Dejan Antonić
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Dejan Antonić (Template:Lang-sr-cyr, Template:Zh; born 22 January 1969) is a Serbian football manager and former player. He is the father of Stefan Antonić, who plays football professionally in Hong Kong.[1]
Club career
In Europe
Antonić started his professional football career at Red Star Belgrade. In 1987, he was called up to the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship in Chile[2] alongside the likes of Robert Jarni, Igor Štimac, Zvonimir Boban, Robert Prosinečki, Predrag Mijatović and Davor Šuker. After Yugoslavia won on penalties over East Germany, he returned to Red Star, but made no league appearances and left for Spartak Subotica in 1989.[3] Then, he played for FK Napredak Kruševac in the Yugoslav Second League,[3][4] as well as Belgian side Beveren.
Indonesia and Hong Kong
After leaving Europe in 1995, Antonić spent three years with three Indonesian clubs. He went to Hong Kong in 1998 to join Instant-Dict FC, became a well-known figure among fans and would then play for Rangers, Sun Hei and Kitchee before retiring in 2005. He also played at the 2003 Lunar New Year Cup, scoring a penalty against the Denmark League XI.
Coaching career
Antonić, a UEFA Pro License holder, was appointed by Kitchee as head coach immediately after his retirement in 2005 and successfully led the team to two trophies in the league on his first year of duty, winning the Hong Kong League Cup and Hong Kong Senior Shield Cup. He led the team to defend their Hong Kong League Cup in 2006, during his second year of duty. Kitchee also qualified for the 2008 AFC Cup.
Antonić was elected as the 2006 Hong Kong Coach of The Year and also appointed to be a coach of Hong Kong League XI for the annual Carlsberg Cup.
Achievements with Kitchee FC
- Winner of Hong Kong League Cup 2005-2006
- Winner of the Senior Shield Cup 2005-2006
- Winner of Hong Kong League Cup 2006-2007
- Kitchee qualify for 2008 AFC Cup
- Elected as Hong Kong "Coach of the Year 2005-2006“
- Won the 2nd Place of Hong Kong League 2006-2007
- Won the 2nd Place of Senior Shield Cup 2007-2008
Antonić was appointed to coach the Hong Kong national football team in preparation for the 2011 Asian Cup qualifiers. And with Hong Kong National Team, he won the 31st Guangdong Cup 2008. He has been nominated as a consultant of the Hong Kong Law Society Football Team.
He left his post as head coach of Tuen Mun in the middle of the 2011–12 Hong Kong First Division League season and joined Arema FC as their manager.[5] Coaching Arema FC for only 6 months and he was voted by the soccer news website, Goal.com, as "The Best Coach 2011–2012" [6] of the Indonesian Premier League as he brought Arema FC to go through to the quarter-final of AFC Cup 2012[7] and make the country proud.[8]
Achievements with Arema Indonesia FC
- Voted as “The Best Coach of Indonesian Premier League 2011-2012”
- Voted as “Coach of The Month” (May 2012) by the AFC
Achievements with Pro Duta FC
- Champion of the Indonesian Premier League 2012-2013
- Champion of the Indonesian Premier League Super Cup 2012-2013
- Voted as “Indonesian Coach of the Year” 2012-2013[9] On 9 September 2014, he got his contract extended until 2016.[10]
Achievements with Pelita Bandung Raya FC
- Voted as “The Coach of the Month” in February 2014
- Voted as “The Coach of the Month” in August 2014
- Voted as “The Coach of the Month” in October 2014
- Voted as “Coach of the Year”, Indonesian Super League 2014-2015 by PSSI
- Voted as “Coach of the Year”, Indonesian Super League by Goal.com
- Voted as “Coach of the Year”, Indonesian Super League by ESPN
- Pelita Bandung Raya FC was voted as “Team of the Year, Indonesian Super League 2014-2015”
- Pelita Bandung Raya FC won the Runner-up in Bali Island Cup 2014-2015
Achievements with Persib Bandung FC
- Won the 2nd Place of Bhayangkara Cup 2016
Antonić returned to management on 31 October 2016, signing a 1.5 year contract at South China as manager.[11] The club managed to finish 4th in the league and reached the finals of the 2016-17 Hong Kong FA Cup. Following South China's decision to voluntarily relegate, the contracts of the entire coaching staff were terminated.[12]
On 4 July 2017, Hong Kong Rangers Director Philip Lee announced that Antonić would be the club's new manager.[12]
On 28 March 2018, Borneo announced that Antonić would be the club's new head coach after sacked their previous head coach[13]
Personal life
Antonić married an Indonesian woman, Venna Tikoalu, on 3 July 1999. Their son Stefan was born on 6 February 2001 in Hong Kong.[11] Antonić has a daughter who is living in Serbia.
