Dragutin Spasojević

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

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

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.

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 is the father of Ilija and Mirko Spasojević. Spasojević was a big supporter of Sutjeska[8]

Managerial statistics

Team Tenure* Played Won Drawn Lost %
  NK Rijeka June 1976 – April 1979 111 44 36 31 39.64

Honours

FK Sloga Kraljevo

Sutjeska Nikšić

NK Rijeka

FK Borac Čačak

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