Ranko Stojić

Ranko Stojić
Personal information
Full name Ranko Stojić
Date of birth (1959-01-18) 18 January 1959
Place of birth Bugojno, FPR Yugoslavia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1978 Iskra Bugojno 7 (0)
1980–1984 Partizan 92 (0)
1984–1987 Dinamo Zagreb 69 (0)
1987–1989 RFC Liègeois 67 (0)
1989–1990 Anderlecht 0 (0)
1990–1992 Charleroi 57 (0)
1992–1994 RFC Sérésien 62 (0)
1994–1995 Charleroi 15 (0)
1995–1997 Royal Antwerp 19 (0)
Total 388 (0)
National team
1984–1986 Yugoslavia 14 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ranko Stojić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ранко Стојић; born 18 January 1959) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He earned 14 caps for Yugoslavia in the mid-1980s. Following his playing career, Stojić started working as a players' agent.

Club career

Stojić started out at his hometown club Iskra Bugojno in the Yugoslav Second League, making his senior debuts in the mid-1970s. He was transferred to Yugoslav First League side Partizan in the summer of 1980. Over the following four seasons at the Stadion JNA, Stojić made over 100 competitive appearances for the Crno-beli, helping them win the national championship in 1983. He switched to Dinamo Zagreb in mid-1984, staying with the Modri for the next three years.

In the summer of 1987, Stojić moved abroad and joined Belgian club RFC Liègeois. He played in the country for the following 10 years, representing Anderlecht, Charleroi (twice), RFC Sérésien, and Royal Antwerp, before retiring from the game.

International career

Stojić made his international debut for Yugoslavia in a friendly away at Scotland on 12 September 1984, under newly appointed manager Miloš Milutinović, as the team was still reeling from the disastrous showing at UEFA Euro 1984 earlier that summer. In addition to Stojić, six other players got their debuts that day in Glasgow; starters Edin Bahtić, Fadilj Vokri, Petar Georgijevski, and Zoran Batrović, as well as subs Davor Jozić and Darko Pančev. At halftime, Stojić was brought on for Dragan Pantelić with Yugoslavia trailing 1–3. He conceded three more goals as the match ended in an embarrassing 1–6 loss for Yugoslavia. Still, Stojić left a good enough impression in Scotland to get a start two weeks later for the opening World Cup 1986 qualifier at home versus Bulgaria. The game ended in a goalless draw.

Post-playing career

In 1997, Stojić founded Dynamic Agency, a company for sports management and consulting. Some of his clients included French internationals Louis Saha, Jean-Alain Boumsong, and Djibril Cissé.[1] He was also responsible for the transfers of numerous Serbian footballers abroad, including those of Nenad Tomović, Filip Đorđević, and Nemanja Pejčinović, Luka Novak, among others.

In addition to his business, Stojić became a main sponsor of Serbian club Rad in the early 2000s. He remained in the role for over a decade, before leaving the position in 2013. Afterwards, Stojić served as the director of football at Slovenian club Olimpija Ljubljana on two occasions, both times under the presidential reign of Milan Mandarić.[2]

Honours

Partizan

References

  1. ↑ "Ranko Stojić: Žao mi je što nisam imao menadžera, da nije bilo mene Đibril Sise bi držao butik" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Ranko Stojić (opet) višak u Olimpiji" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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