Siniša Gogić ( sr-Cyrl, Синиша Гогић, ; ; born 20 October 1963) is a

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manager and former professional player who played as a striker. Born in Yugoslavia, he represented Cyprus at international level. At club level he played for Yugoslav clubs Radnički Niš and

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, for the Greece football team

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós (, Olympic Association of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number of different competitive departments which participate in football, ...

(1997–2000), the Cypriot teams APOEL,

Anorthosis Famagusta Anorthosis Famagusta (), commonly known as Anorthosis in English or Anorthosi in Greek, is a Cypriot football club, part of the Famagusta multi-sport club founded in 1911 in Varosha, Famagusta.

and

Olympiakos Nicosia Olympiakos Nicosia (, ''Olympiakos Lefkosias'') is a Cypriot football club based in Nicosia and competes in the . The club was founded in 1931, and is a founding member of the Cyprus Football Association. The club colors are black and green. ...

and

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. After finishing his playing career, he became a manager.

Playing career

Club

Born in

Niš Niš (; sr-Cyrl, Ниш, ; names of European cities in different languages (M–P)#N, names in other languages), less often spelled in English as Nish, is the list of cities in Serbia, third largest city in Serbia and the administrative cente ...

SR Serbia The Socialist Republic of Serbia ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / ", Социјалистичка Република Србија, Socijalistička Republika Srbija), previously known as the People's Republic of Serbia ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / " ...

SFR Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (commonly abbreviated as SFRY or SFR Yugoslavia), known from 1945 to 1963 as the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as Socialist Yugoslavia or simply Yugoslavia, was a country ...

, Gogić began his career there, and played for the

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...

clubs

FK Radnički Niš FK Radnički Niš () is a professional football club based in Niš, Serbia. The club competes in the Serbian SuperLiga, the top tier of Serbian football. One of the most successful clubs in the former Yugoslavia, the club spent a total of 29 ...

and

. Gogic first went to Cyprus in 1989 and played for APOEL where he won the

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in his first season. The same year Gogic became top goalscorer of the

Cypriot First Division The Cypriot First Division (), also known as the Cyprus League by Stoiximan for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Cyprus and the highest level of the Cypriot football league system. Operated by the Cyprus Fo ...

with 19 goals. He stayed at APOEL for a few years where he won the

again in 1991–92 and the

Cypriot Cup The Cypriot Cup, formally known as the Cypriot Coca-Cola Cup of First and Second Division () for sponsorship purposes, is a Cypriot knockout football club competition, hosted annually by the Cyprus Football Association. First held in 1934, it i ...

in 1992–1993. In 1993, after an argument with the APOEL coach, he left APOEL for Anorthosis and became again top goal scorer, this time with 26 goals and the following season, he helped Anorthosis win the Championship (1994/95) for the first time in 32 years and scoring 24 goals (2nd top scorer). He had a great season in 1996/97 (14 goals in 13 games) which attracted the interest of Olympiacos Piraeus. He joined Olympiacos at the age of 33, in 1997 from Cypriot side

and nobody could imagine his excellent attacking abilities. He stayed at Olympiacos for 4 years, during which Olympiacos dominated the domestic league. Those four years Olympiacos became champions in Greece (

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

–

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). 1998/99, was the greatest season for Olympiacos as the club won the Double and for first time reached the quarter finals of the

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. Gogic was considered one of the best Olympiacos players in the club's greatest achievement, in both Greek and European competitions. His nickname among the fans was "Pappous", which means "grandpa", because it was not until late in his career that he met with club success on a greater level. In the first match against

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, when Olympiacos was losing 2–0 away, he played for the last five minutes and he equalized by scoring Olympiacos' second goal. He scored several other goals in the Group stage and Olympiacos then faced

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in the quarter finals. After a 2–1 away defeat in Stadio delle Alpi, the result was giving enough chances for Olympiacos to qualify. Gogic played during the whole match in the second leg, in

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and during the first 15 minutes he scored a goal for Olympiacos. The result, which would have given Olympiacos a place in the semi-finals for first time, remained unchanged until the 85th minute, when

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equalized for Juventus and Olympiacos was eliminated. One year later, Gogic left Olympiacos and returned to Cyprus, where he joined his favourite team APOEL again. In 2001–02 he helped his team once more to win the

by scoring 16 goals in 26 appearances. In 2002–2003, following financial differences with APOEL, he played for six months for

, where he ended his career.

