Dejan Gluščević (born June 21, 1967) is a Serbian former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

and

manager Management (or managing) is the administration of organizations, whether businesses, nonprofit organizations, or a government bodies through business administration, nonprofit management, or the political science sub-field of public administra ...

Playing career

Gluščević made his debut in professional football playing with

FK Radnički Beograd FK Radnički Beograd (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Раднички Београд) is a Serbian professional football club based in New Belgrade. The club is often referred to as FK Radnički Novi Beograd, although the club is officially named simply ...

in the

1990–91 Yugoslav Second League The 1990–91 Yugoslav Second League season was the 45th season of the Second Federal League (), the second level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (commonly abbreviated as SFRY or S ...

. He scored an impressive 13 goals in 25 appearances. The next year, due to the break-up of Yugoslavia, Radnički played in the

1991–92 Yugoslav First League The First League of Yugoslavia's 1991/1992 season was the 64th edition of the Yugoslav First League, the premier football club competition of SFR Yugoslavia. It was the last edition in which professional football teams from SR Bosnia and Herzegov ...

and impressed again by scoring 15 goals in 28 appearances. Gluščević was transferred by Red Star Belgrade to

Proodeftiki F.C. Proodeftiki Football Club, also known as Proodeftiki Piraeus, simply as Proodeftiki, or with its full name as A.O. Proodeftiki Neolea (, transliterated "Athlitikós Όmilos Proodeftiki Neolea", ''Athletic Club Progressive Youth''), is a Greek fo ...

of the Beta Ethnic in 1992, but due to the club's financial constraints he went back to the Yugoslav First League's

FK Proleter Zrenjanin FK Proleter Zrenjanin () is a defunct football club based in Zrenjanin, Vojvodina, Serbia. History The club was founded on 27 June 1947 by the merger of three local rivals. Their first notable result was reaching the quarter-finals of the 1951 ...

and helped them to qualify for the Yugoslav Cup quarterfinals. In 1994, he went to Indonesia to sign with Pelita Jaya FC and played in the AFC Champion's Cup tournament against Ilhwa Chuma from South Korea. After Pelita Jaya FC was eliminated from Champion's Cup, Dejan was loaned to Bandung Raya of the

Liga Indonesia Premier Division Liga Indonesia Premier Division (Indonesian language, Indonesian: ''Divisi Utama Liga Indonesia'') was the second-tier of the Indonesian football league system, football competition system in Indonesia, organized by PSSI. The competition starte ...

, where he won the league title and finished as the league's top goalscorer with 30 goals. After scoring a hat-trick in AFC Cup of Winners Cup In 1997, he returned to rivals

Pelita Jaya Madura United Football Club is an Indonesian professional football club. The club is based in Pamekasan, Madura, East Java. They currently play in the Liga 1. The current form of the club was established on 10 January 2016; the team's lin ...

to support "FA Primavera project" with young Indonesian internationals. In 1999, after Indonesian League was stopped due to political issues, he went to Singapore to sign with

Tanjong Pagar United FC Tanjong Pagar United Football Club is a professional football club based in Queenstown, Singapore. The club currently competes in the Singapore Premier League, the top tier of Singaporean football. Tanjong Pagar United took part in the S.Lea ...

of the S.League and as a team top scorer. In 2000, he went to Canada to sign with the Montreal Impact of the

USL A-League The USL First Division (USL-1) was a professional men's soccer league in the second tier of the United States league system. It was organized by the United Soccer League as its premier league for men from 1996 to 2010, above the USL Second Di ...

. He appeared in four matches and recorded two goals. After Montreal released him from his contract due to the club's financial constrains. On May 23, 2001 the

North York Astros The North York Astros were a Canadian soccer team that was founded in 1990. The team initially played in the National Soccer League. The team played their home games at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York, a district of the city of Toronto, Ca ...

of the Canadian Professional Soccer League signed Gluščević In 2002, North York appointed him head coach. He managed to lead the club to the CPSL Championship finals against

Ottawa Wizards Ottawa Wizards was a Canadian soccer club that played in the Canadian Professional Soccer League (CPSL) from 2001 to 2003. The team's home stadium was the OZ Optics Stadium. Though the team had a relatively short tenure with the CPSL, the club do ...

, but were defeated by a score of 2-0. In 2005, he returned to coach the Astros, and clinched them a postseason berth. The league awarded him with the CPSL Coach of the Year award.

Managerial career

In 2002, North York Astros appointed him as their new head coach . Throughout the season he managed to lead the club to the CPSL Championship finals against

, but were defeated by a score of 2-0. In 2005, he returned to coach the Astros, and clinched them a postseason berth. As a result for his achievement the league awarded him with the CPSL Coach of the Year award. During his tenure in Canada he was employed by the

Ontario Soccer Association Ontario Soccer is a Canadian soccer organization. Established in 1901, Ontario Soccer is one of the oldest sports organizations in Canada. Ontario Soccer is composed of over 350,000 players, as well as coaches, referees, and administrators. Si ...

, where he achieved a silver medal with the Ontario U-15 team in 2002, and another silver medal in 2005 with the U-14 team. In 2005, he returned to Serbia to manage the youth sides of Red Star Belgrade, and Rad Belgrade. In 2010, he was hired by the

Football Association of Singapore The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) is the governing body responsible for the administration of football in Singapore. Established in 1892 as the Singapore Football Association (SFA), it is the oldest football association in all of ...

in order to coach the Singapore U-15 national team. In 2017, he was appointed the manager for the

Vanuatu national under-20 football team The Vanuatu national under-20 football team is the national U-20 team of Vanuatu and is controlled by the Vanuatu Football Federation. It was known as the New Hebrides national under-20 football team until 1980, when the New Hebrides gained their i ...

. In 2018, he served as an assistant coach for

FK Zemun Fudbalski klub Zemun (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Земун) is a Serbian professional football club based in Zemun, Belgrade, that competes in the Serbian First League. History Immediately after the end of the Second Wor ...

in the

Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League (), also known as Mozzart SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Serbia and the highest level of the Serbian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a sys ...

. In late 2019, reports were circulating that Indonesian side

Persija Jakarta Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Jakarta ( 'Indonesian Football Association of Jakarta'), abbreviated as Persija (), is an Indonesian professional Association football, football club based in the Indonesian capital city of Jakarta. Persija Jaka ...

were interested in offering Gluščević a managerial position. The reports ultimately proved to be incorrect as he denied receiving any offers from the club. Gluščević returned to the Serbian top-tier league to join the management staff of

FK Rad FK Rad () is a football club based in Banjica, Belgrade, Serbia. They compete in the Belgrade Zone League, the fourth tier of the national league system. Founded in 1958, the club spent a total of 30 seasons in the top flight between 1987 and 2 ...

as an assistant coach in September 2020.

Honours

Player

Zemun * Serbian Republic League: 1987–88 Bandung Raya FC *

: 1995–96

Individual

Top Goalscorer: 1995–96

Manager

Singapore U-15 *

AFF U-16 Youth Championship The ASEAN U-16 Boys' Championship (formerly AFF U-16 Youth Championship) is an annual international football competition contested by the national teams of the members of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) and occasionally invited nations from ...

fourth place:

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

References