Slobodan Kuljanin
Bosnian Serb footballer and coach (1953–2019)
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Slobodan Kuljanin (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Куљанин, Serbian pronunciation: [slobǒdan kûːʎanin]; 28 November 1953 – 22 February 2019) was a Bosnian Serb footballer and coach.[1]
Full name
Slobodan Kuljanin
Date of birth
28 November 1953
Place of birth
Konjic, FPR Yugoslavia
Date of death
22 February 2019 (aged 65)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Slobodan Kuljanin | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Konjic, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Date of death | 22 February 2019 (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death | Belgrade, Serbia | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Velež Mostar | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Velež Mostar | |||
| 1977–1980 | Borac Banja Luka | 51 | (2) |
| 1981–1982 | Kozara Gradiška | 17 | (0) |
| Total | 68 | (2) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Partizan (assistant) | ||
| 2012 | Dalian Aerbin (assistant) | ||
| 2013 | Beijing Guoan (assistant) | ||
| 2014 | Maccabi Haifa (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Konjic, Kuljanin played for Velež Mostar, Borac Banja Luka, Rudar Prijedor[2] and Kozara Gradiška. After his playing career he had a lengthy spell as academy coach at OFK Beograd.[3]
He died on 22 February 2019 after a short but severe illness. He was a long-time assistant coach to Aleksandar Stanojević.[4]
Honours
As assistant coach
Partizan