Career statistics
Managerial
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| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Kitchee | 1 July 2005 | 31 December 2007 | ||||||
| Hong Kong | 14 October 2008 | 30 June 2009 | ||||||
| Pegasus | 1 July 2009 | 30 November 2009 | ||||||
| Shatin | 1 January 2010 | 30 June 2010 | ||||||
| Taichung | 1 July 2010 | 30 April 2011 | ||||||
| Tuen Mun | 1 August 2011 | 29 November 2011 | ||||||
| Persib | 20 January 2016 | 11 June 2016 | ||||||
| South China | 31 October 2016 | 30 June 2017 | ||||||
| Rangers | 1 July 2017 | 3 December 2017 | ||||||
| Borneo | 28 March 2018 | 4 January 2019 | ||||||
| Madura United | 13 January 2019 | 23 August 2019 | ||||||
| PSS Sleman | 26 February 2020 | 19 December 2021 | ||||||
| Barito Putera | 22 April 2022 | 25 August 2022 | ||||||
| Jinan Xingzhou | 1 August 2023 | 5 November 2023 | ||||||
| Foshan Nanshi | 30 November 2023 | 24 April 2024 | ||||||
| Total | ||||||||
Games of Hong Kong team coached by Dejan Antonić and Goran Paulić
International games of Hong Kong
| # | Date | Type of Match | Location | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 November 2008 | Friendly | Macau | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Macau | flag alias = Flag of Macau.svg | flag alias-colonial = Flag of Portugal.svg | flag alias-municipal = Flag of Municipal Council of Macau.svg | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} |
9–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 14 January 2009 | Friendly | Hong Kong | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = India | flag alias = Flag of India.svg | flag alias-1880 = British Raj Red Ensign.svg | flag alias-British = British Raj Red Ensign.svg | flag alias-1931 = 1931 Flag of India.svg | flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of India.svg | flag alias-army = Flag of Indian Army.svg | link alias-army = Indian Army | flag alias-naval-1879 = Flag of Imperial India.svg | flag alias-naval-1884 = Flag of Imperial India.svg | flag alias-naval-1928 = Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg | flag alias-naval-1947 = Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg | flag alias-naval-1950 = Naval Ensign of India (1950–2001).svg | flag alias-naval-2001 = Naval Ensign of India (2001–2004).svg | flag alias-naval-2004 = Naval Ensign of India (2004–2014).svg | flag alias-naval-2014 = Naval Ensign of India (2014–2022).svg | flag alias-naval-2022 = Naval Ensign of India (2022).svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of India.svg | flag alias-air force-1950 = Air Force Ensign of India (1950–2023).svg | flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of India.svg | flag alias-coast guard = Indian Coast Guard flag.svg | link alias-coast guard = Indian Coast Guard | link alias-naval = Indian Navy | link alias-air force = Indian Air Force | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of India.svg | link alias-navy = Indian Navy | flag alias-military = Flag of Indian Armed Forces.svg | link alias-military = Indian Armed Forces | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} |
2–1 |
| 3 | 21 January 2009 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Hong Kong | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Bahrain | flag alias = Flag of Bahrain.svg | flag alias-old = Flag of Bahrain (before 1820).svg | flag alias-1820 = Flag of Bahrain (1820-1932).svg | flag alias-1932 = Flag of Bahrain (1932 to 1972).svg | flag alias-1972 = Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg | link alias-naval = Royal Bahraini Naval Force | flag alias-military = Flag of the Bahrain Defence Force.svg | link alias-military = Bahrain Defence Force | flag alias-army = Flag of the Royal Bahraini Army.svg | link alias-army = Royal Bahraini Army | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Royal Bahraini Air Force.svg | link alias-air force = Royal Bahraini Air Force | flag alias-navy = Flag of the Royal Bahrain Naval Force.svg | link alias-navy = Royal Bahraini Naval Force | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} |
