Miroslav Tanjga

Miroslav Tanjga (Serbian Cyrillic: Mиpocлaв Taњгa; born 22 July 1964) is a Serbian former football player. He is currently in charge as Siniša Mihajlović's assistant coach at Serie A club Bologna.

Miroslav Tanjga
Personal information
Full name Miroslav Tanjga
Date of birth (1964-07-22) July 22, 1964
Place of birth Vinkovci, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Bologna (assistant)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1988 Dinamo Vinkovci 13 (0)
1988–1991 Vojvodina 79 (9)
1991–1992 Red Star Belgrade 18 (0)
1992 Fenerbahçe 7 (0)
1992–1996 Hertha BSC 94 (4)
1996–1999 1. FSV Mainz 05 82 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Tanjga was in born in Vinkovci, SR Croatia, and grew up in the village of Stari Jankovci. After playing in the Yugoslav First League with several clubs, Dinamo Vinkovci, FK Vojvodina and Red Star Belgrade, he moved to first to Turkey, to Fenerbahçe S.K., then to Germany in 1992, and played there the rest of his career, having represented Hertha BSC and 1. FSV Mainz 05.

Coaching career

A longtime friend of Siniša Mihajlović from his playing days at FK Vojvodina, Tanjga returned to work alongside him in 2012 as his assistant for the Serbia national football team.[1]

He re-joined forces with Mihajlović at Torino in 2016,[1] and then followed him also at Bologna in 2019.

References
  1. "Torino: Miroslav Tanjga, dallo Scudetto jugoslavo alla Nazionale serba" (in Italian). Toronews.net. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2019.


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