Borče Sredojević (; born 1 February 1958) is a Serbian

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manager and former player.

Playing career

Born in Bosanska Gradiška,

SR Bosnia and Herzegovina The Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Bosna i Hercegovina, Социјалистичка Pепублика Босна и Херцеговина), commonly referred to as Socia ...

, to a

Bosnian Serb The Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sr-Cyrl, Срби Босне и Херцеговине, Srbi Bosne i Hercegovine), often referred to as Bosnian Serbs ( sr-cyrl, босански Срби, bosanski Srbi) or Herzegovinian Serbs ( sr-cyrl, � ...

family, he started playing with

FK Kozara Gradiška Fudbalski klub Kozara Gradiška (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Koзapa Градишка) is a professional football club from the town of Gradiška, in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club played in the Premier League of Bos ...

but his playing career highlights were during his spells in the

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...

with

OFK Beograd OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English language, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club''), also known in English as OFK Belgrade and currently referred to as OFK ...

FK Borac Banja Luka Fudbalski klub Borac Banja Luka (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Бopaц Бања Лука, ) is a Bosnian Serb professional association football, football club, based in the city of Banja Luka, Republika ...

NK Rijeka Hrvatski nogometni klub Rijeka (), commonly referred to as HNK Rijeka, is a Croatian professional association football club from the city of Rijeka. HNK Rijeka competes in Croatia's top division, Supersport HNL, of which they have been members ...

and

FK Partizan Fudbalski klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Партизан, ; ), often referred to in English as Partizan Belgrade, is a Serbian professional Football club (association football), football club based in Belgrade. It forms ...

, before moving to Spain to play in

La Liga The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known as the Primera División or La Liga, and officially known as LaLiga EA Sports for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Spain and the highest ...

with

Deportivo de La Coruña Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (), commonly known as Deportivo La Coruña () or simply Depor, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia, that competes in the Segunda División, the ...

Managerial career

Sredojević started his coaching career in 1993 and went to manage several clubs in Bosnia, Serbia and Slovenia. Notably he was assistant-coach of four Bosnia national team coaches, between 2007 and 2014, enjoying full confidence as a tactician and analyst. Notably, Sredojević assisted

Fuad Muzurović Fuad Muzurović (born 3 November 1945) is a Bosnian retired professional football manager and former player. Playing career Although he did not have an international playing career, Muzurović is still remembered as a quality full-back playing ...

(2007),

Meho Kodro Mehmed "Meho" Kodro (born 12 January 1967) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who played as a forward. Kodro started playing professionally at Velež Mostar, making his first team debut in 1985. He spent most of his 1 ...

(2008),

Miroslav Blažević Miroslav "Ćiro" Blažević (; 9 February 1935 – 8 February 2023) was a Bosnian-Croatian professional Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and Football player, player. A former right winger, his professional ...

(2008–2009) and

Safet Sušić Safet "Pape" Sušić (; born 13 April 1955) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. He was a gifted midfielder known for his dribbling skills and technical ability, and is strongly reputed to have been one of the finest Eur ...

(2010–2014). The greatest success for Sredojević came in 2014, when he reached historical first

FIFA World Cup 2014 The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organised by FIFA. It took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014, after the country was awarded the hosting ri ...

with his

Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team The Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team (; ; ) represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in men's international Association football, football competitions, and is governed by the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Until 1992 Bo ...

while assisting to

who served as team's manager. Meanwhile, he also led

Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (; ; sr-Cyrl, Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), officially known as the Wwin League of Bosnia and Herzegovina for sponsorship purposes, is the top tier football leagu ...

club

FK Leotar FK Leotar ( sr-cyrl, ФК Леотар), commonly known as Leotar Trebinje or simply Leotar, is a professional football club based in the city of Trebinje that is situated in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina. Founded in 1925 and named after the mou ...

as the head coach. He was appointed manager of Borac Banja Luka in March 2016 but could not save the club from relegationSredojević: Čestitke Vitezu na opstanku
- SportSport and his last job was as a manager of

in the

First League of the Republika Srpska The First League of the Republika Srpska ( / ) is a Association football, football league in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Together with the First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, it forms the second level of footb ...

, which ended on 26 September 2017.

References

External links

Stats from Yugoslav leagues
at Zerodic * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sredojevic, Borce 1958 births Living people People from Gradiška, Bosnia and Herzegovina Footballers from Banja Luka Region Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Men's association football defenders Yugoslav men's footballers FK Kozara Gradiška players FK Borac Banja Luka players HNK Rijeka players FK Partizan players Deportivo de La Coruña players Yugoslav First League players Segunda División players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Spain Bosnia and Herzegovina football managers FK Kozara Gradiška managers FK Mladost Apatin managers NK Domžale managers NK Primorje managers FK Borac Banja Luka managers FK Leotar managers Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina managers Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Serbia and Montenegro Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Serbia and Montenegro Expatriate football managers in Slovenia Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia