Slobodan Drapić Explained

Slobodan Drapić
Birth Date:28 February 1965
Birth Place:Novi Sad, SFR Yugoslavia (now Serbia)
Position:Defender
Years1:1984–1986
Years2:1988–1995
Years3:1995–1998
Clubs1:Novi Sad
Clubs2:Maccabi Netanya
Clubs3:Beitar Nes Tubruk
Caps1:36
Goals1:0
Caps2:122
Goals2:7
Nationalyears1:1988
Nationalteam1:Israel[1]
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:1999–2000
Manageryears2:2000
Manageryears3:2000–2002
Manageryears4:2001
Manageryears5:2003–2008
Manageryears6:2008–2009
Manageryears7:2009–2010
Manageryears8:2010–2011
Manageryears9:2012
Manageryears10:2013–2015
Manageryears11:2015–2016
Manageryears12:2016–2020
Manageryears13:2020–2021
Manageryears14:2021–2022
Manageryears15:2022–2023
Manageryears16:2023
Manageryears17:2023–
Managerclubs1:Maccabi Netanya (assistant)
Managerclubs2:Maccabi Netanya (caretaker)
Managerclubs3:Tzafririm Holon (assistant)
Managerclubs4:Tzafririm Holon (caretaker)
Managerclubs5:Maccabi Haifa (assistant)
Managerclubs6:Hapoel Kfar Saba
Managerclubs7:Maccabi Herzliya
Managerclubs8:Bnei Sakhnin
Managerclubs9:Partizan (assistant)
Managerclubs10:Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla
Managerclubs11:Beitar Jerusalem
Managerclubs12:Maccabi Netanya
Managerclubs13:Beitar Jerusalem
Managerclubs14:Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Managerclubs15:Hapoel Tel-Aviv
Managerclubs16:Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Managerclubs17:Bnei Sakhnin

Slobodan Drapić (Serbian: Слободан Драпић, Hebrew: סלובודאן דראפיץ'; born 28 February 1965) is a football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of Bnei Sakhnin. Born in Yugoslavia, he represented Israel at international level.

Playing career

Drapić was born and grew up in Novi Sad, where he played for the local side RFK Novi Sad for two years in the Yugoslav Second League. In 1988, he moved to play in Israel for Maccabi Netanya and made aliyah.[2] On 23 November 1988, he was called up for the Israeli national team and won his one and only cap for the national side in a friendly game against Romania.[3]

Drapić played with Netanya for seven years in the Liga Leumit until the club got relegated in the end of the 1994–95 season. The following season he moved to play for Beitar Tubruk, where he also retired as a player.[4]

Coaching career

In a long coaching career in Israel he became the assistant coach with Maccabi Netanya, Tzafririm Holon and Maccabi Haifa.[5] When Ronny Levy left Maccabi Haifa, he also wanted to leave the club. Partizan Belgrade offered him a job as a scout and coach assistant, but he refused the offer because he wanted to stay in Israel.

On 27 September 2010, Drapić signed a two-year contract as manager of Bnei Sakhnin.[6]

In the second half of the 2011–12 season he worked for Partizan as the assistant coach of Avram Grant.[7]

In June 2013 he became the manager of Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla. He worked as the manager of the club until 7 June 2015, when he signed a contract as the manager of Beitar Jerusalem. The following season he returned to his former club of Maccabi Netanya.

Personal life

Drapić is married to his Israeli wife Anita. They have four children; the youngest is Dolev, who is a professional basketball player in Barak Netanya.[8]

Managerial stats

TeamNatFromToRecord
PWDLWin %
Hapoel Kfar Saba26 June 200810 June 2009
Maccabi Herzliya11 June 20091 June 2010
Bnei Sakhnin27 September 20104 April 2011
Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla23 June 20135 June 2015
Beitar Jerusalem7 June 20151 June 2016
Maccabi Netanya2 June 20163 July 2020
Beitar Jerusalem4 September 202020 March 2021
Ironi Kiryat Shmona9 November 202131 May 2022
Hapoel Tel Aviv19 September 202210 January 2023
Ironi Kiryat Shmona14 Febaury 2023
Total

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Israel Football Association . 28 April 2010 . dead . https://archive.today/20120804070928/http://www.israel-football.org.il/NationalTeam/Pages/NationalTeamPlayerDetails.aspx?PLAYER_ID=80456&NATIONAL_TEAM_ID=3 . 4 August 2012 .
  2. Web site: דראפיץ' חתם לשנתיים בנתניה: חזרתי הביתה. 2 June 2016. Derpitz signed for two years in Netanya: I returned home.
  3. Web site: Slobodan Drapić, international football player. 6 July 2024. EU-football.info.
  4. Web site: בוקר ספורט 04.06.15 - אבות ובנים - סלובודאן ודולב דראפיץ'. TheSportsChannel. 7 June 2015. YouTube.
  5. Web site: Drapic a candidate for Kfar Saba job (hebrew) . 24 June 2008.
  6. News: Haim Levy sacked from Bnei Sakhnin, Drapić signed in a two years contract . . One . 27 September 2010 . 27 September 2010 . he.
  7. News: Grant dovodi čoveka za vezu . 31 October 2019 . Sportske.net . 20 January 2012.
  8. Web site: אופס! תקלה. www.basket.co.il.