Dragutin Stević-Ranković

Dragutin Stević-Ranković
Personal information
Full name Dragutin Stević-Ranković
Date of birth (1979-12-19) 19 December 1979
Place of birth Lazarevac, Serbia
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998-2001 FK Kolubara
2001-2002 FK Mačva Šabac
2002-2003 FK Dinamo Pančevo 1 (0)
2002-2003 FK Polet Mirosaljci 15 (11)
2003-2004 FK Loznica
2005–2006 Kitchee SC 16 (4)
2006–2007 Rangers (HKG) 8 (4)
Total 24 (8)
Teams managed
2018– Global Cebu
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Dragutin Stevic-Ranković (Chinese: 蘭高域, born 19 December 1979) is a former professional footballer. Born in Serbia, he began his career there and later moved to Hong Kong.[1]

Playing career

As a youth, Dragutin Stević-Ranković played with FK Kolubara in his hometown of Lazarevac, Serbia. He then worked his way up the ladder in Serbian professional football, making stops at FK Polet Mirosaljci, FK Loznica, FK Čukarički Stankom, FK BSK Borča and OFK Mladenovac.[2]

In 2005, Stević-Ranković signed a contract with Kitchee SC of the Hong Kong First Division. The club won the Hong Kong League Cup that season. He memorably scored in the 30th minute of a 1:0 win in the cup semi-final.[3]

In 2006, Dragutin moved to Rangers (HKG). While there, he had perhaps his finest match as a professional footballer in Hong Kong, scoring three goals against Citizen AA on 11 May 2006.[4] Unfortunately, his time with the club was cut short by a left knee injury sustained in a game on 15 October 2006.

The injury was serious. Despite two operations, he had to retire from playing professional football.

He is now a well sought after youth coach in Hong Kong. He has coached the ESF LIONS for numerous years, as well as coaching the YMCA of Hong Kong Christian College football team since 2009.

Honours

References

  1. ↑ All Hong Kong-related match data in this profile has been calculated using the Hong Kong Football Association official website. Retrieved 13 June 2011
  2. ↑ The list of Serbian teams in this profile was provided by the player himself in an email on 8 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "Match Results". Hong Kong Football Association. 3 December 2005. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  4. ↑ "Match Results". Hong Kong Football Association. 11 May 2006. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
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