Ivan Babić (footballer, born 1981)

Ivan Babić (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Бабић; born 2 January 1981) is a Serbian retired footballer who played as a defender.[1]

Ivan Babić
Personal information
Full name Ivan Babić
Date of birth (1981-01-02) 2 January 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Novo Selo, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Napredak Kruševac (assistant)
Youth career
Omladinac Novo Selo
Hajduk Jarčujak
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999 Borac Čačak 1 (0)
2000–2004 Napredak Kruševac 84 (5)
2004–2008 Partizan 0 (0)
2005Obilić (loan) 28 (0)
2006Rad (loan) 9 (0)
2006–2007Bežanija (loan) 3 (0)
2008Napredak Kruševac (loan) 10 (1)
2008 Tavriya Simferopol 0 (0)
2008–2010 Napredak Kruševac 37 (0)
2010–2012 Novi Pazar 45 (4)
2012 Metalac Gornji Milanovac 9 (0)
2013–2014 Borac Čačak 16 (0)
2014–2016 Sloga Kraljevo 42 (0)
Managerial career
2016–2017 Goč
2017 Temnić (assistant)
2018–2019 Tutin
2019 Napredak Kruševac (U19)
2019– Napredak Kruševac (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 July 2016

Career edit

Club career edit

Babić made his debut for Borac Čačak in 1999, before moving to Napredak Kruševac in 2000. In June 2004, Babić signed a deal with Partizan. He played on loan at Obilić, Rad and Bežanija. He returned to Napredak Kruševac in the 2007–08 season. After three seasons, Babić moved to Novi Pazar in the summer of 2010. He scored first Serbian SuperLiga goal in the club's history for a 1–0 win against Smederevo.

Coaching career edit

After having working as U19 head coach for his former club FK Napredak Kruševac, Babić was promoted as assistant coach for the club's first team in December 2019 under his former teammate and newly appointed head coach Ivan Stefanović.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Ivan Babić za čvršću odbranu". srbijasport.net (in Serbian). 5 August 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  2. ^ Sportski komentar: Dva Ivana na čelu FK Napredak, krusevacgrad.rs, 22 December 2019

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