Dragutin Spasojević

Dragutin Spasojević (February 15, 1934 – May 21, 2016) was a Montenegrin football player and manager.

Dragutin Spasojević
Personal information
Date of birth (1934-02-15)15 February 1934
Place of birth Nikšić, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Date of death 21 May 2016(2016-05-21) (aged 82)
Place of death Podgorica, Montenegro
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1961 Edšeg
1961–1962 Priština 17 (1)
Teams managed
1964–1966 Priština
1966–1968 Trepča
1968–1970 Sloga Kraljevo
1970–1972 Sutjeska Nikšić
1972–1973 Bor
1974–1976 Bor
1976–1979 Rijeka
1984 Čelik Zenica
1985–1986 GOŠK Jug
1990–1991 Rad
1993–1994 Borac Čačak
1997–1998 Sutjeska Nikšić
Budućnost Titograd
OFK Beograd
Spartak Subotica
Čukarički
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He managed NK Rijeka, OFK Bor, NK Čelik Zenica, FK Rad, FK Sutjeska Nikšić, FK Trepča, FK Borac Čačak, FK Budućnost Titograd, OFK Beograd, FK Spartak Subotica, FK Čukarički, NK GOŠK Jug and FK Sloga Kraljevo.[1] He was also president of the board for FSSCG and FSCG.[2]

He is most famous for winning the 1978 Yugoslav Cup with NK Rijeka.

Managerial career

Spasojević began his coaching career in Prizren, 1962 where he formed a football school for youth players.

With Sloga he won Yugoslav Second League in 1970, but failed to qualify for First League losing to Crvenka.[3] He began coaching Sutjeska Nikšić a year later and won the Second League and gained promotion. He also managed OFK Bor two times in 1972–73 and 1974–1976.[4]

Spasojević became manager of NK Rijeka in April 1976 replacing Gojko Zec. He stayed with club for two years accumulating over 100 matches.[5] In 1978 he led the club to the Yugoslav Cup final where Rijeka beat his former club Trepča. The same year he also won the Balkans Cup.[6] He became a club legend after winning the clubs first trophies.[7]

Personal life

He was married to Lepa and father of Ilija, Krst and Mirko Spasojević.[8] Spasojević was a big supporter of Sutjeska[9]

Managerial statistics
Club From To Competition Record
PWDLWin %
NK Rijeka 20 August, 1976 25 March, 1979 First League 89 30 33 26 033.71
Yugoslav Cup 10 8 1 1 080.00
Balkans Cup 9 7 0 2 077.78
European Cup Winners' Cup 4 1 2 1 025.00
NK Rijeka Total 112 46 36 30 041.07

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*Dates of first and last games under Spasojević; not dates of official appointments

Honours

FK Sloga Kraljevo

Sutjeska Nikšić

NK Rijeka

FK Borac Čačak

References
  1. "Umro Dragutin Spasojević". www.cdm.me (in Serbian). 23 February 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  2. "Ðorić "kriv za sve"". www.sportskacentrala.com (in Serbian). 23 December 2004. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  3. "KAD JE FUDBAL BIO RADOST". www.krug.rs (in Serbian). 7 July 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  4. "Slavna istorija FK Bora". www.mojsport.net (in Serbian). 14 July 2008. Archived from the original on 15 May 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  5. "Preminuo Dragutin Spasojević, trener koji je s Rijekom osvojio Kup Jugoslavije". www.nk-rijeka.hr (in Croatian). 22 May 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  6. "Listamo prašnjavu štampu: prvi broj revije "GOOL!" (4)". www.strategija.org (in Croatian).
  7. "Crnogorac "kamenolomu" udahnuo dušu: Umro legendarni trener "bijelih" Dragutin Spasojević". www.novilist.hr (in Croatian). 23 May 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  8. Preminuo Dragutin Spasojević - Onogost (in Montenegrin)
  9. "Preminuo Dragutin Spasojević". www.novilist.hr (in Croatian). 23 May 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  10. "HNK Rijeka". nk-rijeka.hr. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
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