Ranko Stojić (; born 18 January 1959) is a

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former professional

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who played as a goalkeeper. He earned 14 caps for Yugoslavia in the mid 1980s. Following his playing career, Stojić started working as a players' agent.

Club career

Stojić started out at his hometown side Iskra Bugojno in the Yugoslav Second League. He made his senior debuts in the 1976–77 season. In 1978, Stojić moved to Belgrade and joined lower league club Zvezdara. He was transferred to Yugoslav First League side

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in the summer of 1980. Over the next four seasons at the

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, Stojić made over 100 competitive appearances for the ''Crno-beli'', helping them win the national championship in

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. He switched to Dinamo Zagreb the following summer, staying with the ''Modri'' for the next three years. In the summer of 1987, Stojić moved abroad and joined Belgian club RFC Liègeois. He played in the country over the following 10 years and also represented

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(two spells), RFC Sérésien and Royal Antwerp, before retiring from the game.

International career

Stojić made his international debut for Yugoslavia in a friendly away at Scotland on 12 September 1984, under newly appointed manager Miloš Milutinović, as the team was still reeling from the disastrous showing at UEFA Euro 1984 earlier that summer. In addition to Stojić, six other players got their debuts that day in Glasgow; starters Edin Bahtić,

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and Zoran Batrović, as well as subs

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. At halftime, Stojić was brought on for Dragan Pantelić with Yugoslavia trailing 1–3. He conceded three more goals as the match ended in an embarrassing 1–6 loss for Yugoslavia. Still, Stojić left a good enough impression in Scotland to get a start two weeks later for the opening World Cup 1986 qualifier at home versus Bulgaria. The game ended in a goalless draw.

Post-playing career

In 1997, Stojić founded ''Dynamic Agency'', a company for sports management and consulting. Some of his clients included French internationals Louis Saha,

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, and Djibril Cissé. He was also responsible for the transfers of numerous Serbian footballers abroad, including those of Nenad Tomović,

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, among others. In addition to his business, Stojić became a main sponsor of Serbian club

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in the early 2000s. He remained in the role for over a decade, before leaving the position in 2013. Afterwards, Stojić served as

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for Slovenian club Olimpija Ljubljana on two occasions, both times under the presidential reign of Milan Mandarić.

Honours

;Partizan * Yugoslav First League: 1982–83 Anderlecht * European Cup Winners' Cup: 1989-90 ( runners-up)

References

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