Slaviša Božičić (

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: Славиша Божичић; born 8 January 1966) is a Serbian

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Managerial career

Božičić started off his managerial career at

FK Milicionar FK Milicionar () is a defunct Association football, football club based in Makiš, Belgrade, Serbia. History Founded in 1946, the club was operated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (Serbia), Ministry of Internal Affairs. They won the Second L ...

. After Milicionar, Božičić worked with the youth teams of

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 ...

. He then managed

FK Bežanija FK Bežanija () is a football club based in Bežanija, Belgrade, Serbia. They compete in the Belgrade Zone League, the fourth tier of the national league system. History Founded in 1921, the club changed its name several times in its early stag ...

being fired early into the

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. After a one season stint at FK Borac Šamac in the

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, Božičić became the new manager of

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club

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. He had big success with Modriča, winning the club's historic

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title. After leaving Modriča in June 2008, he returned to Bežanija who he managed for one more year. In 2011, he was in charge of

FK Rudar Kakanj Fudbalski klub Rudar Kakanj is a professional association football club based in the city of Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Incorporated on 3 May 1920, the club is currently competing in the Second League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegov ...

, while in 2012, he was the manager of

FK Borac Banja Luka Fudbalski klub Borac Banja Luka (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Бopaц Бања Лука, ) is a Bosnian Serb professional association football, football club, based in the city of Banja Luka, Republika ...

and from November 2013 to March 2014, he led

FK Slavija Sarajevo Fudbalski klub Slavija Sarajevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Славија Сарајево) is a professional association football club from the city of Istočno Sarajevo, Republika Srpska that is situated in Bosnia and Herzeg ...

. Two years after getting sacked at Slavija, Božičić held the position of head coach of

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club Montego Bay United from August to December 2016. After Montego Bay, he had stints at Austrian club FK Borac Vienna and Serbian clubs

FK Sinđelić Beograd FK Sinđelić Beograd () is a football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian League Belgrade, the third tier of the national league system. History Founded in 1937, the club was named after the historical Serbian figure Stev ...

, FK Jedinstvo Surčin, FK Jagodina Tabane and

FK Radnik Surdulica FK Radnik Surdulica () is a professional football club based in Surdulica, Serbia. They compete in the Serbian First League, the second tier of the national league system. History The club was founded as Surdulički sportski klub (SSK) in 1926 on ...

. On 4 October 2019, Božičić was announced as the new manager of

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club

NK Čelik Zenica Nogometni klub Čelik Zenica () is a professional football club based in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The name ''Čelik'' means ''Steel'' in Bosnian, and it symbolizes the strength and power of the club in an industrial city well known for s ...

. In his first game as manager, Čelik beat

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at home 2–0 in a league match, only one day after Božičić came to the club, on 5 October. His first loss as Čelik manager was in a 2–0 away loss against

FK Sarajevo Fudbalski klub Sarajevo ( sh-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Сарајево; , English language, English: Sarajevo Football Club), is a professional Association football, football Sports club, club based in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosn ...

on 18 October 2019. On 3 December 2019, Čelik and Božičić decided to terminate his contract on mutual agreement.

Honours

Modriča *

: 2007–08

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Božičić, Slaviša 1966 births Living people Serbian football managers Expatriate football managers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Expatriate football managers in Jamaica Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina managers FK Alfa Modriča managers FK Rudar Kakanj managers FK Borac Banja Luka managers FK Slavija Sarajevo managers NK Čelik Zenica managers King Faisal F.C. managers Ghana Premier League managers