Kosta Papić (Serbian Cyrillic: Коста Папић; born 17 July 1960) is a Serbian football coach who has managed a number of great African clubs in South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria and Tanzania.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kostadin Papić | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Novi Sad SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1993–1998 | Lobi Stars | ||
| 1998–2002 | Enyimba | ||
| 2002–2003 | Enugu Rangers | ||
| 2003–2004 | Kwara United | ||
| 2004–2006 | Orlando Pirates | ||
| 2006–2007 | Maritzburg United | ||
| 2007 | Kaizer Chiefs | ||
| 2007–2009 | Hearts of Oak | ||
| 2009–2011 | Young Africans | ||
| 2011–2012 | Young Africans | ||
| 2013–2014 | Black Leopards | ||
| 2014 | Chippa United | ||
| 2014–2015 | Polokwane City | ||
| 2015–2016 | Black Leopards | ||
| 2016–2017 | Royal Eagles | ||
| 2017 | Ethiopian Coffee | ||
| 2017–2018 | Royal Eagles | ||
| 2018–2019 | Eswatini | ||
| 2020-2021 | Hearts of Oak | ||
| 2021 | Black Leopards | ||
Coaching career edit
Previous clubs: Kaizer Chiefs,[1] Maritzburg United, Orlando Pirates[2] (all South Africa); Lobi Stars, Enyimba, Enugu Rangers, Kwara United (all Nigeria)
In December 2008, Papić moved to Ghana and coached Accra Hearts of Oak SC[3] and left the club on mutual consent after leading with 10 points and 7 games to finish the season due to what he termed managerial interference.[4] He worked last as head coach by Accra Hearts of Oak SC up to July 2009. He was later signed as head coach of Young Africans FC under a 2-year contract.
Papić arrived in Dar es Salaam ready for his new job at Yanga football club. One of the coach's earliest experiences in his new setting will be the match against traditional rivals Simba on 31 October.[5]
He then managed Royal Eagles.[6]
He became manager of the Eswatini national team in December 2018.[7] He left the role in December 2019.[8]
References edit
- ^ "BLACKMODZ corner!!: Kosta Papic's contract is not renewed". 22 May 2007.
- ^ "Papic will try to mend broken Hearts". Archived from the original on 8 August 2008.
- ^ Its we against ourselves - Papic Archived 23 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Hearts name ex-star Thompson as new coach". Archived from the original on 15 August 2011.
- ^ http://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2009/10/15/1561639/tanzanian-club-yanga-unveil-new-coach-kostadin-papic
- ^ Royal Eagles appoint Roger Sikhakhane as Kosta Papic and Vladislav Heric head to the exits‚ kickoff.com, 8 February 2018
- ^ "Serbian Kosta Papic named as new Eswatini coach". 19 December 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Eswatini and Sudan looking for new coaches". 2 December 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
External links edit
- Kosta Papić at FootballDatabase.eu