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Slobodan Komljenović
Fullname:Slobodan Komljenović
Birth Date:2 January 1971
Birth Place:Frankfurt, West Germany
Height:1.88 m
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:1977–1985
Youthclubs1:SG Griesheim
Youthyears2:1985–1989
Youthclubs2:SG 01 Hoechst
Years1:1989–1990
Clubs1:SG 01 Hoechst
Caps1:24
Goals1:2
Years2:1990–1992
Clubs2:Eintracht Frankfurt II
Caps2:32
Goals2:1
Years3:1992–1997
Clubs3:Eintracht Frankfurt
Caps3:134
Goals3:5
Years4:1997–1999
Clubs4:MSV Duisburg
Caps4:64
Goals4:3
Years5:1999–2001
Clubs5:1. FC Kaiserslautern
Caps5:39
Goals5:3
Years6:2001–2003
Clubs6:Zaragoza
Caps6:38
Goals6:2
Years7:2004
Clubs7:Wacker Burghausen
Caps7:15
Goals7:1
Years8:2004–2006
Clubs8:1860 Munich
Caps8:35
Goals8:0
Years9:2007
Clubs9:Union Weißkirchen
Caps9:15
Goals9:0
Years10:2008–2010
Clubs10:VfR Jettingen
Caps10:18
Goals10:1
Totalcaps:414
Totalgoals:18
Nationalyears1:1994–2000
Nationalteam1:FR Yugoslavia
Nationalcaps1:22
Nationalgoals1:3
Manageryears1:2010–2011
Managerclubs1:Eintracht Frankfurt (youth)
Manageryears2:2011–2013
Managerclubs2:FSV Frankfurt (youth)
Manageryears3:2013–2015
Managerclubs3:Viktoria Aschaffenburg
Manageryears4:2016–2018
Managerclubs4:Alemannia Haibach
Manageryears5:2018–2020
Managerclubs5:Rot-Weiss Frankfurt

Slobodan Komljenović (born 2 January 1971) is a Serbian football manager and retired footballer who played as either a central or right defender.

He played several years in Germany in representation of five teams, namely Eintracht Frankfurt, also representing Zaragoza in Spain for two and a half seasons.

At international level, Komljenović appeared for Yugoslavia in one World Cup and one European Championship.

Club career

Born in Frankfurt, West Germany, Komljenović joined hometown side Eintracht Frankfurt in 1990, from amateurs SG 01 Hoechst. He made his Bundesliga debut on 21 November 1992, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 away draw against FC Schalke 04, and finished his debut season with 18 first-team appearances, being a very important defensive unit in the following years, and suffering top flight relegation in 1996.

Komljenović returned to the top division with MSV Duisburg, only missing three games with the Zebras in his two seasons combined, and helping them to two consecutive eighth-place finishes. In 1999, he moved to 1. FC Kaiserslautern, helping the club qualify to the UEFA Cup in his first season, but being sparingly used in his second, where he played seven times in the team's quarterfinal run in European competition.

Aged 30, Komljenović signed for Real Zaragoza in La Liga, appearing 15 times in his first season, which ended in relegation. In January 2004, after having contributed to the Aragonese return to the top division but spending the following months without any official appearances, he returned to Germany and joined SV Wacker Burghausen in the second division.

After two seasons in the same category with TSV 1860 Munich, Komljenović retired from football at the age of 35, amassing German top flight totals of 210 games and ten goals. In January 2007, after taking a six-month break, he signed for Union Weißkirchen in Austria (third level) and, in June of the following year, he joined another semi-professional side, VfR Jettingen from Bavaria, competing in Bezirksliga Schwaben-Nord, the eight-tier of German football league system.

During the 2009–10 season, Komljenović returned to the land of his ancestors and became the director of football at Bosnian club FK Laktaši.[1] At the time of his arrival to the post, the club was dead last in the league standings, and finally suffered top flight relegation as second from last.

International career

Komljenović made his debut for FR Yugoslavia on 23 December 1994, in a 0–2 friendly defeat with Brazil. Even though he played no part in the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, he was selected by manager Slobodan Santrač for the finals in France, where he would score twice in only three games, against the United States in the group stage (1–0) and against the Netherlands in the round of 16 (1–2 loss).

Komljenović also appeared at the UEFA Euro 2000 in Belgium and the Netherlands, making three appearances (270 minutes) and netting – and being booked – in the 3–4 group stage loss against Spain.[2]

Personal life

Komljenović married Ivana Stepanović, daughter of his former Eintracht Frankfurt manager Dragoslav Stepanović. The couple have two children.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
FR Yugoslavia199420
199510
199600
199700
1998112
199920
200061
Total223

Honours

runner-up 1997–98

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Slobodan Komljenović, bivši štoper selekcije SRJ: Antić bez plejmejkera u Africi . Blic . 10 January 2010 . Serbian . 17 March 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120302105855/http://sport.blic.rs/Fudbal/170897/Antic-bez-plejmejkera-u-Africi . 2 March 2012 . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: Spain survive in seven-goal classic . . 21 June 2000 . 17 March 2012.