Slaviša Stojanovič

Not to be confused with Slaviša Stojanović (footballer, born 1989).

Slaviša Stojanović

Stojanovič in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Slaviša Stojanović
Date of birth	(1969-12-06) 6 December 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth	Gornji Dejan, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1994	Slovan
1994–1995	Ljubljana
1996	Celje
1996–1997	Ljubljana
1997–1998	Vevče
2000–2001	Livar
Managerial career
2001–2002	Livar
2002–2008	Domžale
2008–2009	Celje
2011–2012	Slovenia
2013–2014	Red Star Belgrade
2014–2015	Lierse
2016	Changchun Yatai
2017	Riga FC
2018–2019	Levski Sofia
2019–2020	Latvia
2020–2021	Levski Sofia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Slaviša Stojanović (born 6 December 1969) is a Slovenian professional football manager and former player. As manager, Stojanović has won the Slovenian PrvaLiga twice, with Domžale, and the Serbian SuperLiga once, with Red Star Belgrade.^[2]

Managerial career

Early career

Slaviša Stojanović started his managerial career with the youth selections of Slovan. In 2001, he became the manager of the Slovenian Second League side Livar.^[3]

Domžale

He was appointed at Domžale in 2002. In his first year in charge, Domžale were promoted to the national top division, the Slovenian PrvaLiga. In 2007 and 2008, Stojanović won back-to-back national titles with the team.^[4]

UAE national team

In 2009, he was appointed as an assistant manager of Srečko Katanec at the United Arab Emirates. In September 2011, Stojanovič and Katanec were sacked after two successive defeats in the third round of qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.^[4]

Slovenia national team

On 24 October 2011, Stojanović became the new manager of the Slovenia national team after the Football Association of Slovenia had had the contract with Matjaž Kek terminated by mutual agreement earlier that day.^[4] On 9 December 2012, he resigned as the manager of the Slovenia national team.^[5]

Red Star Belgrade

On 24 June 2013, Stojanović replaced Ricardo Sá Pinto as a manager of Red Star Belgrade.^[6] He lost his first game in the Serbian SuperLiga against Javor Ivanjica. In the second part of the 2013–14 season, Red Star won 15 games in a row and ultimately won the Serbian championship for the first time in seven years.^[7]

Lierse

On 5 September 2014, he replaced Stanley Menzo as a manager of Lierse. He signed a contract until the end of the season. He resigned on 28 January 2015.^{[citation needed]}

Changchun Yatai

On 13 January 2016, Stojanović was appointed the new manager of Changchun Yatai, replacing Marijo Tot.^[8] However, his reign was short-lived, with Stojanović getting fired on 4 May 2016.^[9] He was replaced by former Beijing Guoan and Guangzhou Evergrande manager Lee Jang-soo.^[10]

Levski Sofia

After a spell with Riga FC, Stojanović was appointed at Bulgarian club Levski Sofia on 30 July 2018, replacing Delio Rossi.^[11] The term was short-lived, as he was released by the club on 21 January 2019, amid reports of an upcoming move to become head coach of the Latvia national team.^[12]

Latvia national team

On 13 March 2019, Stojanović was confirmed as the new head coach of the Latvia national team.^[13] He was sacked in January 2020 after losing nine out of ten matches in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers.^[14][15]

Return to Levski

In November 2020, Stojanović returned to Levski.^[16][17] Alongside managerial role, he also became a new director of football at the club.^[18] In March 2021, Stojanović tested positive for COVID-19 and was later hospitalized.^[19] He was absent from Levski's bench until the end of the season. On 20 May 2021, Levski issued a statement declaring Stojanović's contract with the club would not be prolonged beyond the 2020–21 season.^[20]

Honours

Manager

Domžale

• Slovenian PrvaLiga: 2006–07, 2007–08
• Slovenian Supercup: 2007

Red Star Belgrade

• Serbian SuperLiga: 2013–14

References

1. "Serbia – S. Stojanovič – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
2. Plestenjak, Rok (8 October 2016). "Ljudi noče obsojati, želi le dostojanstvo in spoštovanje" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
3. "Slaviša Stojanović preuzima Zvezdu". e-novine.com (in Serbian). 23 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
4. R. K.; To. G. (24 October 2011). "Matjaž Kek ni več selektor, popoldne prihaja novi – Slaviša Stojanović" (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
5. "Slaviša Stojanović ni več selektor reprezentance Slovenije" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 9 December 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
6. "Crvena zvezda holt Stojanović als Trainer". UEFA.com (in German). 25 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
7. STA (21 June 2014). "Utrujeni in iztrošeni Stojanović ni več trener Crvene zvezde". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). Retrieved 14 June 2020.
8. 亚泰宣布塞超冠军主帅上任 进前八自动续约1年 (in Chinese)
9. 亚泰主帅斯托扬诺维奇下课 7战2分中超下课首人 (in Chinese)
10. 李章洙与亚泰签3+2合约 主场战鲁能将迎执教首秀 (in Chinese)
11. "Славиша Стоянович подписа с Левски за две години" (in Bulgarian). PFC Levski Sofia. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
12. "Soccer-Stojanovic closer to Latvia job after leaving Levski". Reuters. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.^{[dead link‍]}
13. "Latvian soccer team gets new coach... and new coach". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
14. STA (20 January 2020). "Stojanović nič več selektor Latvije". Dnevnik (in Slovenian). Retrieved 14 June 2020.
15. T. O. (20 January 2020). "Stojanović po slabem letu že zapušča Latvijo" (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
16. R. K. (4 November 2020). "Slaviša Stojanović se vrača v Bolgarijo" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
17. G. N. (5 November 2020). "Čakal, kaj bo z Olimpijo, dočakal pa Levski". Delo (in Slovenian). Retrieved 5 November 2020.
18. "Славиша Стоянович: Много ме питаха дали не съм луд". Gong.bg (in Bulgarian). 10 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
19. "Славиша Стоянович е с положителен тест за Ковид-19". Bgonair (in Bulgarian). 30 March 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
20. "Славиша Стоянович напуска Левски". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). 20 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.

External links

• Slaviša Stojanovič at NZS (in Slovene)
• Slaviša Stojanović at Soccerway.com
• Slaviša Stojanović at WorldFootball.net