Vuk Rašović Explained

Vuk Rašović
Fullname:Vuk Rašović
Birth Date:1973 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Dortmund, West Germany
Position:Defender
Currentclub:Kalba FC (manager)
Youthclubs1:Partizan
Years1:1992–1993
Clubs1:Partizan
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Years2:1993–1997
Clubs2:Rad
Caps2:82
Goals2:6
Years3:1997–1998
Clubs3:Slavia Sofia
Caps3:24
Goals3:0
Years4:1998–2002
Clubs4:Partizan
Caps4:100
Goals4:1
Years5:2002–2003
Clubs5:Krylia Sovetov Samara
Caps5:11
Goals5:0
Years6:2004
Clubs6:Kansas City Wizards
Caps6:1
Goals6:0
Nationalyears1:1997–2001
Nationalteam1:FR Yugoslavia
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:2011–2013
Managerclubs1:Teleoptik
Manageryears2:2013
Managerclubs2:Partizan
Manageryears3:2015–2016
Managerclubs3:Dinamo Minsk
Manageryears4:2017
Manageryears5:2017–2018
Managerclubs5:Al Faisaly
Manageryears6:2018–2020
Managerclubs6:Al Dhafra
Manageryears7:2020–2021
Managerclubs7:Al Wahda
Manageryears8:2021–2024
Managerclubs8:Al-Fayha
Manageryears9:2024–

Vuk Rašović (Serbian Cyrillic: Вук Рашовић; born 3 January 1973) is a Serbian football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the manager of United Arab Emirates club Kalba FC.

Playing career

Rašović started to play for the youth teams of FK Partizan. He played professionally, initially, with FK Rad and Bulgarian Slavia Sofia. Then he returned to FK Partizan where he played from 1998 to 2002. In 2002, he moved to Krylia Sovetov of Russia, where he played between 2002 and 2003. In 2004, he signed with the American MLS team Kansas City Wizards[1] but only played in one game for them during the 2004 season. He retired after the year as a result of suffering an injury.

Rašović played five times for the FR Yugoslavia national team, making his debut on 14 June 1997 against Egypt.

Managerial career

After retiring, Rašović started his coaching career with Partizan. He became the assistant manager of Goran Stevanović during the 2009–10 and Aleksandar Stanojević in 2010–11 season. Later on, he became a head coach of Partizan's affiliate, Teleoptik.

On 29 April 2013, Rašović was promoted as the new head coach of Partizan.[2] He made his debut by defeating FK Radnički Niš on 2 May 2013.

From December 2014 to 1 May 2015, he was the director of football of Dinamo Minsk.

On 2018, Rašović signed for UAE side Al Dhafra, during his two-year spell, he would get them to qualify for two UAE President's Cup finals, he lost one and the second final was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates. After two years at Al Dhafra, Rašović signed for Al Wahda.[3] He was later dismissed in March 2021, due to poor results in both the league and cup competitions.

On 21 June 2021, Rašović was appointed as the manager of newly promoted Saudi Arabian side Al-Fayha.[4]

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecord
Teleoptikalaign=left18 January 201129 April 2013
Partizanalaign=left29 April 201316 December 2013
Dinamo Minskalaign=left11 May 201515 July 2016
Napredak Kruševacalaign=left30 December 20162 June 2017
Al Faisalyalaign=left3 June 201730 June 2018
Al Dhafraalaign=left1 July 20185 September 2020
Al Wahdaalaign=left6 September 202013 March 2021
Al-Fayhaalaign=left1 July 20211 July 2024
Kalba FCalaign=left1 July 2024Present
Total

Honours

Player

Partizan

1992–93, 1998–99, 2001–02

1997–98, 2000–01

Manager

Partizan

2012–13

Al-Fayha

2021–22

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Our Sports Central. Wizards Sign Serbian Defender Vuk Rasovic. 27 April 2004.
  2. Web site: Beta. Vermezović smenjen, novi trener Rašović. 29 April 2013. 29 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130503091017/http://beta.rs/?tip=article&kategorija=sport&ida=2877684&id=&ime=. 3 May 2013. dead.
  3. Web site: Al Wahda set to name Vuk Rasovic as new coach ahead of Asian Champions League resumption. thenational. 7 September 2020.
  4. Web site: رسمياً رازوفيتش مدرباً للفيحاء حتى 2023 .
  5. Web site: مدرب وحارس الفيحاء .. ومدافع الاتحاد وواعد الشباب يحصدون أولى جوائز الأفضلية .