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Ljubiša Stamenković

Ljubiša Stamenković (Serbian Cyrillic: Љубиша Стаменковић; born 21 July 1964) is a Serbian football manager.[2]

Ljubiša Stamenković
Stamenković in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-07-21) 21 July 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth Vlasotince, SFR Yugoslavia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Železničar Smederevo
1988–1990 OFK Beograd 27 (6)
Smederevo
Mladi Radnik
Balkan Mirijevo
Vranovo
Managerial career
Mladost Goša (assistant)
1997–1998 Zvezdara (assistant)
1998–1999 Mladi Radnik Radinac
1999–2000 Mladi Radnik
2000–2001 Napredak Kušiljevo
2001–2002 Mladenovac
2002–2003 Timok
2003–2006 Sevojno
2006–2007 Mladenovac
2007–2008 Bežanija
2008–2010 Sevojno
2010–2014 Sloboda Užice[1]
2015 Napredak Kruševac
2016 Borac Čačak
2016–2017 OFK Beograd
2018 Smederevo
2019–2020 Jagodina
2024– Sloboda Užice
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Born in Vlasotince, he spent almost whole his life in Smederevo, where he started playing for local club Železničar.[3] Then he has moved to Belgrade for studies and joined OFK Beograd just to spend a short time there. For most of his career he played for lower league level clubs Smederevo and Mladi Radnik whose shirts he has worn on several occasions. At the end of playing career, he played for Balkan Mirijevo and Vranovo.[4]

Coaching career

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After retiring as a player, Stamenković has started working as an assistant coach with Velimir Ciga Đorđević.[5]

Sevojno (2003–2006): First success

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In the middle of 2003, then 39-year-old Stamenković took the job at then 3rd league club Sevojno. In his first season the club finished short in achieving promotion finished second, 11 points behind the promoted Mladost Lučani[6] The following season the club achieved what they failed the previous season, promotion.[7] In the 2005–06 season they found themselves in the second division and finished in a respectable 8th spot, thus avoiding relegation, which was the goal at the beginning of the season.[8] That was undoubtedly his first successful period as a coach.

Mladenovac (2006–2007)

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After leaving Sevojno, Stamenković returned to his old club Mladenovac which then played in the Serbian First League second highest tier in Serbian football. They finished in a solid 10th position and were 4 points short of promotion play-offs, the main reason being too many draws.[9]

Bežanija (2007–2008): First job in the top flight of Serbia

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Stamenković started the season as OFK Mladenovac coach but in October 2007 Bežanija, struggling in the Jelen SuperLiga with only one win, offered the job to Stamenković. His job was to help the club survive and avoid relegation. In the end he failed to achieve survival in the league. Under his management the club only won four games and was relegated convincingly.[10] This was the first time Stamenković managed in the top tier of Serbian football.

Sevojno and Sloboda Užice (2008–2014): Most successful period

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Stamenković returned to the club in which he had his biggest success, Sevojno which also played in the Serbian First League, just so he could make the biggest success in history of the club, entering a Cup final, on the way beating Serbian giants Red Star[11] and thus achieved UEFA Europa League qualifications. In the league, however, they were not that successful and finished 7th, 4 points behind promotion.[12]

The following season club started in the UEFA Europa League qualification where his second division club knocked out Lithuanian side FBK Kaunas,[13] but next rival, French Lille were too strong and they lost 4–0 on aggregate. However, this season the club achieved promotion finishing 2nd in the First League and thus achieving the joy of playing in the highest rank of Serbian football.[14]

That summer (2010) Sevojno and Sloboda Užice have merged.[15] In his first full season in the elite rank Sloboda finished in 6th place[16] and again being successful in the Serbian Cup reaching the semi-finals, but losing to Vojvodina 3–1 on aggregate.

In the 2011–12 season the club finished 5th and didn't achieve the Europa League qualifications on goal difference. That was also the highest ranking in the history of the club.

The 2012–13 season was the same as they finished 5th again.

On 26 October 2013, Stamenković coached his 100th SuperLiga game with Sloboda, against Javor at home. However, Sloboda lost 1–0.

On 6 November 2013, Stamenković, alongside Milovan Rajevac, was selected to be the head coach of the media selection team that would play Serbia national football team in a revival match in Užice. Media selected Stamenković because he is the longest serving coach in the Serbian SuperLiga and the first person to be in charge of a club for 100 games in the Serbian SuperLiga.[17] Media selection team lost 2–0.[18]

On 23 November 2013, Stamenković coached his 200th game since joining the club in 2008. Sloboda lost 4–1 to Red Star Belgrade. On 26 April 2014, Sloboda lost 4–0 to Jagodina at home, this being their biggest defeat at home under Stamenković. In the final round of the 2013–14 season, Sloboda lost to Voždovac 1–0 at home, and finished in 16th place therefore being relegated. At the end of the season Stamenković left Sloboda after four years with the club.