International

On the national level, Gogić made his debut for

Cyprus Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the List of isl ...

in a September European Championship qualification match against

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and earned a total of 37 caps, scoring 8 goals. His final international was also a qualification match, for the 2000 Euros in October 1999, against

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Coaching career

At the age of 42 he became manager in Olympiacos' youth academies and after that at the age of 44 he was the manager of Cypriot team

Apollon Limassol FC Apollon Limassol FC (, ''Apollon Lemesou'') is a Cyprus, Cypriot sports club, based in Limassol. It has Association football, football, Apollon Limassol B.C., basketball and volleyball teams. Founded in 1954, Apollon FC currently plays in the Cyp ...

. On 14 September 2008 he was named as assistant coach at

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

, then on 9 May 2009 became the head coach at

, replacing Čedomir Janevski. On 12 June 2009, Gogić agreed with

Panetolikos F.C. Panetolikos Football Club (), or with its full name officially romanized as Panaitolikós Gymnastikós Filekpaideftikós Sýllogos (''; Pan- Aetolian Gymnastic and Educational Club''), is a Greek professional football club. It is based in Agrinio ...

chairman Fotis Kostoulas to take over as manager of Panetolikos, replacing Vasilis Dalaperas. On 18 February 2010, he signed for Shenzhen Ruby. He managed the youth team of

during the 2011–12 season. In June 2012, Gogić was hired by newly relegated to the

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side Ergotelis, who had set their sights at instant re-promotion to the Superleague. He led the club for months, boasting an impressive 12−5−3 record at the end of the competition first round. However, Ergotelis' performance dropped significantly during the second round, as the team struggled at home and away to secure more points for promotion, and dropped below 3rd place on the league table. After managing a sub-par 3−5−3 record during the second round of the

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, the club's board of directors decided to terminate Gogić's contract on 16 April 2013. In May 2013, Gogić was hired by Iraklis. In January 2023, he was hired as an assistant to Vladimir Ivić by the Russian club

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Personal life

His son

Alex Gogić Alexandros Gogić (; sr-Cyrl, Александрос Гогић; born 13 April 1994) is a Cypriot professional association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender and midfielder for club St Mirren F.C., St ...

is also a footballer and a Cyprus international, who currently plays for

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side St Mirren F.C.

Honours

Club

APOEL *

: 1989-1990, 1991-1992, 2001–2002 *

Cypriot Super Cup The Cypriot Super Cup is a Cypriot football trophy, contested in an annual match between the previous season's Cypriot First Division champions, and the Cypriot Cup winners. The match is contested at the beginning of the football season, and is ...

: 2002 Anorthosis *

: 1994-1995, 1996-1997 *

: 1995 *

runner-up: 1993-1994 Olympiacos *

Greek Championship The Super League Greece 1 (), or Stoiximan Super League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Greece and the highest level of the Greek football league system. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and repl ...

: 1997-1998, 1998-1999, 1999-2000 *

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: 1998-1999

Individual

Cypriot First Division top goalscorer: 1990, 1994

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gogic, Sinisa 1963 births Living people Footballers from Niš Serbian emigrants to Cyprus Cypriot people of Serbian descent Naturalized citizens of Cyprus Naturalised association football players Yugoslav men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Cypriot men's footballers Cyprus men's international footballers Men's association football forwards FK Radnički Niš players FK Rad players APOEL FC players Anorthosis Famagusta FC players Olympiacos F.C. players Olympiakos Nicosia players Yugoslav First League players Cypriot First Division players Super League Greece players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Greece Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Serbian football managers Cypriot football managers Apollon Limassol FC managers Ethnikos Asteras F.C. managers Red Star Belgrade managers Panetolikos F.C. managers Shenzhen F.C. managers Ergotelis F.C. managers Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) managers Athens Kallithea F.C. managers FK Napredak Kruševac managers Acharnaikos F.C. managers Cypriot expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Greece Cypriot expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate football managers in China Cypriot expatriate sportspeople in China Cypriot expatriate sportspeople in Israel Cypriot expatriate sportspeople in Russia Red Star Belgrade non-playing staff Olympiacos F.C. non-playing staff