Dragutin Spasojević Explained

Dragutin Spasojević
Birth Date:15 February 1934
Birth Place:Nikšić, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Death Place:Podgorica, Montenegro
Position:Defender
Years1:1959–1960
Years2:1961–1962
Caps2:17
Goals2:1
Manageryears1:1964–1966
Managerclubs1:Priština
Manageryears2:1966–1967
Managerclubs2:Trepča
Manageryears3:1967–1970
Managerclubs3:Sloga Kraljevo
Manageryears4:1970–1972
Managerclubs4:Sutjeska Nikšić
Manageryears5:1972–1973
Managerclubs5:Bor
Manageryears6:1974–1976
Managerclubs6:Bor
Manageryears7:1976–1979
Managerclubs7:Rijeka
Manageryears8:1979–1981
Managerclubs8:Budućnost Titograd
Manageryears9:1983–1984
Managerclubs9:OFK Beograd
Manageryears10:1984
Managerclubs10:Čelik Zenica
Manageryears11:1987–1988
Managerclubs11:GOŠK-Jug
Manageryears12:1989–1990
Managerclubs12:Sutjeska Nikšić
Manageryears13:1990
Managerclubs13:Rad
Manageryears14:1993–1994
Managerclubs14:Borac Čačak
Manageryears15:1996–1998
Managerclubs15:Sutjeska Nikšić
Managerclubs16:Spartak Subotica
Managerclubs17:Čukarički

Dragutin Spasojević (15 February 1934 – 21 May 2016) was a Montenegrin football player and manager.

He managed NK Rijeka, FK Bor, NK Čelik Zenica, FK Rad, FK Sutjeska Nikšić, FK Trepča, FK Borac Čačak, FK Budućnost Titograd, OFK Beograd, FK Spartak Subotica, FK Čukarički, NK GOŠK-Jug and FK Sloga Kraljevo.[1] He was also president of the board for FSSCG and FSCG.[2]

He is most famous for winning the 1978 Yugoslav Cup with NK Rijeka.

Managerial career

Spasojević began his coaching career in Prizren, 1962 where he formed a football school for youth players.

With Sloga he won Yugoslav Second League in 1970, but failed to qualify for First League losing to Crvenka.[3] He began coaching Sutjeska Nikšić a year later and won the Second League and gained promotion. He also managed FK Bor two times in 1972–73 and 1974–1976.[4]

Spasojević became manager of NK Rijeka in April 1976 replacing Gojko Zec. He stayed with club for two years accumulating over 100 matches.[5] In 1978 he led the club to the Yugoslav Cup final where Rijeka beat his former club Trepča. The same year he also won the Balkans Cup.[6] He became a club legend after winning the clubs first trophies.[7]

Personal life

He was married to Leposava and father of Krsto, Ilija and Mirko.[8] Spasojević was a big supporter of Sutjeska[9]

Managerial statistics

ClubFromToCompetitionRecord
PWDLWin %
NK Rijeka20 August 197625 March 1979First League
Yugoslav Cup
Balkans Cup
European Cup Winners' Cup
NK Rijeka total
[10]

*Dates of first and last games under Spasojević; not dates of official appointments

Honours

Sloga Kraljevo
Sutjeska Nikšić
Rijeka

1977–78

1977–78

Borac Čačak

1993–94

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Umro Dragutin Spasojević. 23 February 2009. www.cdm.me. Serbian. 21 May 2016.
  2. Web site: Ðorić "kriv za sve". 23 December 2004. www.sportskacentrala.com. Serbian. 30 November 2018.
  3. Web site: KAD JE FUDBAL BIO RADOST. 7 July 2016. www.krug.rs. Serbian. 30 November 2018.
  4. Web site: Slavna istorija FK Bora. https://web.archive.org/web/20090515111518/http://www.mojsport.net/blog/slavna-istorija-fk-bora/51.html. dead. 15 May 2009. 14 July 2008. www.mojsport.net. Serbian. 30 November 2018.
  5. Web site: Preminuo Dragutin Spasojević, trener koji je s Rijekom osvojio Kup Jugoslavije. 22 May 2016. www.nk-rijeka.hr. Croatian. 30 November 2018.
  6. Web site: Listamo prašnjavu štampu: prvi broj revije "GOOL!" (4). www.strategija.org. Croatian.
  7. Web site: Crnogorac "kamenolomu" udahnuo dušu: Umro legendarni trener "bijelih" Dragutin Spasojević. 23 May 2016. www.novilist.hr. Croatian. 30 November 2018.
  8. https://www.onogost.me/drustvo/preminuo-dragutin-spasojevic Preminuo Dragutin Spasojević
  9. Web site: Preminuo Dragutin Spasojević. 23 May 2016. www.novilist.hr. Croatian. 30 November 2018.
  10. News: HNK Rijeka. nk-rijeka.hr . 5 December 2018.