Boban Dmitrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Бобан Дмитровић; born 2 April 1972) is a Serbian football manager and former player.

Boban Dmitrović
Personal information
Full name Boban Dmitrović
Date of birth (1972-04-02) 2 April 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Kraljevo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Budućnost Konarevo
Sloga Kraljevo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1996 Rad 83 (4)
1996–2003 Grazer AK 198 (12)
2003–2005 Sturm Graz 52 (0)
2005–2011 Borac Čačak 155 (10)
2011–2012 Sloga Kraljevo 32 (9)
Total 520 (35)
International career
2001–2003 FR Yugoslavia /
Serbia and Montenegro
13 (0)
Managerial career
2017–2018 Radnički Niš (assistant)
2018 Radnički Niš
2020–2022 Karađorđe Ribnica
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Born in Konarevo, a village near Kraljevo, Dmitrović started out at local club Budućnost Konarevo, before joining Sloga Kraljevo. He made his First League of FR Yugoslavia debut with Rad in the 1993–94 season. In the summer of 1996, Dmitrović moved to Austria to play for Grazer AK. He spent seven seasons with the club, making 198 appearances and scoring 12 goals in the Austrian Bundesliga. In May 2003, Dmitrović signed with GAK's crosstown rivals Sturm Graz, penning a two-year contract.[1] He ended up playing 52 league games for the club.[2]

In the summer of 2005, Dmitrović returned to his homeland and signed with Borac Čačak. He led them as captain to a fourth-place finish in the 2007–08 season, as the club gained a spot in UEFA competitions for the first time in history. In early 2011, after a dispute with the club's management, Dmitrović left the team after almost six years and 155 matches played in the top flight.

In the summer of 2011, Dmitrović returned to Sloga Kraljevo after almost two decades, following the club's promotion to the Serbian First League. He retired from professional football in the summer of 2012.

International career

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In June 2001, Dmitrović made his national team debut in a 1–1 draw against Russia, aged 29.[3] He was capped 13 times for Serbia and Montenegro between 2001 and 2003, under the managerial reign of Dejan Savićević.[4]

Managerial career

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After serving as an assistant to Peter Pacult, Ivan Jević and Milan Đuričić, Dmitrović was appointed manager of Radnički Niš in January 2018. He left the position just two months later after suffering two consecutive losses.[5]

Personal life

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Dmitrović is the father of fellow footballer Filip Dmitrović.[6]

Career statistics

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Club

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Club Season League
Apps Goals
Rad 1993–94 23 0
1994–95 29 0
1995–96 31 4
Total 83 4
Grazer AK 1996–97 33 3
1997–98 22 2
1998–99 32 4
1999–2000 20 2
2000–01 34 0
2001–02 32 1
2002–03 25 0
Total 198 12
Sturm Graz 2003–04 31 0
2004–05 21 0
Total 52 0
Borac Čačak 2005–06 27 3
2006–07 28 0
2007–08 29 3
2008–09 29 0
2009–10 28 3
2010–11 14 1
Total 155 10
Sloga Kraljevo 2011–12 32 9
Total 32 9
Career total 520 35

International

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National team Year Apps Goals
FR Yugoslavia 2001 6 0
2002 5 0
Serbia and Montenegro 2003 2 0
Total 13 0

Honours

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Grazer AK

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Dmitrovic swaps GAK for Sturm". UEFA. 29 May 2003. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Boban Dmitrovic" (in German). Bundesliga. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Bar baraž" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 3 June 2001. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Dmitrović Boban" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Iznenađenje: Trener Radničkog podneo ostavku!" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Mladi golman napušta selekciju Srbije: Dmitrović bira Austriju" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
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