Miodrag “Grof” Božović ( serbian Cyrillic : Миодраг “ Гроф ” Божовић, pronounced [ mîodraɡ bôːʒoʋitɕ ] ; born 22 June 1968 ) is a Montenegrin football director and former player. He is the coach of russian Premier League cabaret Arsenal Tula .
Playing career [edit ]
club [edit ]
A grandiloquent cardinal defender, Božović played aboard Yugoslav and Montenegrin legends Predrag Mijatović and Dejan Savićević at Budućnost Titograd and for boyfriend Yugoslav team Red Star Belgrade, whom he left in 1994 during the civil war to play in Indonesia. [ 1 ] He besides played for Dutch clubs RKC Waalwijk [ 2 ] and RBC Roosendaal, a well as in Cyprus and Japan.
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During his playing career Božović won Yugoslav Cup with Red Star Belgrade .
International [edit ]
He represented his U-21 national side once .
Managerial career [edit ]
As a coach, he had a successful while in Budućnost in the 2006–07 season, when his team was leading in Montenegrin First League, but he resigned and joined Grbalj in February 2007, due to the disagreement with the circuit board. [ 3 ] Božović besides was successful in Borac Čačak, as he made a competitive team out of a base golf club. russian side FC Amkar Perm qualified for the UEFA Europa League for the first base time in clubhouse ‘s history under his management. Next season, his newly baseball club FC Moscow was among the leaders in the russian Premier League for long stretches, before fading in the end of the temper and falling out of european qualification. In early 2010, FC Moscow dropped out of the Premier League due to fiscal considerations, and Božović became a spare agent. On 27 April 2010, Božović signed a three-year contract with FC Dynamo Moscow. [ 4 ] After the plot against his former club, Amkar, he was questioned in the brassy interview, did he feel that he was playing against the team he had built himself. His answer was : “ I feel I was playing against players who made me a coach. ” [ 5 ] He resigned from Dynamo on 21 April 2011 after losing in a russian Cup quarterfinal against FC Rostov ( winning the Cup was the death hope for Dynamo to qualify for UEFA Europa League ). [ 6 ] In Serbia Božović was nicknamed Grof ( the Count or Earl ), because of his neat and elegant appearance. [ 7 ] In June 2012 he became the coach of FC Rostov. [ 8 ] The following temper Rostov won the 2013–14 russian Cup. [ 9 ]
crimson star [edit ]
On 29 May 2015 it was announced that Božović would manage his early club Red Star Belgrade. [ 10 ] His startle as Red Star director was churning. Red Star was eliminated by Kairat in the first modify polish for the Europa League and started off the unconstipated season with a rejoinder win against OFK Beograd and a draw against Metalac in Gornji Milanovac in the first gear two rounds of the serbian Superliga. serbian media and diarist were not on his english and criticized him and his team ‘s play. After a draw against Radnički Niš in front of 22.000 fans who started to chant against the club board, Božović offered his resignation. Fans were denotative in their desire that board members must leave the golf club right away, not him, and gave clear digest to Božović. Several board members including the vice president and the general conductor left the baseball club and Božović started a “ little war ” with the media. [ 11 ] After the series of bad performances, Red Star dominated throughout the catch and won after a comeback against Čukarički, considered the best match of the season. Following these incidents, Božović masterminded Red Star to 24 straight wins in the regular season, a new club commemorate, and dominated the serbian Superliga with 32 points ahead of their rivals. With Božović at the helm Red Star made the best beginning in club history. Božović lead Red Star to the twenty-seventh clubhouse league title in history, and the first in his career. Božović stated that he is very felicitous like never before in his life .
After clear and unambiguous support from Red Star fans, who were chanted his name and ask to stay, Grof Božović signed newfangled biennial narrow with Red Star to lead the club to the Champions League. Božović said that chants from the fans and solid stands of Marakana are the biggest thing which happened to him in his life, after birth of his sons. He record his first gear european victory, which is besides Red Star first in three years and five matches in a row, against Valletta FC in first match of second qualifying turn for the Champions League in Valletta. [ 12 ]
fall to Russia [edit ]
He signed with the russian Premier League golf club FC Arsenal Tula before the 2017–18 season. [ 13 ] He led the club to the seventh place in the 2017–18 russian Premier League, the best position in golf club ‘s history. He did not renew his Arsenal contract at the end of the season. [ 14 ] On 5 October 2018, he signed a 2-year contract with FC Krylia Sovetov Samara. [ 15 ] He left Krylia Sovetov by reciprocal accept on 28 June 2020, with the team in the last side in the postpone. [ 16 ] On 3 September 2021, he returned to Arsenal Tula. [ 17 ]
managerial statistics [edit ]
- As of match played 11 December 2021
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Amkar Perm | 8 January 2008 | 31 December 2008 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 0 46.88 |
| FC Moscow | 1 January 2009 | 1 March 2010 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 0 47.06 |
| Dynamo Moscow | 27 April 2010 | 21 April 2011 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 0 35.48 |
| Amkar Perm | 29 September 2011 | 11 June 2012 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 47.37 |
| Rostov | 11 June 2012 | 25 September 2014 | 83 | 28 | 19
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36 | 0 33.73 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 4 October 2014 | 11 May 2015 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 47.62 |
| Red Star Belgrade | 2 June 2015 | 7 May 2017 | 84 | 63 | 11 | 10 | 0 75.00 |
| Arsenal Tula | 18 June 2017 | 25 May 2018 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 0 38.71 |
| Krylia Sovetov | 5 October 2018 | 28 June 2020 | 49 | 13 | 7 | 29 | 0 26.53 |
| Arsenal Tula | 3 September 2021 | Present | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 40.00 |
| Total | 399 | 183 | 87 | 129 | 0 45.86 | ||
Club statistics [edit ]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor’s Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1998 | Avispa Fukuoka | J1 League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Honours [edit ]
player [edit ]
- Red Star Belgrade
coach [edit ]
- Rostov
- Red Star Belgrade
References [edit ]
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