Boban Dmitrović (; born 2 April 1972) is a Serbian

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manager and former player.

Club career

Born in

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, a village near

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, Dmitrović started out at local club Budućnost Konarevo, before joining Sloga Kraljevo. He made his

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debut with Rad in the 1993–94 season. In the summer of 1996, Dmitrović moved to Austria to play for

Grazer AK Grazer Athletiksport Klub (; abbreviated as GAK), better known simply as Grazer AK, is an Austrian sports club based in the city of Graz in the federal state of Styria. The football section was once among Austria's most popular clubs, enjoying s ...

. He spent seven seasons with the club, making 198 appearances and scoring 12 goals in the

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. In May 2003, Dmitrović signed with GAK's crosstown rivals

Sturm Graz Sportklub Sturm Graz is an Austrian professional association football club, based in Graz, playing in the Austrian Football Bundesliga. The club was founded in 1909. Its colours are black and white. In its history, Sturm Graz has won the Austr ...

, penning a two-year contract. He ended up playing 52 league games for the club. In the summer of 2005, Dmitrović returned to his homeland and signed with

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. He led them as captain to a fourth-place finish in the 2007–08 season, as the club gained a spot in

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for the first time in history. In early 2011, after a dispute with the club's management, Dmitrović left the team after almost six years and 155 matches played in the top flight. In the summer of 2011, Dmitrović returned to Sloga Kraljevo after almost two decades, following the club's promotion to the

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. He retired from professional football in the summer of 2012.

International career

In June 2001, Dmitrović made his national team debut in a 1–1 draw against

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, aged 29. He was capped 13 times for

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between 2001 and 2003, under the managerial reign of

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Managerial career

After serving as an assistant to

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and

Milan Đuričić Milan Đuričić may refer to: * Milan Đuričić (footballer, born 1945), Croatian football coach and former player * Milan Đuričić (footballer, born 1961), Serbian football coach and former player {{Hndis, name=Djuricic, Milan ...

, Dmitrović was appointed manager of Radnički Niš in January 2018. He left the position just two months later after suffering two consecutive losses.

Personal life

Dmitrović is the father of fellow footballer

Filip Dmitrović Filip Dmitrović (Serbian Cyrillic: филип Дмитровић; born 28 July 1995) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Austrian club FC Traiskirchen. Club career Dmitrović began his career in Graz, Austria at Mariatrost. ...

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Grazer AK *

Austrian Cup The Austrian Cup (), known as UNIQA ÖFB Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual football competition held by the Austrian Football Association, the ÖFB. During the 2008–09 season, Austria Wien won the tournament for a record 27th time. Wo ...

: 1999–2000, 2001–02 *

Austrian Supercup The Austrian Supercup (German: ÖFB-Supercup) was a football competition held annually from 1986 until 2004 between the winners of the Austrian Football Bundesliga and the Austrian Cup. 19 editions were played during the short history of the com ...

: 2000, 2002 Individual *

Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season The Serbian SuperLiga Team of the Season is an annual award given to a set of 11 footballers in the top tier of Football in Serbia, Serbian football, the Serbian SuperLiga, SuperLiga, who are seen to be the best 11 players of the calendar season. S ...

: 2008–09

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dmitrovic, Boban 1972 births Living people Footballers from Kraljevo Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Serbia and Montenegro men's international footballers FK Sloga Kraljevo players FK Rad players Grazer AK players SK Sturm Graz players FK Borac Čačak players Second League of Serbia and Montenegro players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Serbian SuperLiga players Serbian First League players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Austria Serbian football managers FK Radnički Niš managers Serbian SuperLiga managers