Ilija Ivic
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Ilija Ivić is a retired Serbia
n footballer. Ivić works currently as (Director of football
) Red Star Belgrade
and his last job was the Technical Manager of the Greek side Olympiacos. A skilful attacker who showed great technical ability, Ilija Ivic could often be found in a supporting attacking role, opening up spaces for team-mates. Ivic played once for the National Team of his country
, against Switzerland
in September 1998.
His football career began at 1986, to Proleter FC, where he stays until 1991
. He played for three years at Red Star
(until 1994). With Red Star, he won the Yugoslav national championship with FK Crvena Zvezda in 1991/92, the season after joined from first club FK Proleter, for whom he scored 26 goals in 92 games. He was a Yugoslav Cup
winner with the Belgrade club in 1993 and departed the following season for Greece
and Olympiacos after registering 16 goals in 30 top-flight games, where he stays until 1999.
While at Olympiacos CFP he won the Greek championship in 1997, 1998, and the double
in 1999, having his best campaign in the second of those title triumphs, claiming 26 goals in 32 matches. He was a member of Olympiacos squad in 1999-99 UEFA Champions League
, when his team achieved its greatest success in European competition while they reached the quarter finals and being eliminated by Juventus.
His next step was with the Italian club Torino Calcio the following season
, although he failed to find the net in 19 games, nine as a substitute in his first season in Serie A
. Having failed to break into the first team the following term, he returned to Greece with FC Aris Thessaloniki
, before he signed for AEK Athens FC
in early 2002.
In January 2002 Ilija Ivić came to AEK FC, where he closed his football career. He played 48 matches and he scored 18 times. His team finished second in the Greek Championship, equal points with Olympiacos, however he reached with his team the Final in the Greek Cup, where AEK met his past team Olympiacos. Ivic scored the winning goal in the 2002 Greek Cup final for AEK against Olympiacos but refused, for sentimental reasons, to celebrate, having played for the opposition earlier in his career.
The following season, he played a considerable part in AEK finishing third in the Alpha Ethniki after scoring nine goals in 20 games. In the UEFA Champions League
he featured in five of AEK's six drawn games in the first group stage.
On June 2004 he accepted the proposal of AEK FC
administration and assumed the position of Technical Manager. Ivic stayed for almost three years as the Technical Manager of AEK FC and during his career had a successful choices of players despite the small budget. On February 2007 he resigned and appealed that he had some collaboration problems with the current manager of AEK FC, Lorenzo Serra Ferrer
.
On June 2007 he accepted the proposal of Petros Kokkalis, Management Director Of Olympiacos FC and assumed the position of Technical Manager.
He is married to Greek fitness instructor Eleni Petroulaki, together they have three kids: Anna Maria(3yrs old) and 17 month old twins Mila and Dorothea. Vladimir Ivić
who plays for PAOK Thessaloniki
is his younger brother.
He resigned as Technical Director of Olympiacos on May 7, 2008.
They also resigned from Red Star in the end of 2008/09 season because of financial problems of the club.
Olympiacos
Torino
AEK Athens
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n footballer. Ivić works currently as (Director of football
Director of football
"Director of football" is a term describing a senior management figure at a football club, most commonly used in Europe. The exact nature of the role is often unclear and extremely variable and causes much debate in the sports media...
) Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...
and his last job was the Technical Manager of the Greek side Olympiacos. A skilful attacker who showed great technical ability, Ilija Ivic could often be found in a supporting attacking role, opening up spaces for team-mates. Ivic played once for the National Team of his country
Serbia national football team
The Serbia national football team represents Serbia in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia, the governing body for football in Serbia. Serbia's home ground is Stadion Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade and their last head coach was Vladimir Petrović...
, against Switzerland
Switzerland national football team
The Swiss national football team is the national football team of Switzerland...
in September 1998.
His football career began at 1986, to Proleter FC, where he stays until 1991
Yugoslav First League 1990/91
The Yugoslav First Federal League's 1990/1991 season was the 63rd time the competition was contested. The title was won by Red Star Belgrade in dominating fashion, the club's 18th in its history. It also turned out to be the last season in which teams from SR Croatia and SR Slovenia participated...
. He played for three years at Red Star
Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...
(until 1994). With Red Star, he won the Yugoslav national championship with FK Crvena Zvezda in 1991/92, the season after joined from first club FK Proleter, for whom he scored 26 goals in 92 games. He was a Yugoslav Cup
Yugoslav Cup
The Yugoslav Cup, officially the Marshal Tito Cup, was one of two major football competitions in the former Yugoslavia, the other one being the Yugoslav League Championship. The Yugoslav Cup took place after the league championships when every competitive league in Yugoslavia had finished, in order...
winner with the Belgrade club in 1993 and departed the following season for Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
and Olympiacos after registering 16 goals in 30 top-flight games, where he stays until 1999.
While at Olympiacos CFP he won the Greek championship in 1997, 1998, and the double
The Double
The Double is a term in association football which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season...
in 1999, having his best campaign in the second of those title triumphs, claiming 26 goals in 32 matches. He was a member of Olympiacos squad in 1999-99 UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League 1998-99
The 1998–99 UEFA Champions League was the seventh season of the UEFA Champions League, Europe's premier club football tournament, since it was renamed from the "European Champion Clubs' Cup" or "European Cup". The competition was won by Manchester United, coming back from a goal down in the last...
