| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1963-10-20)20 October 1963 (age 62) | ||
| Place of birth | Niš,SR Serbia,Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1987 | Radnički Niš | 40 | (4) |
| 1987–1989 | Rad | 51 | (5) |
| 1989–1993 | APOEL | 95 | (61) |
| 1993–1997 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 78 | (60) |
| 1997–2000 | Olympiacos | 82 | (27) |
| 2000–2002 | APOEL | 51 | (24) |
| 2002 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 6 | (2) |
| Total | 404 | (183) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994–1999 | Cyprus | 37 | (8) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007 | Apollon Limassol | ||
| 2008 | Ethnikos Asteras | ||
| 2008−2009 | Red Star Belgrade (assistant) | ||
| 2009 | Red Star Belgrade (interim) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Panetolikos | ||
| 2010–2011 | Shenzhen Ruby | ||
| 2011–2012 | Olympiacos (youth coach) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Ergotelis | ||
| 2013 | Iraklis | ||
| 2014 | Kallithea | ||
| 2014 | Napredak Kruševac | ||
| 2015 | Acharnaikos | ||
| 2016 | Shenzhen Renren | ||
| 2018–2019 | Nafpaktiakos | ||
| 2022 | Maccabi Tel Aviv (assistant) | ||
| 2023–2024 | Krasnodar (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Siniša Gogić (Serbian Cyrillic:Синиша Гогић,pronounced[sǐniʃaɡôɡitɕ];[1][2]Greek:Σίνισα Γκόγκιτς; born 20 October 1963) is afootball manager and former professional player who played as astriker. Born in Yugoslavia, he represented Cyprus at international level.
At club level he played for Yugoslav clubsRadnički Niš andFK Rad, for the Greece football teamOlympiacos (1997–2000), the Cypriot teamsAPOEL,Anorthosis Famagusta andOlympiakos Nicosia andCyprus national football team. After finishing his playing career, he became a manager.
Born inNiš,SR Serbia,SFR Yugoslavia, Gogić began his career there, and played for theYugoslav First League clubsFK Radnički Niš andFK Rad. Gogic first went to Cyprus in 1989 and played forAPOEL where he won thechampionship in his first season. The same year Gogic became top goalscorer of theCypriot First Division with 19 goals. He stayed at APOEL for a few years where he won thechampionship again in 1991–92 and theCypriot Cup in 1992–1993. In 1993, after an argument with the APOEL coach, he left APOEL for Anorthosis and became again top goal scorer, this time with 26 goals and the following season, he helped Anorthosis win the Championship (1994/95) for the first time in 32 years and scoring 24 goals (2nd top scorer). He had a great season in 1996/97 (14 goals in 13 games) which attracted the interest of Olympiacos Piraeus. He joined Olympiacos at the age of 33, in 1997 from Cypriot sideAnorthosis Famagusta and nobody could imagine his excellent attacking abilities.
He stayed at Olympiacos for 4 years, during which Olympiacos dominated the domestic league. Those four years Olympiacos became champions in Greece (1997–2000).1998/99, was the greatest season for Olympiacos as the club wonthe Double and for first time reached the quarter finals of theUEFA Champions League. Gogic was considered one of the best Olympiacos players in the club's greatest achievement, in both Greek and European competitions. His nickname among the fans was "Pappous", which means "grandpa", because it was not until late in his career that he met with club success on a greater level.
In the first match againstFC Porto, when Olympiacos was losing 2–0 away, he played for the last five minutes and he equalized by scoring Olympiacos' second goal. He scored several other goals in the Group stage and Olympiacos then facedJuventus in the quarter finals. After a 2–1 away defeat inStadio delle Alpi, the result was giving enough chances for Olympiacos to qualify. Gogic played during the whole match in the second leg, inOlympic Stadium (Athens) and during the first 15 minutes he scored a goal for Olympiacos. The result, which would have given Olympiacos a place in the semi-finals for first time, remained unchanged until the 85th minute, whenAntonio Conte equalized for Juventus and Olympiacos was eliminated.
One year later, Gogic left Olympiacos and returned to Cyprus, where he joined his favourite teamAPOEL again. In 2001–02 he helped his team once more to win thechampionship by scoring 16 goals in 26 appearances.
In 2002–2003, following financial differences with APOEL, he played for six months forOlympiakos Nicosia, where he ended his career.
On the national level, Gogić made his debut forCyprus in a SeptemberEuropean Championship qualification match againstSpain and earned a total of 37 caps, scoring 8 goals.[3] His final international was also a qualification match, for the 2000 Euros in October 1999, againstAustria.[4]
At the age of 42 he became manager in Olympiacos' youth academies and after that at the age of 44 he was the manager of Cypriot teamApollon Limassol FC. On 14 September 2008 he was named as assistant coach atRed Star Belgrade, then on 9 May 2009 became the head coach atRed Star Belgrade, replacingČedomir Janevski.[5] On 12 June 2009, Gogić agreed withPanetolikos F.C. chairman Fotis Kostoulas to take over as manager of Panetolikos, replacing Vasilis Dalaperas. On 18 February 2010, he signed forShenzhen Ruby. He managed the youth team ofOlympiacos during the 2011–12 season.
In June 2012, Gogić was hired by newly relegated to theFootball League sideErgotelis, who had set their sights at instant re-promotion to theSuperleague.[6] He led the club for9+1⁄2 months, boasting an impressive 12−5−3 record at the end of the competition first round. However,Ergotelis' performance dropped significantly during the second round, as the team struggled at home and away to secure more points for promotion, and dropped below 3rd place on the league table.[7] After managing a sub-par 3−5−3 record during the second round of thecompetition, the club's board of directors decided to terminate Gogić's contract on 16 April 2013.[8]
In May 2013, Gogić was hired byIraklis.[9]
In January 2023, he was hired as an assistant toVladimir Ivić by the Russian clubFC Krasnodar.[10]
His sonAlex Gogić is also a footballer and a Cyprus international, who currently plays forScottish Premiership sideSt Mirren F.C.[11]
APOEL
Anorthosis
Olympiacos
Cypriot First Division top goalscorer: 1990, 1994
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