Dragan Miranović

Dragan Miranović (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Мирановић; 18 May 1956 – 19 March 2012) was a Serbian and Montenegrin football manager and player.

Dragan Miranović

Miranović in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Dragan Miranović
Date of birth	(1956-05-18)18 May 1956
Place of birth	Feketić, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Date of death	19 March 2012(2012-03-19) (aged 55)
Place of death	Quito, Ecuador
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Jadran Feketić
	Vojvodina
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1975–1976	Slavija Novi Sad
1976–1987	Spartak Subotica	191	(35)
1987–1988	SV Spittal/Drau	22	(2)
1991–1992	Valdez
Managerial career
1992	Deportivo Quito
1993–1995	Peru U17
1993–1995	Peru U20
1995–1996	Bolivia (assistant)
1999–2000	El Nacional
2001	Barcelona SC
2001	Olmedo
2002	Independiente Santa Fe
2003	Atlético Junior
2003	El Nacional
2004	Olmedo
2004–2005	Millonarios
2005	Aucas
2006	Deportivo Cuenca
2006	Atlético Junior
2006–2007	Deportivo Quito
2008–2009	Olmedo
2010	Aucas
2010	Spartak Subotica
2011	Olmedo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in Feketić, Miranović started playing football in his hometown, before joining Vojvodina's youth system. He later went on to spend 11 seasons with Spartak Subotica, making his Yugoslav First League debut in the 1986–87 campaign, before going abroad. After his stint at SV Spittal/Drau in Austria, Miranović moved to Ecuador and played for Valdez in the Copa Libertadores, before retiring from the game.

Managerial career

During his managerial career, Miranović worked at numerous South American clubs, including Olmedo (four times), Deportivo Quito, El Nacional, Atlético Junior and Aucas (each twice), as well as Barcelona SC, Independiente Santa Fe, Millonarios and Deportivo Cuenca. He also led Peru at the 1995 South American U-20 Championship.

Death

On 19 March 2012, Miranović died in Quito of a heart attack at the age of 55.^[1][2] A number of his former players expressed their sympathy and condolences to the family and friends, including Antonio Valencia and Claudio Pizarro.^[3][4]

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			P	W	D	L	Win %
El Nacional	1999	2000
Barcelona SC	February 2001[5]	May 2001[6]
Olmedo	2001	2001
Independiente Santa Fe	December 2001[7]	November 2002[8]
Atlético Junior	December 2002[9]	June 2003[10]
El Nacional	June 2003[11]	December 2003[12]
Olmedo	March 2004[13]	August 2004[14]
Millonarios	September 2004[15]	March 2005[16]
Aucas	June 2005[17]	December 2005[18]
Deportivo Cuenca	March 2006[19]	May 2006[20]
Atlético Junior	May 2006[21]	October 2006[22]
Deportivo Quito	November 2006[23]	June 2007[24]
Olmedo	July 2008[25]	May 2009[26]
Aucas	February 2010[27]	May 2010[28]
Spartak Subotica	May 2010[29]	November 2010[30]	19	8	6	5	042.11
Olmedo	December 2010[31]	December 2011[32]
Total

Honours

Spartak Subotica

• Yugoslav Second League: 1985–86

References

1. "Dragan Miranovic falleció en Quito" (in Spanish). eluniverso.com. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
2. "Preminuo Dragan Miranović" (in Serbian). b92.net. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
3. "Valencia y Claudio Pizarro con dolor a la muerte del mentor Miranovic" (in Spanish). larepublica.ec. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
4. "Antonio Valencia dedicates Manchester United goal to old coach Dragan Miranovic". goal.com. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
5. "Fútbol En el exterior" (in Spanish). lanacion.com.ar. 24 February 2001. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
6. "Brasileiro vai assumir o Barcelona de Guayaquil" (in Portuguese). terra.com.br. 11 May 2001. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
7. "MIRANOVIC, NUEVO DT DE SANTA FE" (in Spanish). eltiempo.com. 28 December 2001. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
8. "Santa Fe nombró a Arturo Boyacá en reemplazo de Dragan Miranovic" (in Spanish). eluniverso.com. 21 November 2002. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
9. "Yugoslavo Dragan Miranovic asume dirección del Junior de Barranquilla" (in Spanish). eluniverso.com. 2 December 2002. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
10. "Miranovic deja el comando del Atlético Junior" (in Spanish). myplainview.com. 9 June 2003. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
11. "Dragan Miranovic es el nuevo técnico de El Nacional" (in Spanish). eluniverso.com. 9 June 2003. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
12. "Despedida de Dragan Miranovic" (in Spanish). eluniverso.com. 21 December 2003. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
13. "Miranovic vuelve al Olmedo como DT" (in Spanish). eluniverso.com. 12 March 2004. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
14. "Olmedo separó al técnico montenegrino Dragan Miranovic" (in Spanish). eluniverso.com. 6 August 2004. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
15. "El montenegrino Miranovic nuevo conductor de Millonarios" (in Spanish). myplainview.com. 28 September 2004. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
16. "Miranovic dejó de ser DT de Millonarios" (in Spanish). eluniverso.com. 27 March 2005. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
17. "Miranovic es el nuevo técnico de S.D. Aucas" (in Spanish). eluniverso.com. 22 June 2005. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
18. "Aucas jugará por el honor ante el Deportivo Cuenca" (in Spanish). eluniverso.com. 14 December 2005. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
19. "Miranovic es el nuevo entrenador el Deportivo Cuenca" (in Spanish). eluniverso.com. 2 March 2006. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
20. "Deportivo Cuenca confirmó a su entrenador para la segunda etapa" (in Spanish). ecuadorinmediato.com. 24 May 2006. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
21. "Dragan Miranovic define hoy su paso al Junior de Barranquilla" (in Spanish). eluniverso.com. 17 May 2006. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
22. "Miranovic dejó al Junior de Colombia" (in Spanish). eluniverso.com. 3 October 2006. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
23. "Dragan Miranovic es el nuevo DT de los chullas" (in Spanish). eluniverso.com. 3 November 2006. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
24. "Chullas e indios fichan refuerzos" (in Spanish). eluniverso.com. 21 June 2007. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
25. "Olmedo contrató a Miranovic como director técnico" (in Spanish). eluniverso.com. 17 July 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
26. "Dragan Miranovic renuncia a la dirección técnica de Olmedo" (in Spanish). ecuadorinmediato.com. 18 May 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
27. "Dragan Miranovic nuevo timonel del Aucas" (in Spanish). ecuagol.com. 17 February 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
28. "Aucas se queda sin DT, Miranovic se va" (in Spanish). ecuagol.com. 31 May 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
29. "Miranović novi trener Spartaka" (in Serbian). b92.net. 29 May 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
30. "Ostavke Milovanovića i Miranovića" (in Serbian). b92.net. 14 November 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
31. "Dragan Miranovic, nuevo DT del Centro Deportivo Olmedo" (in Spanish). eluniverso.com. 16 December 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
32. "Carlos Calderón inició su labor en el Olmedo" (in Spanish). eluniverso.com. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2017.

External links

• Dragan Miranović at WorldFootball.net