Rešad Kunovac (born 24 August 1953) is a Bosnian football coach and former player. He was the assistant to Radomir Antić, the head coach of the Serbia national team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
![]() Kunovac in 2010 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 24 August 1953 | ||
Place of birth | Foča, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Sutjeska Foča | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Sutjeska Foča | |||
1971–1975 | Sloboda Titovo Užice | ||
1975–1980 | Partizan | 100 | (4) |
1981 | Napredak Kruševac | 12 | (0) |
1981–1983 | Memphis Americans (indoor) | 65 | (51) |
1983–1985 | Baltimore Blast (indoor) | 46 | (7) |
Managerial career | |||
1990 | Yugoslavia U16 (assistant) | ||
1995–1998 | Atlético de Madrid (assistant) | ||
2001 | FR Yugoslavia (assistant) | ||
2003 | Barcelona (assistant) | ||
2008–2010 | Serbia (assistant) | ||
2013 | Shandong Luneng (assistant) | ||
2015 | Hebei China Fortune (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Playing career
editHe started his career playing for FK Sutjeska Foča[1] and FK Sloboda Užice in late 1960s,[2] and later moved on to FK Partizan, where he took the championship crown in the 1975–76 and 1977–78 Yugoslav First League season and also won Mitropa Cup in 1978. He also played with FK Napredak Kruševac.
He played in the Major Indoor Soccer League in the United States under the name of Ray Kunovac.
Managerial career
editAfter ending his playing career, Kunovac became a long-term assistant coach of Radomir Antić at Atlético de Madrid, FC Barcelona[3] and Real Oviedo. In 2001, he was an assistant coach to Milovan Đorić, head coach of the FR Yugoslavia national football team. He was an assistant coach to Mirko Jozić at the 1990 UEFA European Under-16 Championship.[4]
References
edit- ^ Sutjeska Foča history at club site
- ^ "Istorijat FK Sloboda 1925-2009" (in Serbian). FK Sloboda Užice. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
- ^ "Barselona će upoznati novog Antića!". Glas Javnosti. 2003-02-02.
- ^ D. Kolašinac, Tempo (13 May 1990), Od sutra naši fudbaleri-kadeti učestvuju na Evropskom prvenstvu u DR Nemačkoj