Zoran Jankovic (coach)

Zoran Jankovic is a Yugoslavian former football coach who coached in the USL A-League, and the Canadian Professional Soccer League.

Zoran Jankovic
Personal information
Place of birth SFR Yugoslavia
Teams managed
Years Team
1997 Vermont Voltage
2000 Montreal Impact
2001 Montreal Dynamites

Managerial career

Before emigrating to Canada, Zoran held several coaching positions in Europe, and once in Canada he managed in the Ligue de Soccer Elite Quebec. In 1997, he coached the Vermont Voltage of the USISL D-3 Pro League.[1][2] In 2000, he was appointed the head coach of the Montreal Impact of the USL A-League.[3][4] With Montreal he brought in Darko Kolić, Dejan Gluščević, and several younger players like future Canadian international Patrice Bernier.[5] After four matches he was dismissed from his position due to a poor start to the season.[6]

On March 26, 2001, Jankovic was signed as the head coach of the newly formed Montreal Dynamites of the Canadian Professional Soccer League.[7][8] He brought many of his former Montreal Impact signings of the previous year.[9] With the Dynamites he led his team to a fourth-place finish in the overall standings, thus qualifying for the playoffs. In the playoffs the Dynamites faced St. Catharines Wolves, but were defeated by a score of 2-1 with the lone goal coming from Kyriakos Selaidopolous.[10] For his efforts he received the CPSL Coach of the Year award.[11] In 2002, Jankovic resigned from his position to become the head coach of the ARSL (Association Regionale de Soccer des Laurentides).[12]

References
  1. "Voltage Team News". www.geocities.ws. Retrieved 2015-06-13.
  2. "Where Are They Now?". www.geocities.ws. Retrieved 2015-06-13.
  3. "Impact 2000 - Return to the outdoor game". Retrieved 2015-05-23.
  4. "The Impact chooses its coach for the outdoor season". translate.google.ca. TVA Group Inc. Retrieved 2015-05-23.
  5. "The Impact begins its season". translate.google.ca. TVA Group Inc. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
  6. "Jankovic relieved of his duties with the Impact". translate.google.ca. Retrieved 2015-05-23.
  7. "Place to Dynamites ... in men". translate.google.ca. RDS. Retrieved 2015-05-23.
  8. "DYNAMITES SIGN COACH ZORAN JANKOVIC AND STRIKER JOCELYN ROY". 2001-06-14. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  9. Glover, Robin. "Sunday August 19, 2001 Toronto Supra vs Montreal Dynamites". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-05-23.
  10. "Durham Flames 3, Glen Shields Sun Devils 1". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-05-23.
  11. Glover, Robin. "CPSL Awards 2001". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-05-23.
  12. Rancagua, Luis. "HEAD COACH MOHAMED HILEN QUITS". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-05-23.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.