Miroslav Đukić ( sr-cyr, Мирослав Ђукић, ; born 19 February 1966) is a Serbian former
footballer
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who played as a
sweeper, and a
manager
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.
He spent 14 years of his professional career in Spain, notably at the service of
Deportivo de La Coruña
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and
Valencia
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, amassing
La Liga
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totals of 368 games and 11 goals and winning a combined six major titles for the two teams.
Đukić represented
FR Yugoslavia
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in one
World Cup
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and one
European Championship. After retiring, he embarked in a managerial career at both club and international level.
Playing career
Club
Born in
Šabac
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,
Socialist Republic of Serbia
, life_span = 1944–1992
, status = Constituent state of Yugoslavia
, p1 = Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia
, flag_p1 = Flag of German Reich (1935–1945).svg
, p2 ...
,
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
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, Đukić began his playing career with
FK Mačva Šabac
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, moving in 1988 to
Belgrade
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with
FK Rad after reported interest from both national giants
FK Partizan
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and
Red Star Belgrade
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.
In the middle of 1990, Đukić signed for
Deportivo de La Coruña
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in Spain, who purchased him for 40 million
pesetas in 1990. He only appeared in five league games for the
Galicians
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in
his first season, which ended in
La Liga
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promotion, but, from there onwards, became an undisputed starter, never totalling less than 35 matches and 3,000 minutes of action in five consecutive campaigns, as ''Super Depor'' was coming to fruition.
On 14 May 1994, in
the league
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's last round, at home against
Valencia CF
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, Đukić missed a
penalty kick
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in the game's last minute (eventual 0–0 draw), as habitual taker
Donato had already been
replaced and second option
Bebeto
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refused the responsibility since he failed to score one the previous match. As a result,
FC Barcelona
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Founded ...
were crowned champions instead, and the elegant defender left
A Coruña
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at the end of
1996–97 at the age of 31 as his contract was not renewed.
Subsequently, Đukić joined Valencia, starting in all of the league games he took part in his first three seasons and helping the ''Che'' to two consecutive
UEFA Champions League
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finals, both lost. Already as a backup, he made 16 appearances as the club
won the first national championship in 31 years in 2002.
Đukić returned to
Segunda División
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after 12 years for the last
season
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of his career, playing for
CD Tenerife
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and retiring at the age of 38, having appeared in exactly 400 matches in the Spanish league (both
major levels combined).
International
Đukić made his debut for
Yugoslavia
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on 27 February 1991, in a 1–1
friendly draw against
Turkey
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in
İzmir
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. He went on to win 48
caps
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scoring twice, and represented the newly formed
FR Yugoslavia
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at
UEFA Euro 2000
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(all the games and minutes for the quarter-finalists).
Đukić was also a member of the squad that competed at the
1998 FIFA World Cup
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, but did not play due to injury.
Coaching career
Club
On 23 January 2007, Đukić was named head coach of Partizan, being eventually voted ''Manager of the Year''. On 11 June 2009 he signed for
R.E. Mouscron
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in Belgium, replacing
Enzo Scifo
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and being joined at the
Pro League team by former Valencia teammates
Amedeo Carboni
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and
Juan Sánchez, who acted as
sporting director
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and technical director, respectively; all left shortly after, as the club folded due to severe economical problems.
In late March 2011, Đukić became
Hércules CF manager after
Esteban Vigo
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He played the vast majority of his professional career with Málaga and Barcelona, amassing La Liga totals of 240 game ...
was sacked. His first match in charge was a 3–1 away win against
Real Sociedad
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, but the
Valencians
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ultimately
suffered top-flight relegation.
On 6 July 2011, Đukić was appointed at another second division side, agreeing to a three-year contract with
Real Valladolid
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The club colo ...
. In early June 2013, after leading them to
promotion in his first season – via
the playoffs – and
the 14th position in the second, he replaced
Ernesto Valverde
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Over ten seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 264 games and 68 ...
at the helm of former club Valencia.
Đukić was relieved of his duties on 16 December 2013, following the team's eighth loss of
the season, 3–0 at
Atlético Madrid
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which left it in ninth place. He was revealed as the new
Córdoba CF
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manager on 20 October 2014, succeeding
Albert Ferrer.
On 23 January 2017, Đukić became the head coach of
Al Shabab, but was forced out after the club merged with Al Ahli to form
Shabab Al Ahli
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The team has competed in both the domestic UAE National Basketball League as well as the international FIBA Asia Champions Cup.
Achievements
* UAE National League ch ...
.
In June 2017, Đukić returned to Partizan after replacing
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-bound
Marko Nikolić. During his second spell at the
Partizan Stadium
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he made several controversial statements, starting in March 2018 when he used profanities at a press conference, saying that he "was born in fucking
Štitar and not sunny
Valencia
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" and that he was "a bum like all of you here." In May, he said "if
Marko Janković manages to overcome the
Montenegrin in him, he will be a great player"; in July, he referred to the team of
FK Trakai
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as not being "some
Indians with feathers."
Đukić came back to the Spanish second tier on 22 December 2019, taking the helm of
Sporting de Gijón
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. Following a
13th-place finish, he was replaced by
David Gallego the following July.
International
Đukić earned his coaching license in Spain, and started his new career with
Serbia's under-21 team, which he led to the final of the
2007 UEFA European Championship, lost against hosts
Netherlands
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. This arrived after a dramatic
play-off qualification (3–0 home loss against
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, followed by a 5–0 away win).
On 19 December 2007, Đukić decided not to extend his expired contract with Partizan and was appointed coach of
Serbia
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, leaving the position on 19 August of the following year without having played any official games, due to various problems with the
Football Association
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.
Career statistics
International
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Managerial statistics
Honours
Player
Deportivo
*
Copa del Rey
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:
1994–95
*
Supercopa de España
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:
1995
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Valencia
*
La Liga
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:
2001–02
*
Copa del Rey
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:
1998–99
*
Supercopa de España
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:
1999
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*
UEFA Intertoto Cup
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:
1998
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*
UEFA Champions League
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runner-up:
1999–2000,
2000–01
Manager
Serbia U21
*
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
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runner-up:
2007
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Valladolid
*
Segunda División play-offs
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:
2012
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Partizan
*
Serbian Cup
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:
2017–18
Individual
*
Serbian Coach of the Year: 2007
References
External links
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Deportivo archivesCiberChe stats and bio
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1966 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Šabac
Yugoslav footballers
Serbia and Montenegro footballers
Serbian footballers
Association football defenders
FK Mačva Šabac players
FK Rad players
Deportivo de La Coruña players
Valencia CF players
CD Tenerife players
Yugoslav First League players
La Liga players
Segunda División players
Yugoslavia international footballers
Serbia and Montenegro international footballers
1998 FIFA World Cup players
UEFA Euro 2000 players
Serbian expatriate footballers
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate footballers
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Serbian football managers
Serbia national under-21 football team managers
FK Partizan managers
Serbia national football team managers
Royal Excel Mouscron managers
Hércules CF managers
Real Valladolid managers
Valencia CF managers
Córdoba CF managers
Al Shabab Al Arabi Club managers
Sporting de Gijón managers
Serbian SuperLiga managers
La Liga managers
Segunda División managers
UAE Pro League managers
Serbian expatriate football managers
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
Expatriate football managers in Belgium
Expatriate football managers in Spain
Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates