Čedomir Đoinčević (; born 5 May 1961) is a Serbian former

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manager and player.

Playing career

After starting out at his local club Vranić, Đoinčević played for

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in the

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. He would make his

Yugoslav Second League Yugoslav Second League ( Bosnian: ''Druga savezna liga,'' Croatian: ''Druga savezna liga'', Serbian: ''Друга савезна лига'', Slovenian: ''Druga zvezna liga'', Macedonian: ''Втора сојузна лига'', ''Vtora sojuzna l ...

debut with Crvenka in the 1984–85 season. Later on, Đoinčević joined Rad, making his

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debut in the 1987–88 season. He played regularly for the ''Građevinari'' over the years, appearing in the

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. In late summer 1990, Đoinčević moved abroad to Portugal and signed with

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newcomers Salgueiros. He helped the Paranhos side to a fifth-place finish in his first season, starting in all of his 36 appearances, as the club qualified to the 1991–92 UEFA Cup. During his spell with the club, Đoinčević shared teams with countrymen

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and

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Managerial career

After hanging up his boots, Đoinčević enjoyed success as manager of his former club Rad, being voted best in the domestic league for 1999 in a poll organized by ''

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''. He was subsequently hired as manager of Bulgarian side Litex Lovech, before returning to Rad. Later on, Đoinčević was manager of

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from March to December 2002. In August 2004, Đoinčević took charge of Greek club

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. He was appointed as manager of

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in late April 2005, winning the

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just four weeks later. After his third stint with Rad, Đoinčević served as manager of

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clubs

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(October 2005–May 2006) and

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(2007). He also worked at

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in the top flight of Bosnia and Herzegovina football. In December 2013, Đoinčević was appointed as

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of Rad, but stepped down in March 2014.

Honours

Železnik *

: 2004–05

References

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