1–3 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 28 January 2009 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Sana'a, Yemen | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Yemen | flag alias = Flag of Yemen.svg | flag alias-1918 = Flag of Yemen 1918.svg | flag alias-1923 = Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (1918-1927).svg | flag alias-1927 = Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen.svg | flag alias-1962 = Flag of the Yemen Arab Republic.svg | link alias-army = Yemeni Land Forces | flag alias-army = Flag of the Yemeni Army.svg | flag alias-naval = Flag of the Yemeni Navy.svg | link alias-naval = Yemeni Navy | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Yemeni Air Force.svg | link alias-air force = Yemeni Air Force | flag alias-navy = Flag of the Yemeni Navy.svg | link alias-navy = Yemeni Navy | flag alias-military = Flag of the Yemen Armed Forces.svg | link alias-military = Yemeni Armed Forces | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} |
0–1 |
Non-international games of Hong Kong
| # | Date | Type of Match | Location | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 January 2009 | 2009 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup | Guangzhou, China | Template:Flagicon Guangdong | 1–3 |
| 2 | 4 January 2009 | 2009 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup | Hong Kong | Template:Flagicon Guangdong | 4–1 |
Honours
Player
Sun Hei
Yugoslavia U-20
Manager
Kitchee
PSS Sleman
- Menpora Cup third place: 2021[14]
References
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- ↑ "The Best Coach of Indonesian Premier League 2011–2012" Goal.com. 28 July 2012.
- ↑ "The Serbian head tactician, Dejan Antonic, has successfully led Arema Indonesia to the quarter-finals of the AFC Cup for the first time in the club's history" Goal.com. 24 May 2012.
- ↑ "Arema massive win over Navibank Saigon" Goal.com. 9 May 2012.
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External links
- GoalGoalGoal.com (archived 29 March 2007)
- TSW Pegasus FC Official website (archived 29 August 2008)
- Kitchee SC Official website
- World Youth Cup Champions Squads 1977–2005
- FIFA.com (archived 7 July 2007)
- Dejan Antonić at 11v11.com
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- Pages with script errors
- 1968 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Belgrade
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football defenders
- Yugoslav men's footballers
- Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers
- Hong Kong League XI representative players
- FK Spartak Subotica players
- FK Napredak Kruševac players
- K.S.K. Beveren players
- FK Obilić players
- Persebaya Surabaya players
- Persita Tangerang players
- Persema Malang players
- Double Flower FA players
- Hong Kong Rangers FC players
- Sun Hei SC players
- Kitchee SC players
- Yugoslav First League players
- Second League of Serbia and Montenegro players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Indonesian Premier Division players
- Hong Kong First Division League players
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong
- Serbian football managers
- Kitchee SC managers
- Hong Kong national football team managers
- Hong Kong Pegasus FC managers
- Arema FC managers
- Madura United F.C. managers
- Persib Bandung managers
- South China AA managers
- Borneo F.C. Samarinda managers
- PSS Sleman managers
- PS Barito Putera managers
- Indonesia Super League managers
- Liga 1 (Indonesia) managers
- Serbian expatriate football managers
- Expatriate football managers in Hong Kong
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong
- Expatriate football managers in Indonesia
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia
- Expatriate football managers in China
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in China