 Smiljanić withSaham in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1957-09-27)27 September 1957 (age 68) | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade,PR Serbia,Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978 | Mercator | ||
| 1979–1981 | OFK Beograd | ||
| 1981–1983 | Sloboda Užice | ||
| 1983–1985 | Kalmar AIK | ||
| 1985–1988 | Mönsterås | ||
| 1988–1993 | Obilić | ||
| International career | |||
| 1974–1975 | Yugoslavia U20 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1993–1995 | Obilić U20 | ||
| 1995–1996 | Obilić (assistant) | ||
| 1996–1997 | Mladi Radnik | ||
| 1997–1998 | Sloga Kraljevo | ||
| 1998–1999 | Borac Čačak | ||
| 1999–2000 | Milicionar | ||
| 2001–2002 | Jordan | ||
| 2002–2003 | Sutjeska Nikšić | ||
| 2003–2004 | Al-Faisaly | ||
| 2004 | Vojvodina | ||
| 2005 | Sutjeska Nikšić | ||
| 2005–2006 | Al-Faisaly | ||
| 2006–2008 | Ittihad | ||
| 2008–2009 | Libya U20 | ||
| 2009–2010 | Libya | ||
| 2012–2013 | Al-Wehdat | ||
| 2013 | Smederevo | ||
| 2013–2014 | Ittihad | ||
| 2014 | Napredak Kruševac | ||
| 2014–2015 | Saham | ||
| 2016 | BEC-Tero Sasana | ||
| 2016–2017 | Al-Faisaly | ||
| 2017 | Mladost Podgorica | ||
| 2017–2018 | Ahli | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Branko Smiljanić (born 27 September 1957)[1] is a Serbianfootball manager and former player.
In 1978, Smiljanić signed a one-year contract withMercator Ljubljana. He moved toOFK Beograd in 1979. In 1981, he signed a long-term contract withFK Sloboda Užice.
He first moved out of Serbia in 1983 to Sweden where he signed a contract withKalmar AIK FK. After a two-year spell with the Kalmar-based club, he signed a contract withFC Mönsterås.
In 1988, he moved back to Serbia and signed withFK Obilić and played there for the next 5 years.
Smiljanić received theUEFA Pro Licence in 2007 from theFootball Association of Serbia. He also holds theUEFA A License (from theFootball Association of Serbia and Montenegro since 2005),UEFA B License (from theSwedish Football Association since 1988) and also the UEFA C License (from the Swedish Football Association since 1987). He has also obtained a graduate degree in Physical Education in 1996 from theUniversity of Novi Sad.[1]
He began his professional managerial career with the U-20 team ofFK Obilić in 1993. In 1995, he was appointed the assistant coach of the first team. In his one-year spell with the club, he helped them achieve the runners-up position in the1994–95 FR Yugoslavia Cup.
In 1996, he was appointed the head coach ofFK Mladi Radnik. In 1997, he was appointed the head coach ofFK Sloga Kraljevo. In 1998, he was appointed the head coach ofFK Borac Čačak and helped the club win the1998–99 Second League of FR Yugoslavia (West). In 1999, he was appointed the head coach ofFK Milicionar.
He first moved out of Serbia to Jordan in 2001 where he was appointed manager of theJordan national team.
In 2002, he moved back to FR Yugoslavia where he was appointed the head coach ofFK Sutjeska Nikšić.
In 2003, he moved back to Jordan and to the capital city,Amman where he was appointed the head coach ofJordan League club,Al-Faisaly SC. In his one-year spell with the Amman-based club, he helped them secure the second position in the2003–04 Jordan League, win the 2004Jordan FA Cup and the 2004Jordan Super Cup.
In 2004, he moved back to Serbia where he was appointed the head coach ofFK Vojvodina.
In 2005, he moved back to Jordan and his former club, Al-Faisaly SC. He again helped them secure the second position in the2005–06 Jordan League and win the 2005 Jordan FA Cup.
In 2006, he moved to theNorth Africa and more accurately to Libya where he was appointed the head coach ofLibyan Premier League club,Al-Ittihad Club. In his two-year spell with theTripoli-based club, he helped them win the2006–07 Libyan Premier League,2006 Libyan Super Cup,2007 Libyan Al-Fatih Cup,2007–08 Libyan Premier League and the2007 Libyan Super Cup. He also helped the club to reach the Semi-finals of the2007 CAF Champions League which is till-date the best performance of the club in the competition.
In 2008, he was appointed the head coach ofLibya national under-20 football team. During his one-year spell with the U20 national team, he helped them achieve the bronze medal in the2009 Mediterranean Games. His team first topped the Group C with two draws againstMontenegro U20 and with the help of a 4–2 penalty shootout win over the Europeans in the second match. In the semi-finals, they were defeated 1–0 byItaly U20 and in the third place match they won 8–7 on penalties againstFrance U20 after the match had ended 0–0 at normal time.
After a successful stint with the Libya national U-20 team, he was appointed the head coach of theLibya national team on a three-year contract.
In October 2011, he was one of a number of managers the candidates for the vacantRwanda national team manager role.[2]
In 2012, he moved back to Jordan where he was appointed the head coach ofAl-Wehdat SC, fierce rivals of his former club, Al-Faisaly SC. He helped theAmman New Camp-based club reach the quarter-finals of the2012 AFC Cup. On 31 August 2012, he was sacked by the club after a 2–0 defeat againstAl-Arabi (Irbid), the club's second defeat in the past three matches.[3]
In 2013, he moved back to Libya and to his former club, Al-Ittihad on a one-year contract.
In 2014, he returned to Serbia where he was appointed the head coach ofSerbian SuperLiga clubFK Napredak Kruševac.
On 20 November 2014, he arrived inMuscat, Oman and then moved toSaham where on 22 November 2014, he signed a six-month contract to be appointed the head coach ofSaham Club ofOman Professional League.[4]
In February 2016, he was appointed manager ofThai League 1 clubBEC-Tero Sasana.
On 27 November 2016, he moved back to his former club, Al-Faisaly SC.[5]
In 2017, he moved back to Montenegro where he was appointed the head coach ofMladost Podgorica.[6]
On 9 November 2018, Smiljanić was named the head coach ofAl Ahli SC (Tripoli).[7] On 23 March 2018, he left the club by mutual consent.[8]
His son,Milan Smiljanić is a professional footballer who has played for top European clubs likeFK Partizan,RCD Espanyol,Sporting de Gijón,Gençlerbirliği S.K.,Maccabi Netanya andFK Partizan. Branko is fluent inEnglish,Serbian andSwedish.[4]
Borac Čačak
Al-Faisaly
Al-Ittihad (Tripoli)
Libya U-20