Dragutin_Spasojević
Dragutin Spasojević
Montenegrin footballer and manager
Dragutin Spasojević (15 February 1934 – 21 May 2016) was a Montenegrin football player and manager.
| 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) |
| 1959–1960 | Sutjeska Nikšić | ||
| 1961–1962 | Priština | 17 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1964–1966 | Priština | ||
| 1966–1968 | Trepča | ||
| 1968–1970 | Sloga Kraljevo | ||
| 1970–1972 | Sutjeska Nikšić | ||
| 1972–1973 | Bor | ||
| 1974–1976 | Bor | ||
| 1976–1979 | Rijeka | ||
| 1979–1981 | Budućnost Titograd | ||
| 1983–1984 | OFK Beograd | ||
| 1984 | Čelik Zenica | ||
| 1987–1988 | GOŠK-Jug | ||
| 1989–1990 | Sutjeska Nikšić | ||
| 1990 | Rad | ||
| 1993–1994 | Borac Čačak | ||
| 1996–1998 | Sutjeska Nikšić | ||
| Spartak Subotica | |||
| Čukarički | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He managed NK Rijeka, FK 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.
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 FK 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]
He was married to Leposava and father of Krsto, Ilija and Mirko.[8] Spasojević was a big supporter of Sutjeska[9]
| Club | From | To | Competition | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| 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 | |||
- *Dates of first and last games under Spasojević; not dates of official appointments
- Sloga Kraljevo
- Yugoslav Second League East: 1969–70
- Sutjeska Nikšić
- Yugoslav Second League South: 1970–71
- Rijeka
- Borac Čačak
- "Umro Dragutin Spasojević". www.cdm.me (in Serbian). 23 February 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- "Ðorić "kriv za sve"". www.sportskacentrala.com (in Serbian). 23 December 2004. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- "KAD JE FUDBAL BIO RADOST". www.krug.rs (in Serbian). 7 July 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- "Slavna istorija FK Bora". www.mojsport.net (in Serbian). 14 July 2008. Archived from the original on 15 May 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- "Preminuo Dragutin Spasojević, trener koji je s Rijekom osvojio Kup Jugoslavije". www.nk-rijeka.hr (in Croatian). 22 May 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- "Listamo prašnjavu štampu: prvi broj revije "GOOL!" (4)". www.strategija.org (in Croatian).
- "Crnogorac "kamenolomu" udahnuo dušu: Umro legendarni trener "bijelih" Dragutin Spasojević". www.novilist.hr (in Croatian). 23 May 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- Preminuo Dragutin Spasojević - Onogost (in Montenegrin)
- "Preminuo Dragutin Spasojević". www.novilist.hr (in Croatian). 23 May 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- "HNK Rijeka". nk-rijeka.hr. Retrieved 5 December 2018.