Dragan Stojkovic

NeoKubrick

As a player:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx2p43NE9DA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx2p43NE9DA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaxcdUgHm74

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaxcdUgHm74

As a manager:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQPW2jC_URY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQPW2jC_URY

Youtube videos can be deceptive, but the little research I did, he put away Spain in Italia '90 with two great goals in the second round. Any of the relics around here remember him or watched him play?

Ardennes1944

isnt this the guy whos supposedly gonna replace wenger?

AnCapaillMor

Savage player, one of the best players in a very talented yugoslavia aquad, they were robbed by the argies in 1990.

Vurnon San Benito

His 360' is quality

pickarooney

I used to love this guy, that whole Red Star team was class. He was a bit of a legend at Marseille.

Vurnon San Benito

AnCapaillMor wrote: »

Savage player, one of the best players in a very talented yugoslavia aquad, they were robbed by the argies in 1990.

Apparently not.

Hannibal

Deutschlandfürimmer7 wrote: »

isnt this the guy whos supposedly gonna replace wenger?

He played under Wenger in Japan in the 90's. He spent most of his career out in Japan, and Yugoslavia split up in the early 90's most people forgot about him due to them not being allowed compete in international competition. They could've had a team containing Stojkovic, Savicevic, Boban, Suker, Boksic, Prosinecki, Pancev, Mijatovic, Mihajlovic but weren't able to compete in 92 or 94 when these players were at their height. Croatia showed in 96 and 98 what could've been

wandatowell

Dotsey wrote: »

They could've had a team containing Stojkovic, Savicevic, Boban, Suker, Boksic, Prosinecki, Pancev, Mijatovic, Mihajlovic but weren't able to compete in 92 or 94 when these players were at their height. Croatia showed in 96 and 98 what could've been

Now that would have been some team

Deutschlandfürimmer7

Deutschlandfürimmer7 wrote: »

isnt this the guy whos supposedly gonna replace wenger?

Wengers already gone on record to say if he was choosing his successor, it would be Dragan.

So would I.

And so do the tabloids.

"Enter the Dragan"
"Dragan's Den"
etc. etc. etc.

pickarooney

Papa Smut wrote: »

Wengers already gone on record to say if he was choosing his successor, it would be Dragan.

So would I.

And so do the tabloids.

"Enter the Dragan"
"Dragan's Den"
etc. etc. etc.

If he takes the Milwall job maybe.

tdv123

Dotsey wrote: »

He played under Wenger in Japan in the 90's. He spent most of his career out in Japan, and Yugoslavia split up in the early 90's most people forgot about him due to them not being allowed compete in international competition. They could've had a team containing Stojkovic, Savicevic, Boban, Suker, Boksic, Prosinecki, Pancev, Mijatovic, Mihajlovic but weren't able to compete in 92 or 94 when these players were at their height. Croatia showed in 96 and 98 what could've been

Would have been an amazing team alright. Add Jugovic to the list aswell.

eagle eye

I remember when he was with Red Star and there was all the talk that he was going to be a huge star. There were rumours of him joining Milan and a couple of other clubs but he never joined any of them and then went he went Marseille a year or two later. He never really was a huge star but he was known to be a decent top level footballer.

101001

Dotsey wrote: »

He played under Wenger in Japan in the 90's. He spent most of his career out in Japan, and Yugoslavia split up in the early 90's most people forgot about him due to them not being allowed compete in international competition. They could've had a team containing Stojkovic, Savicevic, Boban, Suker, Boksic, Prosinecki, Pancev, Mijatovic, Mihajlovic but weren't able to compete in 92 or 94 when these players were at their height. Croatia showed in 96 and 98 what could've been

I used to love Yugoslavia, crying shame they weren't allowed enter Euro 92 it would've been theirs, especially considering the irony of the Danes winning. One of the first European cup finals i really remember was Red Star and Marseille.

Dragan Stojkovic was a massive part of my early life, interestingly he watched as i learned to masturbate*... Ill never forget those tender days

*massive poster over the end of my bed

woodyg

the man was seriously talented but got hit with some nasty injuries which messed up the big move to France and it was a serious big move as that Marseille team where top of the pops at the time.
I remember he turned him self in to a pure play maker later in the carer after the pace went, had a serious eye for the pass and a whicked free kick.

to be voted star of red star is the ultimate endorsement that the guy good play

dreamers75

Cracking documentary made by Canal+ about that team, some of the players were best of mates but never spoke to each other again after the war.

Interviews all the players from the squad that qualified for 92 , made around 2003 will find the name.

GK:
Fahrudin Omerovic
Zvonko Milojevic

DF:
Predrag Spasic
Darko Milanic
Vujadin Stanojkovik
Ilija Najdoski
Budimir Vujacic
Faruk Hadzibegic

MD:
Vladimir Jugovic
Branko Brnovic
Slavisa Jokanovic
Dejan Savicevic
Mehmed Bazdarevic
Dzoni Novak
Sinisa Mihajlovic

AT:
Dragan Stojkovic
Vladan Lukic
Mario Stanic
Darko Pancev
Predrag Mijatovic

Coach:
Ivica Osim

Savicevics performance in ACs destruction of Barca prolly the single greatest performance i ever seen from a single player. Imo the best player from that squad.

Mikeyt086

Papa Smut wrote: »

Wengers already gone on record to say if he was choosing his successor, it would be Dragan.

So would I.

And so do the tabloids.

"Enter the Dragan"
"Dragan's Den"
etc. etc. etc.

Crouching Wenger, Hidden Dragan.

101001

dreamers75 wrote: »

Savicevics performance in ACs destruction of Barca prolly the single greatest performance i ever seen from a single player. Imo the best player from that squad.

Off topic, but what a game and What a Goal that was. The sheer audacity to try an lob Zubizeretta (sp?) from there

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO9f_2xOJXA

TheBunk1

Ah absolutely class player. Only saw his later years live so to speak, but quality all round. Fairly handy in the old Pro Evo games too :-O

pickarooney

Darko Pancev's fall from grace was one of the most disappointing I've seen. He was an absolute animal before he went to Inter. He and Bergkamp should have been a phenomenal partnership.