Vladimir Gaćinović (footballer)

Vladimir Gaćinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Гаћиновић, pronounced [ʋlǎdimiːr ɡatɕǐːnoʋitɕ]; born 3 January 1966) is a Serbian football manager and former player.

Vladimir Gaćinović
Personal information
Date of birth (1966-01-03) 3 January 1966
Place of birth Trebinje, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1984 Leotar 7 (0)
1988–1990 Leotar 58 (15)
1990 GOŠK Jug 15 (0)
1991 Leotar 15 (5)
1991–1997 Bečej
Managerial career
2002–2003 Leotar (assistant)
2003–2004 Leotar
2010–2011 Vojvodina (youth)
2012–2013 Leotar
2013 Zvijezda Gradačac
2013 Igalo
2014 Leotar
2015–2016 Sūduva (assistant)
2016–2017 Vojvodina (assistant)
2018 Spartak Subotica (assistant)
2018 Spartak Subotica
2019–2020 Spartak Subotica
2020–2021 Radnički Niš
2021–2022 Spartak Subotica
2022 Novi Pazar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in Trebinje, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia before the country's break-up, Gaćinović played in the Yugoslav Second League mostly with FK Leotar, but also a half-season with GOŠK Jug.[1][2] In summer 1991 he signed with FK Bečej, having made 25 appearances and scored 5 goals.[3] As player he played as forward.[3] He played with Bečej until 1997.[4]

Coaching career

After finishing his playing career, he became a coach.[4] He was the assistant manager of Mile Jovin at Leotar in 2003–04 season,[5] while next season he became the main coach of the team.[4] In season 2010–11 he coached the under-17 side of FK Vojvodina.[4] Between 2012 and 2014 he was back to Bosnia coaching Leotar and NK Zvijezda Gradačac.[4] In between he had a short stint as coach in Montenegro coaching Igalo. In 2015 he accepted a call from major Lithuanian A Lyga side, FK Sūduva, which he coached in seasons 2015 and 2016.[4]

Afterwards, he returned to Serbia and worked as the assistant manager at Serbian SuperLiga clubs Vojvodina and Spartak Subotica. In 2018, he was promoted to head coach of Spartak Subotica.[4] Gaćinović led the team to an historical upset elimination of Sparta Prague in the second qualifying round for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League.[6] Spartak however went on to be eliminated in the third qualifying round by Brøndby.[7]

On 6 June 2019, it was announced that Gačinović will once again be taking over the Spartak Subotica managerial position.[8]

On 6 October 2021, he was hired as a manager of Spartak Subotica for the third time.[9]

Personal life

His son is Serbian international footballer Mijat Gaćinović.[10]

References
  1. Yugoslav First and Second League stats at B92
  2. Stats from Yugoslav First and Second League at zerodic.com
  3. Tempo almanah 1991–1992 page 30 (in Serbian)
  4. Vladimir Gaćinović at zerozero.pt
  5. Klubovi Premijer Lige 2002–2003 at angelfire.com (copy from defunct NK Posušje official website), Retrieved 11 April 2018 (in Bosnian)
  6. RTS (2 August 2018). "Istorijski uspeh Spartaka, Subotičani zakazali duel sa Brondbijem" (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  7. Milleniumsport.rs (16 August 2018). "Brondbi i sa desetoricom bolji od hrabrog Spartaka" (in Serbian). Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  8. "Nekadašnji premijerligaški trener preuzeo superligaša iz susjedstva" (in Bosnian). Sport1.bs. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  9. "Gaćinović ponovo šef struke Spartak Ždrepčeve krvi" (in Serbian). Spartak Subotica. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  10. "Sve što niste znali o "orlićima", šampionima sveta!". sport.blic.rs (in Serbian). 21 June 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
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