FK Radnik Bijeljina

Radnik Bijeljina
Full name Fudbalski klub Radnik Bijeljina
Founded 14 June 1945 (1945-06-14)
Ground Gradski Stadion, Bijeljina
Capacity 6,000
Chairman Mladen Krstajić
Manager Mladen Žižović
League Premier League BH
2017–18 Premier League BH, 5th
Website Club website

Fudbalski klub Radnik Bijeljina (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Радник Бијељина) is a football club based in the city of Bijeljina in northeast Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club won its first First League of the Republika Srpska title in 1998–99, and the second in 2004–05, after which the club was promoted to the newly formed Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club was relegated from the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2006–07 season. Under the leadership of manager Darko Nestorović, in the 2011–12 season the club once again won the title in the First League of the Republika Srpska and won a second promotion to Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The name Radnik means worker.

History

The first football was brought to Bijeljina in 1916. The first football club was FK Podrinje which was formed in 1919. Later other clubs were formed such as FK Zora in 1920, FK Građanski in 1923, and FK Semberija in 1935. After the end of World War II, FK Radnik was formed.

1945–1990

FK Radnik was founded on 14 June 1945. It didn't take long for FK Radnik Bijeljina to win their first trophy. In 1948 they became champions of Tuzla District beating FK Sloboda Tuzla in the final. A year later, FK Radnik reached the 1/16 round of the Yugoslav Cup. In 1957 FK Radnik entered into the Novi Sad/Srem zone (regional league). In 1971/72, FK Radnik became champions of the regional Republic League of Bosnia and Herzegovina and they entered a playoff for a place in the Yugoslav Second League. FK Radnik played FK Sloga from Vukovar in the playoff where FK Radnik won both matches, 4–0 in Bijeljina and 8–0 in Vukovar. FK Radnik entered the 2nd League of Yugoslavia playing against clubs such as FK Proleter Zrenjanin and FK Bečej. They stayed in the Yugoslav Second League for six seasons being its best classification in the season 1977–78 when they finished 10th.[1]

Another great achievement of Radnik Bijeljina was when the junior team won the Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup in 1987. In the semi-final FK Radnik beat FK Velež Mostar in Mostar by 5–2. In the final FK Radnik beat FK Polet Bosanski Brod in penalties to win the trophy.

1990s

From 1995 to 1997 the club was called FK Panteri Bijeljina and played under that name in the first two seasons of the First League of the Republika Srpska.[1] In 1998–99 Radnik Bijeljina won their first Republika Srpska First League title, an achievement reached again in the 2004–05 season.[1]

2000s

In the season 2004–05 Radnik won their second Republika Srpska title which got them a place in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the 2005–06 season. In the 2005–06 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, FK Radnik finished 13th.[1] A year earlier it reached the 1/4 finals of the Bosnian Cup.[1] In the Republika Srpska Cup, after being twice a losing finalist in the 2005–06 and 2008–09 editions, it finally won the Cup in 2009–10.[1]

2010s

Radnik won its first national trophy in 2016, winning the Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup in 2015–16 season, against Sloboda Tuzla (agg. 4:1). This way Radnik won a spot in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.

Note that "Radnik" is also the name of a basketball team from Bijeljina, KK Radnik Bijeljina.

Honours

Domestic

League

Cups

Current squad

As of 01 August 2018

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina GK Mladen Lučić
3 Bosnia and Herzegovina DF Slaviša Radović
4 Croatia DF Domagoj Franić
5 Serbia MF Dušan Martinović (captain)
6 Serbia MF Pavle Sušić
7 Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Ognjen Đelmić
8 Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Nedim Mekić
9 Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Aleksandar Vasić
10 Bosnia and Herzegovina FW Danijal Brković
11 Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Nikola Popara
12 Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Josip Šantić
14 Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Demir Peco
15 Bosnia and Herzegovina DF Željko Krsmanović
No. Position Player
16 Bosnia and Herzegovina FW Irfan Hadžić
18 Bosnia and Herzegovina DF Marko Despotović
19 Bosnia and Herzegovina FW Vladimir Bradonjić
20 Bosnia and Herzegovina FW Aleksandar Glišić
21 Bosnia and Herzegovina DF Emir Hodžurda
22 Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Velibor Đurić
23 Bosnia and Herzegovina FW Jovan Motika
26 Serbia DF Radosav Aleksić
27 Bosnia and Herzegovina GK Samed Hodžić
28 Bosnia and Herzegovina DF Alem Merajić
29 Bosnia and Herzegovina DF Tarik Isić
TBD Bosnia and Herzegovina GK Igor Marković

Technical staff

Current technical staff
  • Manager: Bosnia and Herzegovina Mladen Žižović
  • Assistant manager/coach: Bosnia and Herzegovina Jovo Borković
  • Goalkeeping coach: Bosnia and Herzegovina Zoran Sofrenić
  • Fitness coach: Serbia Marko Stojanović

Club management

Current management
  • President: Serbia Mladen Krstajić
  • Vice president: Bosnia and Herzegovina Stevo Filipović
  • General secretary: Bosnia and Herzegovina Nebojša Tomić
  • Technical secretary: Bosnia and Herzegovina Slobodan Đorđić
  • Board members:
  • Serbia Mladen Krstajić
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Stevo Filipović
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Ljubomir Stević
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Jovan Gajić
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Milenko Zupur
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Predrag Perković
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Nenad Lalić
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Zlatko Maksimović
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Slobodan Lovrić
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Duško Milanović
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Petar Stević
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Miloš Stevanović
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Velibor Ostojić

Former players

For a list of current and former players with Wikipedia article, please see Category:FK Radnik Bijeljina players.

Managers

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Ivan Mioč
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Radomir Jovičić
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Živorad Miražić
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Zoran Jagodić
  • Serbia Miroslav Milanović
  • Serbia Dušan Jevrić
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Nikola Bala
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Dragan Radović[2]
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Darko Nestorović (July 1, 2011 – Aug 27, 2012)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Srđan Bajić (Sept 1, 2012 – Sept 3, 2014)
  • Serbia Slavko Petrović (Sept 5, 2014 – Aug 24, 2016)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Mladen Žižović (caretaker) (Aug 24, 2016)
  • Serbia Nebojša Milošević (Aug 25, 2016 – May 8, 2017)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Mladen Žižović (caretaker) (May 8, 2017 – May 26, 2017)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Mladen Žižović (May 26, 2017 – present)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 O klubu at FK Radnik Bijeljina official website, retrieved 8 February 2015 (in Serbian)
  2. ↑ Dragan Radović at fis-gol83-91.com.ba
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