FK Rudar Pljevlja, commonly known as Rudar Pljevlja or simply Rudar, is a football club based in

Pljevlja Pljevlja ( srp, Пљевља, ) is a town and the center of Pljevlja Municipality located in the northern part of Montenegro. The town lies at an altitude of . In the Middle Ages, Pljevlja had been a crossroad of the important commercial roads an ...

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. It currently plays in the

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, the country's highest tier. Rudar have played in the First League since its inception in 2006, and won two league titles in 2009–10 and 2014–15. The club have been the strongest in the Montenegrin Cup, with three triumphs, one runner-up position and two semi-final finishes in the tournament's six seasons.

History

Rudar (''Miner'') was founded in 1920 as ''Breznik'', renaming itself ''Sandžak'' three years later. The team was aided by members of the 48th Infantry Regiment, who stationed in the town. The club was renamed again after

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as ''FK Jedinstvo'', but only until another renaming in 1947 in honour of chairman Velimir Jakić. That same year club reached the quarter-finals of the Yugoslav Cup where they were eliminated by top-flight

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3–2 after extra time. In 1955, the club settled on their current name.

First League Record

For the first time, FK Rudar played in First League of FR Yugoslavia in season 1993–94. Below is a list of FK Rudar scores in First League by every single season. Seasons with green background were played in the first league of

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, together with Serbian clubs.

FK Rudar in European competitions

For the first time, FK Rudar played in European competitions on season 2007–08. Until now, they played eight seasons in European cups. *Q= Qualifying

European record

Honours and achievements

– 2 **''winners'' (2): 2009–10, 2014–15 **'' runners-up (1)'': 2011–12 * Montenegrin Cup – 4 **''winners'' (4): 2006–07, 2009–10,

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, 2015–16 **'' runners-up (1)'': 2011–12 * Second League of Serbia and Montenegro – 1 **''winners'' (2): 2000–01, 2005–06 * Montenegrin Republic League – 2 **''winners'' (2): 1957–58, 1965–66 **''runners-up'' (5): 1956–57, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72 * Montenegrin Republic Cup – 2 **''winners'' (2): 1947–48, 2000–01

Players

Current squad

Notable players

''For the list of former and current players with Wikipedia article, please see :FK Rudar Pljevlja players.''

Coaching staff

Historical list of coaches

* Miljan Ašanin (1947) * Remzo Nuhanović (1948 - 1949) * Bećir Durutlić (1950) * Franjo Pazmanj (1953) * Petar Purić (1954) * Faruk Kadić (1954) * Sveto Čubrilović (1958) * Drago Ivanović (1959 - 1962) * Boris Marović (1962) *

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(1964 - 1965) * Vlatko Vujošević (1965) * Uglješa Rakočević (1965) * Mirko Žderić (1965 - 1966) * Božo Dedović (1972) * Karlo Zapušek (1976 - 1977) * Karlo Zapušek (1982) * Rasim Čakar (1985) * Božidar Pajević (1987 - 1988) *

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(1988 - 1989) * Hasan Ćirlija (1989 - 1991) *

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(1991) * Dragan Aničić (1992) * Vlado Milosavljević (1992) *

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(1992 - 1993) *

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(1993) * Zoran Vraneš (1993 - 1994) *

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(1994) * Mileta Milinković (1994) *

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(1993 - 1996) *

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(1995) * Mileta Milinković (1996) * Dragan Šaković (1996 - 1997) *

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(1997) *

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(1996 – 2002) * Rade Vesović (2002) * Goran Milojević (2002 - 2003) * Zoran Vraneš (2003 - 2004) * Mirko Marić (2006 – May 2008) * Branislav Milačić (4 May 2008 - Jun 2008) *

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(Jul 2008 – Mar 2009) * Mirko Marić (19 Mar 2009 – Apr 2009) * Miodrag Radanović (18 Apr 2009 - Jun 2009) * Nebojša Vignjević (Jul 2009 – Jun 2011) *

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(Jul 2011 – Jun 2012) * Nikola Rakojević (6 Jul 2012 – Jun 2013) * Mirko Marić (12 Jun 2013 – Mar 2016) * Srđan Bajić (14 Mar 2016 - May 2016) * Vuko Bogavac (16 May 2016 - 23 May 2016) * Dragan Radojičić (23 May 2016 - Aug 2016) * Mirko Marić (Aug 2016 - Feb 2017) * Milan Lešnjak (Feb 2017 - May 2017) * Radislav Dragićević (May 2017 - Sep 2018) *

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(Sep 2017 - Jun 2018) * Vuko Bogavac (Jul 2018 - Aug 2018) * Edis Mulalić (Aug 2018 - Jan 2019) * Nenad Vukčević (Feb 2019 - Jun 2019) * Edis Mulalić (Jul 2019 - Jul 2020) * Vuko Bogavac (Aug 2020 – Jun 2021) * Zoran Govedarica (Jun 2021 – Nov 2021) * Rade Petrović (Nov 2021 - Apr 2022) * Srđan Nikić (Apr 2022 - Sep 2022 ) *

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(Sep 2022 )Aničić novi trener Rudara
– RTCG

Stadium

Rudar plays at the Gradski stadion, a multi-use stadium including a complex of tennis, handball and basketball courts. It was built in 1948 and rebuilt in 1985. It has two stands and a current capacity of 5,140.

References

External links

FK Rudar Pljevlja Official Site
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