Ratko Dostanić

Ratko Dostanić
Personal information
Full name Ratko Dostanić
Date of birth (1959-10-25) 25 October 1959
Place of birth Lučani, FPR Yugoslavia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Trikala (manager)
Youth career
1975–1980 FK Partizan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1983 Timok Zaječar
1983–1986 Rad
1986–1987 Bourges
1987–1988 Caen
1988–1990 Le Mans
1990–1992 Rodez
1992–1994 Red Star 93
1994–1995 Châtellerault
1995–1996 Montluçon
Teams managed
1995–1996 Montluçon
1999–2001 Red Star Belgrade (assistant)
2001 Obilić
2002–2003 Levski Sofia (assistant)
2003 Smederevo
2003–2004 Slavia Sofia
2004–2005 Red Star Belgrade
2006 Slavia Sofia
2007 OFK Beograd
2007 Bežanija
2007–2008 Veria
2008 Dalian Shide
2008 Vardar
2008–2009 Srem
2009 Levski Sofia
2009–2010 Red Star Belgrade youth director
2010–2011 Red Star Belgrade
2011–2012 Diagoras
2013 Zestafoni
2013–2014 Veria
2014–2015 Bizertin
2015–2016 AEL
2016–2017[1] Levadiakos
2017–2018 Veria
2018 AEL
2018– Trikala
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ratko Dostanić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ратко Достанић, pronounced [râtko dǒstanitɕ];[2][3] born 25 October 1959 in Lučani, Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian football coach and former player.

Playing career

Ratko Dostanić started his youth career as a member of FK Partizan. During his career as a footballer he used to play as a defender,[4] playing for Yugoslavian Timok Zaječar and Rad,[5] and French clubs – FC Bourges, SM Caen, Le Mans Union Club 72, Rodez AF, Red Star 93, SO Châtellerault and EDS Montluçon.[6]

Coaching career

Dostanić started his coaching career in season 1995–96 as a player-manager of the lower-division French club EDS Montluçon. Until 2003 he is an assistant of the Serbian coach Slavoljub Muslin at PFC Levski Sofia and Red Star Belgrade. For a short period of time he was the head coach of FK Obilić.[7] (second part of the season 2000–01).

During the period 2003–2009 Dostanić managed a total of nine clubs from five different countries – the Serbian FK Smederevo, Red Star Belgrade, OFK Beograd, FK Bežanija and FK Srem, the Bulgarian PFC Slavia Sofia (twice – January–September 2004 and July–December 2006), the Greek Veria FC, the Chinese Dalian Shide and the Macedonian FK Vardar.[8]

On 23 July 2009 Dostanić was appointed head coach of PFC Levski Sofia replacing Emil Velev who had been fired the previous day,[9] signing for 2+1 years with the club until 2012.[10]

On 18 October, about 3 months after becoming head coach of Levski, Dostanić resigned following a 0:1 home loss to Beroe.

Under the Dostanic management Levski Sofia "achieved" its worst record, with 8 consecutive losses both in the Bulgarian A PFG and in the European club competitions. On 21 March 2010 the ex-manager of Bulgarian club PFC Levski Sofia signed for FC Red Star Belgrade.[11]

On 6 August Dostanić resigned from Red Star's post as manager following team's defeat in their first UEFA Europa League game against ŠK Slovan Bratislava.[12]

On 16 November 2013 the Greek side club Veria F.C. announced the re-appointment of Ratko as the team manager.[13] On 13 June 2014 the Tunisian team CA Bizerta announced the nomination of Ratko as manager.

On 13 February 2017, Dostanić returned to Veria for the remaining of the season having as goal to avoid relegation one more time with the club. Veria is in the last position of the table with 13 points. He was fired on 25 April 2017 after only 9 games.[14]

Honours

Ratko Dostanić does not have any honours as a player.

In the First League of FR Yugoslavia 2000-01 season Dostanić managed FK Obilić to finish third in the league, also reaching the semi-finals of the Yugoslav Cup during the same season.[4]

On 1 August 2009, 10 days after his appointment as a head coach of Levski Sofia, Dostanić won the first trophy in his career after beating PFC Litex Lovech 1–0 to win the Bulgarian Supercup . With Red Star Belgrade he won Serbian cup (2010).

References

  1. ↑ Giannis Christopoulos replaces Ratko Dostanic on the bench of Levadiakos‚ sdna.gr, 12 January 2017
  2. ↑ "rȁt". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-17. Rȁtko
  3. ↑ "dȍsta (I)". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-17. Dòstanić
  4. 1 2 "Досие: Ратко Достанич (File: Ratko Dostanić)". Standart. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  5. ↑ "Ratko Dostanić Profile". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  6. ↑ "Coaches". PFC Levski Sofia Official Website. Archived from the original on 3 August 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  7. ↑ "Actual News". Football Club "Obilić". 18 March 2002. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  8. ↑ "Това е Ратко Достанич (This is Ratko Dostanić)". Blitz Information Agency. 23 July 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  9. ↑ "Официално: Ратко Достанич пое Левски (It's official: Ratko Dostanić takes the helm in Levski)". Netinfo Sport. 23 July 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  10. ↑ "Ратко Достанич подписа за 2+1 години с "Левски" (Ratko Dostanić signs for 2+1 years with "Levski")". Dnevnik. 23 July 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  11. ↑ Dostanić menja Petrovića
  12. ↑ http://www.crvenazvezdafk.com/kristic-umesto-dostanica-3715-c1-content.htm
  13. ↑ http://veriafc.gr/index.php/2012-10-10-16-25-23/526-podosfairistis-tis-veroias-o-ratko-dostanic
  14. ↑ KRATKO SE ZADRŽAO: Ratko Dostanić dobio otkaz!, sportextra.net, 25 February 2017
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