Dragan Šarac

Dragan Šarac (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Шарац; born 27 September 1975) is a Serbian football manager and former player.

Dragan Šarac
Personal information
Full name Dragan Šarac
Date of birth (1975-09-27) 27 September 1975
Place of birth Ruma, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1995 Sloven Ruma 53 (5)
1995–2000 Obilić 137 (17)
1999 → CSKA Sofia (loan) 0 (0)
2000–2002 Austria Wien 59 (2)
2002–2003 Pasching 33 (4)
2003–2005 Red Star Belgrade 37 (1)
2005–2007 Sturm Graz 61 (6)
2007 Vojvodina 11 (0)
2008 Horgoš 14 (2)
2008 Laktaši 14 (1)
2009–2011 Spartak Subotica 70 (1)
2011–2012 Novi Pazar 23 (0)
2012–2013 Voždovac 30 (0)
Total 542 (39)
International career
1996–1997 FR Yugoslavia U21 2 (0)
1998–2004 FR Yugoslavia /
Serbia and Montenegro		 6 (0)
Managerial career
2013–2014 Voždovac (assistant)
2014 Napredak Kruševac (assistant)
2014–2015 Red Star Belgrade (assistant)
2015 Borac Čačak (assistant)
2015–2016 Vojvodina (assistant)
2016–2018 Čukarički (assistant)
2018–2019 Radnički Niš (assistant)
2019–2021 Vojvodina (assistant)
2021 Radnički Niš (assistant)
2021 Al Batin (assistant)
2022 Radnički 1923 (assistant)
2022 Borac Banja Luka (assistant)
2022–2023 Radnički Niš (assistant)
2023 Radnički Niš
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

After playing for his hometown club Sloven Ruma, Šarac joined ambitious Obilić in the summer of 1995. He was a regular member of the team that became champions of FR Yugoslavia for the 1997–98 season. In the summer of 1999, Šarac moved abroad to Bulgarian side CSKA Sofia, alongside several teammates. He stayed for only a couple of months and made three appearances in the 1999–2000 UEFA Cup, before returning to Obilić.[1]

In July 2000, Šarac moved abroad for the second time and signed with Austria Wien.[2] He spent two seasons at the club and then left for fellow Bundesliga side Pasching. In July 2003, Šarac returned to his homeland and joined Red Star Belgrade on a two-year contract.[3] He played regularly in his debut season and helped the team win the double. In May 2005, Šarac moved back to Austria and signed with Sturm Graz for two years.[4]

In July 2007, Šarac returned to Serbia and signed with Vojvodina.[5] He was released the following January, alongside Saša Drakulić, after playing futsal without permission during the winter break.[6]

International career

Between 1998 and 2004, Šarac was capped six times for Serbia and Montenegro (formerly known as FR Yugoslavia) at full level.[7] He previously played for the national under-21 team.[8]

Managerial career

After hanging up his boots, Šarac served as assistant manager to Nenad Lalatović at numerous clubs, including Voždovac, Napredak Kruševac, Red Star Belgrade, Borac Čačak, Vojvodina (two spells), Čukarički, Radnički Niš (three spells), Al Batin, Radnički 1923, and Borac Banja Luka.

In March 2023, Šarac was appointed as Nenad Lalatović's replacement as manager of Radnički Niš.

Career statistics
Club Season League
AppsGoals
Obilić 1995–96 313
1996–97 293
1997–98 293
1998–99 227
1999–2000 261
Total 13717

Honours

Obilić

Red Star Belgrade

References
  1. "ДРАГАН ШАРАЦ" (in Bulgarian). fccska.com. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  2. "Dragan Sarac" (in German). austria-archiv.at. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  3. "Šarac dve godine u Crvenoj zvezdi" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 20 July 2003. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  4. "Šarac opet u Austriji" (in Serbian). sportskacentrala.com. 27 May 2005. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  5. "Dragan Šarac u Vojvodini" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 2 July 2007. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  6. "Drakulić i Šarac dobili otkaze" (in Serbian). b92.net. 9 January 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  7. "Šarac Dragan" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  8. "Dragan Sarac". 11v11.com. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
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