He managed FK Borac Čačak in the 2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga season.[19]

Nickname

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Stamenković is rarely mentioned after his full name, instead he is referred as "Piskavac" (Serbian word for whistler), the nickname that he has gained as a kid.[20]

Education

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Beside a coaching licence, Stamenković has a diploma from a Faculty of Organizational Sciences in University of Belgrade.[21]

Attack after the match

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On 13 April 2013, Stamenković's side Sloboda drew 2–2 with FK Vojvodina at Karađorđe Stadium in Novi Sad. After the match some unknown person hit Stamenković while he was going to the locker room. After the match a delegate said that Stamenković was indeed hit in the face but Stamenković denied it and said he only wanted to concentrate on football. After the investigation it was confirmed that Stamenković was hit and that the person who did it was in custody. Stamenković and the crowd had some exchanges during and after the game.[22]

Honours

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Manager

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Sevojno

Statistics

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As a manager

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As of 17 November 2024
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Bežanija 15 October 2007 30 June 2008 26 4 3 19 015.38
Sevojno 1 July 2008 30 June 2010 79 31 25 23 039.24
Sloboda Užice 1 July 2010 1 June 2014 131 50 34 47 038.17
Napredak Kruševac 27 May 2015 3 June 2015 2 0 1 1 000.00
Borac Čačak 31 January 2016 23 April 2016 12 2 7 3 016.67
OFK Beograd 22 December 2016 5 April 2017 5 1 2 2 020.00
Smederevo 1924 19 March 2018 17 October 2018 24 12 5 7 050.00
Jagodina 1 July 2019 30 June 2020 17 12 3 2 070.59
Sloboda Užice 4 March 2024 32 11 11 10 034.38
Total 327 123 90 114 037.61

List of seasons

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Champions Runners-up Third / SF Promoted Unfinished Relegated
Season Club Domestic International Trophies
League Cup UCL UEL
2007–08 Bežanija 12th R16 0
2008–09 Sevojno 7th 2 RU 0
2009–10 Sevojno 2nd 2 R16 3QR 1 0
2010–11 Sloboda Užice 6th SF 0
2011–12 Sloboda Užice 5th R16 0
2012–13 Sloboda Užice 5th 1R 0
2013–14 Sloboda Užice 16th QF 0
2014–15 Napredak Kruševac 14th 0
2015–16 Borac Čačak 7th SF 0
2016–17 OFK Beograd 16th2 0
2017–18 Smederevo 1924 3rd3 0
2018–19 Smederevo 1924 3rd3 0
2019–20 Jagodina 1st3 1
2023–24 Sloboda Užice 12th2 0

1 Third qualifying round
2 Second tier
3 Third tier

References

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  1. ^ "Ljubiša Stamenković - sistemska greška!".
  2. ^ "Piskavac: Ništa bez strategije - Vesti - Utakmica.rs". www.utakmica.rs. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Piskavac: Ništa bez strategije - Vesti - Utakmica.rs". www.utakmica.rs. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Piskavac: Ništa bez strategije - Vesti - Utakmica.rs". www.utakmica.rs. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Piskavac: Ništa bez strategije - Vesti - Utakmica.rs". www.utakmica.rs. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Serbia and Montenegro 2003/04".
  7. ^ "Serbia and Montenegro 2004/05".
  8. ^ "Serbia and Montenegro 2005/06".
  9. ^ "Serbia 2006/07".
  10. ^ 2007–08 Serbian SuperLiga
  11. ^ "Polufinale Lav kupa Srbije: Sevojno izbacilo Zvezdu - 2:1 - Srpski fudbal - Sportal.rs". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  12. ^ 2008–09 Serbian First League
  13. ^ "Sevojno u transu - Kurir". www.kurir-info.rs. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.
  14. ^ 2009–10 Serbian First League
  15. ^ "Novi Superligaš: Sloboda Sevojno Point".
  16. ^ "Zajednica: Zaključci sa danas održane sednice Skupštine".
  17. ^ "Užice domaćin reprezentaciji: Piskavac i Rajevac protiv Mihajlovića | westinfo.rs". Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  18. ^ "Спортски Журнал".
  19. ^ Vasov i Maslać: Nema predaje protiv Partizana at Sportski žurnal, 27 April 2016 (in Serbian)
  20. ^ "Kako je Stamenković postao Piskavac? - Zanimljivosti - Sportal.rs". Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  21. ^ "Piskavac: Ništa bez strategije - Vesti - Utakmica.rs". www.utakmica.rs. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.
  22. ^ "Zajednica superligaša: Bilo je gužve, udaren je Stamenković - Srpski fudbal - Sportal.rs". Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
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