Uroš Stamatović

Uroš Stamatović (Serbian Cyrillic: Урош Стаматовић; born November 9, 1976) is a Serbian retired professional footballer and coach. He is the head coach of Serbian White Eagles FC of the Canadian Soccer League.[1]

Uroš Stamatović
Stamatović in 2012
Personal information
Full name Uroš Stamatović
Date of birth (1976-11-09) November 9, 1976
Place of birth Užička Požega, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Serbian White Eagles (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1993 Borac Čačak
1993–1994 Mladost Lučani 9 (0)
1994–1997 Sloboda Užice 48 (3)
1997–1998 Mladost Lučani 25 (1)
1998–2004 Hajduk Kula 125 (13)
2004–2007 Mladost Lučani
2007–2010 Serbian White Eagles 64 (3)
Teams managed
2012–2016 Serbian White Eagles
2017 Serbian White Eagles
2018–2021 Serbian White Eagles
2022– Serbian White Eagles
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Playing career

Stamatović began his career in 1992 in the First League of FR Yugoslavia with FK Borac Čačak.[2] Throughout his time in the top tier in Yugoslavia he played with Mladost Lučani, Sloboda Užice, and Hajduk Kula.[3] In total, Stamatović played over 200 first-league matches and scored over 30 goals. In 2007, he went abroad to Canada to play with the Serbian White Eagles in the Canadian Soccer League.[4][5][6][7] He made his debut on June 17, 2007 against Trois-Rivières Attak.[8]

Throughout his time with Serbia he won two International Division titles, and the CSL Championship.[9] He also featured in the 2009 CSL Championship against Trois-Rivières Attak, but the Serbian White Eagles were defeated 3-2 in a penalty shootout.[10] In 2011, he retired from competitive football.

Coaching career

Upon retiring in 2011, Stamatović became the assistant coach of the Serbian White Eagles. In 2012, he was promoted to head coach.[11] He was assistant coach again in 2016 and was promoted to head coach in 2017. After a year-long break, he led the Serbian White Eagles as head coach once again from 2018 to 2021. After a season with Zoran Rajović in charge, Stamatović once again became head coach in 2022.[1]

Honours

Player
Serbian White Eagles

Manager
Serbian White Eagles

References
  1. Vujcic, Djuradj (April 26, 2022). "Serbian White Eagles sign six new players prior to 2022 Canadian Soccer League season". Urban Book Circle. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  2. "FK Hajduk Rodic MB Kula". dekisa.tripod.com. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  3. Woile, Dennis Grebasch, Michael. "Hajduk Kula 2003-04". en.eufo.de. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  4. Stojkov, Nenad (June 6, 2007). "Stamatovic a Serbian White Eagle!". Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  5. Vujcic, Djuradj. "Serbian White Eagles Soccer Club". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  6. "Toronto Star Photo Blog". Toronto Star Photo Blog. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  7. "Official Website of the White Eagles Soccer Club". June 27, 2010. Archived from the original on June 27, 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. Vujcic, Djuradj (June 14, 2007). "Trois-Rivieres, Here We Come!". Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  9. Glover, Robin. "October 26, 2008 CSL Final Trois-Rivieres Attak vs Serbian White Eagles (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  10. Glover, Robin. "October 24, 2009 CSL Final Trois-Rivieres Attak vs Serbian White Eagles (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  11. "Canadian Soccer League". January 26, 2013. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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