Dejan Stankovic ( sr, Дејан Станковић / Dejan Stanković; born 25 August 1985) is a Swiss
beach soccer
Beach soccer, also known as beach football, sand football or beasal, is a variant of association football played on a beach or some form of sand.
Whilst football has been played informally on beaches, the introduction of ''beach soccer'' was an a ...
player of Serbian origin. He plays in
forward
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Forward may also refer to:
People
* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
* Forward (basketball), including:
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position.
In 2011 Stankovic co-founded Grasshoppers Club Beach Soccer where he worked as coach for seven years before retiring in 2018.
Honours
National team
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Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
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Euro Beach Soccer League
The Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL) is the premier competition in beach soccer contested between European men's national teams. The competition has been held annually since its establishment in 1998, making it the oldest beach soccer tournament in ...
fourth place: 2005
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Euro Beach Soccer Cup
The Euro Beach Soccer Cup (EBSC), originally known as the ''European Pro Beach Soccer Championships'' until 2004, was a biennial (previously annual) beach soccer competition contested between European men's national teams, organised by Beach Socce ...
winner: 2005
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Euro Beach Soccer League Italian Event winner: 2008
Individual
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Euro Beach Soccer League Best Player: 2007, 2011
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Euro Beach Soccer League Top Scorer: 2007, 2010
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Euro Beach Soccer Cup Top Scorer: 2007
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Euro Beach Soccer League French Event Best Player: 2007
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Euro Beach Soccer League Spanish Event Top Scorer: 2007
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FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Golden Ball: 2009
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FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Golden Shoe: 2009
References
External links
Biography
Swiss men's footballers
Living people
1985 births
Swiss people of Serbian descent
Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Swiss beach soccer players
Association football forwards
Beach soccer players at the 2015 European Games
Beach soccer players at the 2019 European Games
European Games bronze medalists for Switzerland
European Games medalists in beach soccer
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