Uroš Stamatović (

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: Урош Стаматовић; born November 9, 1976) is a Serbian retired professional

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and coach.

Club career

Serbia

Stamatović began his career in 1992 in the

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with

FK Borac Čačak Fudbalski klub Borac 1926 (), commonly known as Borac Čačak, is a professional football club based in Čačak, Serbia. The home ground is Čačak Stadium, which has seating capacity of 8,000. As of 2024–25 season, the club competes in secon ...

. In 1995, he continued playing in the country's top-tier league by signing with Sloboda Užice. Throughout his time in the top tier, he played with Mladost Lučani, and

Hajduk Kula FK Hajduk Kula (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Хајдук Кула) was a Serbian football club based in Kula. The club was named after a Hajduk, a much celebrated hero figure in the Serbian epic poetry. On 30 July 2013, just eleven days before start ...

. In total, Stamatović played over 200 first-league matches and scored over 30 goals.

Canada

In 2007, he went abroad to play in the

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with the

Serbian White Eagles Serbian White Eagles Football Club (/''Fudbalski klub Srpski beli orlovi'') is a Canadian semi-professional Association football, soccer team. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League, a Non-FIFA international football, non-FIFA sanct ...

. He made his debut on June 17, 2007, against

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. In his debut season, he assisted the club in securing the International Division title. The club would ultimately reach the championship final where the western Toronto side was defeated by

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in a two-game series. Stamatović re-signed with the White Eagles the following season. Throughout the season he aided the Serbs in clinching a playoff berth by finishing second in the division. For the third consecutive season, the Serbs reached the championship final where they successfully defeated Trois-Rivières Attak in a penalty shootout. In 2009, he helped the White Eagles in claiming their second divisional title. During the season he made his third championship appearance where the Serbs were defeated by Trois-Rivières. In 2011, he officially retired from professional football and transitioned into the managerial side.

Managerial career

Upon retiring in 2011, Stamatović became the assistant coach of the Serbian White Eagles. In 2012, he was promoted to head coach. Stamatović's first season in charge saw the club secure a postseason berth by finishing seventh in the First Division. In the first round of the postseason tournament, he led the White Eagles to a victory over

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. The club's playoff run concluded in the next round after a defeat by Toronto Croatia. He continued coaching the team for the 2013 season. In his second term as head coach, he secured another consecutive playoff berth by finishing eighth in the division. The Serbs would be eliminated from the postseason in the first round by

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. The 2014 season marked his third as head coach of the organization where he led them to another playoff berth bus finishing sixth. Once more their playoff stint was cut short as they were eliminated by Kingston in the quarterfinals. In 2015, he achieved his first piece of silverware as a head coach when the Serbs successfully clinched the divisional title. Their playoff run ended in the second round after a defeat by

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. For the 2016 season, the Serbs appointed Mirko Medić as head coach while Stamatović served as his assistant coach. Throughout the season the club successfully won the championship title after defeating Hamilton City. He briefly returned to his previous role the following season but was ultimately succeeded by Milan Mijailović and named the club's sports director. In 2019, he contributed to the establishment of the club's academy where along with Branislav Vukomanović served as directors. He also returned to coach the team for the 2019 season. After a

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with

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in charge, Stamatović once again became head coach in 2022. Throughout the season he successfully managed to secure the regular season title. In the postseason the Serbs were eliminated from the competition in the semifinals by

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. He also secured an affiliation agreement between the White Eagles and his former club Sloboda Užice. For the 2023 season, the Serbs would finish as runners-up to

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in the regular season.

Honours

Player

;Serbian White Eagles *

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

International Division:

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

Manager

;Serbian White Eagles *

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

(assistant coach) *

First Division:

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

Regular Season:

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stamatovic, Uros 1976 births Living people Footballers from Požega, Serbia Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Men's association football midfielders Serbian expatriate men's footballers Serbian men's footballers FK Borac Čačak players FK Hajduk Kula players Serbian SuperLiga players Serbian White Eagles FC players Serbian White Eagles FC coaches Serbian White Eagles FC non-playing staff Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) coaches Serbian football managers Naturalized citizens of Canada Naturalised association football players