS Mondo, June 6, 2009 . Mtsmondo.com . 10 June 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090607233752/http://www.mtsmondo.com/sport/vesti/text.php?vest=137000 . 7 June 2009.
  4. Web site: The cult coach and 'philosopher' is 75: Happy Birthday, Stepi. Bayer04.de . 2024-04-26 . Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fussball GmbH . en.