Aleksandar Ranković (footballer)
Aleksandar Ranković (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Ранковић; born 31 August 1978) is a Serbian football manager and former player. He is currently the head coach of Singapore Premier League club, Lion City Sailors. As a player, Ranković played the entirety of his professional career in the Netherlands and his native Serbia.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleksandar Ranković | ||
| Date of birth | 31 August 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2002 | Rad | 101 | (7) |
| 2002–2005 | Vitesse | 72 | (4) |
| 2005–2011 | ADO Den Haag | 104 | (6) |
| 2011 | Partizan | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 278 | (17) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020 | ADO Den Haag | ||
| 2022 | FC Utrecht (assistant) | ||
| 2023– | Lion City Sailors | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Ranković started his professional career with FK Rad, making his first appearances in 1997, at the age of 19. In 2002, Dutch side SBV Vitesse showed interest for the player and brought him into the Eredivisie, where he played as a first team regular for three seasons. In 2005, he moved to fellow Eredivisie participants ADO Den Haag where he became one of their key players.
Ranković hit the news in January 2007, when he was sent off in a 3–1 defeat to AZ, match in which he also scored a goal.[1] The incident took place after the referee Kevin Blom awarded a penalty to AZ, and Ranković pushed Blom whilst shouting "When I see you in the city, I'll kill you".[2] Ranković received a five match ban for the death threats.[3] He later apologized for the incident.[4]
On 22 June 2011, Ranković signed a one-year deal with FK Partizan.[5]
Coaching career edit
ADO Den Haag edit
On 15 May 2020, Ranković was announced as the new head coach of ADO Den Haag until 2022.[6]
FC Utrecht edit
On 30 June 2022, Ranković joined FC Utrecht as an assistant coach under Henk Fraser.
Lion City Sailors edit
On 28 June 2023, Ranković signed a two years contract with Singaporean side, Lion City Sailors as their head coach. In his first ever game in charge on 1 July 2023, he guide the team to a 1–7 away win against Tanjong Pagar United. Ranković also guided the club in the 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage winning against Hong Kong giants, Kitchee 2–1 and Korean giants, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–0.
Managerial statistics edit
- As of 25 November 2023
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| ADO Den Haag | 1 July 2020 | 8 November 2020 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 22.22 | |
| Lion City Sailors | 30 June 2023 | Present | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 23 | +30 | 73.33 | |
| Total | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 67 | 47 | +20 | 54.17 | |||
Honours edit
Manager edit
Lion City Sailors
References edit
- ^ . ESPN. 19 January 2007. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ (in Dutch). v-bal.nl. 9 February 2007. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ "Rankovic bedreigde arbiter met dood". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 9 February 2007. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ "Rankovic heeft spijt van bedreiging" (in Dutch). voetbalprimeur.nl. 9 February 2007. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ "Ranković nova akvizicija u Partizanu!" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 22 June 2011. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ "Rankovic opvolger Pardew als hoofdtrainer ADO Den Haag". nos.nl. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
External links edit
- Voetbal International - Aleksandar Ranković
- Aleksandar Ranković Stats at Utakmica.rs