, when his team achieved its greatest success in European competition while they reached the quarter finals and being eliminated by Juventus.
His next step was with the Italian club Torino Calcio the following season
Serie A 1999-00
Lazio won the title on the final day of the season in controversial cirumstances. Juventus, the only other team left in contention on the day lost their match against Perugia in terrible conditions at a rain-sodden Stadio Renato Curi, many considering the pitch unplayable. Pierluigi Collina the...
, although he failed to find the net in 19 games, nine as a substitute in his first season in Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
. Having failed to break into the first team the following term, he returned to Greece with FC Aris Thessaloniki
Aris Thessaloniki F.C.
Aris Football Club , also known as God of war and the Yellows, is a Greek football club based in the city of Thessaloniki, Macedonia. Formed in 1914, the club was a founding member of Macedonian Football Clubs Association as well as the Hellenic Football Federation, they currently compete in...
, before he signed for AEK Athens FC
AEK Athens FC
AEK Athens F.C. , the Athletic Union of Constantinople, is a Greek association football club based in the city of Athens, Greece. Outside Greece, the club is also known as AEK Athens, however, the word Athens is not part of the club's official title.Established in Athens in 1924 by Greek refugees...
in early 2002.
In January 2002 Ilija Ivić came to AEK FC, where he closed his football career. He played 48 matches and he scored 18 times. His team finished second in the Greek Championship, equal points with Olympiacos, however he reached with his team the Final in the Greek Cup, where AEK met his past team Olympiacos. Ivic scored the winning goal in the 2002 Greek Cup final for AEK against Olympiacos but refused, for sentimental reasons, to celebrate, having played for the opposition earlier in his career.
The following season, he played a considerable part in AEK finishing third in the Alpha Ethniki after scoring nine goals in 20 games. In the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
he featured in five of AEK's six drawn games in the first group stage.
On June 2004 he accepted the proposal of AEK FC
AEK Athens FC
AEK Athens F.C. , the Athletic Union of Constantinople, is a Greek association football club based in the city of Athens, Greece. Outside Greece, the club is also known as AEK Athens, however, the word Athens is not part of the club's official title.Established in Athens in 1924 by Greek refugees...
administration and assumed the position of Technical Manager. Ivic stayed for almost three years as the Technical Manager of AEK FC and during his career had a successful choices of players despite the small budget. On February 2007 he resigned and appealed that he had some collaboration problems with the current manager of AEK FC, Lorenzo Serra Ferrer
Llorenç Serra Ferrer
Lorenzo Serra Ferrer is a Spanish football coach.His career was mainly associated with RCD Mallorca and Real Betis, and he also served the former in various other capacities.-Playing career:...
.
On June 2007 he accepted the proposal of Petros Kokkalis, Management Director Of Olympiacos FC and assumed the position of Technical Manager.
He is married to Greek fitness instructor Eleni Petroulaki, together they have three kids: Anna Maria(3yrs old) and 17 month old twins Mila and Dorothea. Vladimir Ivić
Vladimir Ivic
Vladimir Ivić is a Serbian footballer who plays as a midfielder for PAOK. He is the younger brother of Ilija Ivić, ex Red Star player and sports director....
who plays for PAOK Thessaloniki
PAOK FC
P.A.O.K. F.C. is a Greek association football club based in Thessaloniki, Greece. It is the largest supported football club in Macedonia.PAOK FC is the football department of Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans , a multi-sport club. Since its formation in 1926 the football club...
is his younger brother.
He resigned as Technical Director of Olympiacos on May 7, 2008.
They also resigned from Red Star in the end of 2008/09 season because of financial problems of the club.
Honours
Red Star BelgradeRed Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...
- FR Yugoslavian ChampionshipSerbian SuperligaSerbian SuperLiga is a Serbian professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Serbian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Serbian First League...
: 1992 - FR Yugoslavian CupYugoslav CupThe Yugoslav Cup, officially the Marshal Tito Cup, was one of two major football competitions in the former Yugoslavia, the other one being the Yugoslav League Championship. The Yugoslav Cup took place after the league championships when every competitive league in Yugoslavia had finished, in order...
: 1993
Olympiacos
- Greek ChampionshipSuper League GreeceThe Superleague Greece is the highest professional football league in Greece. It was formed on July 16, 2006 and replaced Alpha Ethniki at the top of the Greek football league system. The league consists of 16 teams and runs from August to May, with teams playing 30 games each...
: 1997, 1998, 1999 - Greek CupGreek football CupThe Greek Football Cup , commonly known as the Greek Cup or for sponsorship reasons the Football Cup OPAP, is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation....
: 1999
Torino
Torino F.C.
Torino Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Torino, is a professional Italian football club based in Turin, Piedmont, that was founded in 1906. The club has spent most of its history in the top tier in Italian football....
- Italian Second DivisionSerie BSerie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
: 2001
AEK Athens
AEK Athens FC
AEK Athens F.C. , the Athletic Union of Constantinople, is a Greek association football club based in the city of Athens, Greece. Outside Greece, the club is also known as AEK Athens, however, the word Athens is not part of the club's official title.Established in Athens in 1924 by Greek refugees...
- Greek CupGreek football CupThe Greek Football Cup , commonly known as the Greek Cup or for sponsorship reasons the Football Cup OPAP, is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation....
: 2002
External sources
- Profile and career story at Serbian Federation site.