Branko "Sosa" Babić (; born 11 September 1950) is a Serbian former
football
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manager and player.
Playing career
Babić made his senior debut with
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 ...
club
Osijek
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in the 1969–70 season. He also played abroad for
Beringen (Belgium) and
Saint-Dié (France).
Managerial career
During his managerial career, Babić worked at numerous clubs in his homeland and abroad, including
Napredak Kruševac (
1993
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),
Mito HollyHock
is a Japanese professional football (soccer) club located in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture. The team currently playing in the J2 League, Japanese second tier of professional football.
Name origin
Its nickname "HollyHock" derives from the family ...
(
2000
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),
Čukarički (
2003–04),
OFK Beograd
OFK Beograd ( sr-Cyrl, ОФК Београд – Омладински фудбалски клуб Београд, English language, English: ''Belgrade Youth Football Club''), also known in English as OFK Belgrade and currently referred to as OFK ...
(
May 2004–
October 2005), Čukarički (
2006–07),
Budućnost Podgorica (
November 2007–
September 2008),
Vojvodina
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(
October 2009–March 2010),
Persis Solo (2011), OFK Beograd (
January–May 2012), and Vojvodina (
January–May 2014). He also served as caretaker manager of
Gyeongnam FC
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(
August–December 2014).
With Budućnost Podgorica, Babić won the
2007–08 Montenegrin First League
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. He also won the
2013–14 Serbian Cup with Vojvodina.
Managerial statistics
Honours
Budućnost Podgorica
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Montenegrin First League
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:
2007–08
Vojvodina
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Serbian Cup
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:
2013–14
References
External links
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1950 births
Living people
People from Zemun
Footballers from Belgrade
Yugoslav men's footballers
Serbian men's footballers
NK Osijek players
FK Zemun players
K. Beringen F.C. players
SR Saint-Dié players
Yugoslav Second League players
Ligue 2 players
Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in France
Serbia and Montenegro football managers
Serbian football managers
FK Napredak Kruševac managers
FK Mladost Lučani managers
Mito HollyHock managers
FK Čukarički managers
OFK Beograd managers
FK Budućnost Podgorica managers
FK Vojvodina managers
Persis Solo managers
Gyeongnam FC managers
First League of Serbia and Montenegro managers
J2 League managers
Serbian SuperLiga managers
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate football managers
Serbian expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in Japan
Expatriate football managers in Montenegro
Expatriate football managers in Indonesia
Expatriate football managers in South Korea
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Japan
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Montenegro
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea