Dragoslav Stepanović (born August 30, 1948 in Rekovac, Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia) is a retired Serbian footballer and current coach. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rekovac (Рековац is a village and municipality located in the Pomoravlje District of Serbia. Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered
He made his name with OFK Beograd where he was a defensive right back fixture for 11 years between 1962 and 1973, before moving on to Red Star Belgrade for 3 seasons until 1976. OFK Beograd ( Serbian Cyrillic: ОФК Београд is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia, more precisely from the Karaburma Due to the transfer age restrictions in SFR Yugoslavia he had to wait until 28 years of age to move abroad. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian:
Stepanović's first stop abroad was German Bundesliga with Eintracht Frankfurt where he became affectionately known as Steppi. Eintracht Frankfurt is a German Sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its football team. He played in Frankfurt for two seasons (1976-1978). Next came a 1-season stint with Wormatia Worms. Wormatia Worms is a German football club that plays in Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate.
In July 1979 he joined English club Manchester City for £140,000, and spent 2 seasons there. TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club
He finished out his career back in Germany with Wormatia Worms in 1981/82 season.
He was a Yugoslav international, and a favourite of national team head coach Vujadin Boskov. Vujadin Boškov (Вујадин Бошков born 16 May 1931 is a retired Serbian football player and coach.
Stepanović went on to become a successful football coach in Germany. After making a managerial name for himself in Germany with Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayer Leverkusen he was signed to coach Athletic Bilbao in July 1995. Eintracht Frankfurt is a German Sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its football team. Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball is a German football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. He didn't survive until the end of the season, however, getting replaced in mid-March 1996. La Liga 1995-96 season the 65th since its establishment started on September 9, 1995 and finished on May 26, 1996.
He was idolized in the US and finally came to Columbus, Ohio in 2002 to Coach the youth soccer club Blast FC. He has since returned to Germany where he coaches KFC Uerdingen 05. KFC Uerdingen 05 is a German football club in the Uerdingen district of the city of Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia.
In December 2006, Stepanović was a short list candidate for the Bosnia-Herzegovina national team coaching spot, but the job went to Fuad Muzurović instead. Fuad Muzurović (born November 3, 1945 in Bijelo Polje, Montenegro, DFR Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian Football (soccer
On August 24, 2007, Stepanović was named the head coach of the Serbian Superliga club FK Čukarički. sr Super Liga Srbije ( Serbian Superliga) is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top echelon of the Serbian football league system FK Čukarički Stankom is a Serbian football club from Čukarica that plays in the Serbian Superliga. His appointment came two weeks into the 2007-08 season during which Čukarički already played the Serbian powerhouses Red Star and Partizan, managing a draw and a loss respectively. The 2007-08 Serbian Superliga season was the second since its modification following the secession of Montenegro from Serbia. [1]
External links
- transfermarkt.de
- reprezentacija.co.yu
- Došao sam da vratim dug Srbiji, Blic, September 9, 2007
- (German) Dragoslav Stepanović at eintracht-archiv.de
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