Slaviša Stojanović (footballer, born 1969)

Slaviša Stojanović
Stojanović in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-12-06) 6 December 1969
Place of birth Gornji Dejan, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1994 Slovan
1994–1995 Ljubljana
1996 Celje
1996–1997 Ljubljana
1997–1998 Vevče
2000–2001 Livar
Managerial career
2001–2002 Livar
2002–2008 Domžale
2008–2009 Celje
2011–2012 Slovenia
2013–2014 Red Star Belgrade
2014–2015 Lierse
2016 Changchun Yatai
2017 Riga
2018–2019 Levski Sofia
2019–2020 Latvia
2020–2021 Levski Sofia
2025 Koper
2025–2026 Željezničar
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Slaviša Stojanović (born 6 December 1969) is a Slovenian professional football manager and former player. As a manager, he has won the Slovenian PrvaLiga twice, with Domžale, and the Serbian SuperLiga once, with Red Star Belgrade.[1]

Managerial career

Early career

Stojanović started his managerial career with the youth selections of Slovan. In 2001, he became the manager of the Slovenian Second League side Livar.[2]

Domžale

Stojanović was appointed manager of Domžale in 2002. In his first year in charge, Domžale were promoted to the national top division, the Slovenian PrvaLiga. In 2006–07 and 2007–08, Stojanović won back-to-back national titles with the team.[3]

UAE national team

In June 2009, Stojanović was appointed as an assistant manager of Srečko Katanec at the United Arab Emirates national team. In September 2011, he and Katanec were both sacked after two successive defeats to Kuwait and South Korea in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[3]

Slovenia national team

On 24 October 2011, Stojanović became the new manager of the Slovenia national team after the Football Association of Slovenia terminated their contract with Matjaž Kek by mutual agreement earlier that day.[3] On 9 December 2012, he resigned as the manager of the Slovenia national team after winning just three points in their first four opening games of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[4]

Red Star Belgrade

On 24 June 2013, Stojanović replaced Ricardo Sá Pinto as a manager of Red Star Belgrade.[5] He opened the league season with a 4–2 loss to Javor Ivanjica. Despite a mixed start to the season, winning five of their first ten games, Red Star managed to win 15 games in a row and ultimately won the Serbian SuperLiga for the first time in seven years.[6]

Lierse

On 5 September 2014, Stojanović succeeded Stanley Menzo as a manager of Belgian side Lierse. Signing a contract until the end of the season, Stojanović eventually resigned amidst a relegation battle in January 2015.

Changchun Yatai

On 13 January 2016, Stojanović was appointed manager of Changchun Yatai.[7] However, his reign was short-lived, with Stojanović getting fired on 4 May 2016.[8] He was replaced by former Beijing Guoan and Guangzhou Evergrande manager Lee Jang-soo.[9]

Levski Sofia

After a spell with Latvian side Riga, Stojanović became manager of Levski Sofia on 30 July 2018, signing a two-year contract with the Bulgarian giants.[10] The term was short-lived, as he was released by the club on 21 January 2019, amid reports of an upcoming move to become head coach of the Latvia national team.[11]

Latvia national team

On 1 March 2019, Stojanović was confirmed as the new head coach of the Latvia national team.[12] He was sacked in January 2020 after losing nine out of ten matches in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers.[13][14]

Return to Levski

In November 2020, Stojanović returned to Levski.[15][16] Alongside the managerial role, he also became the new director of football at the club.[17] In March 2021, Stojanović tested positive for COVID-19 and was later hospitalized.[18] He was absent from Levski's bench until the end of the season. On 20 May 2021, Levski issued a statement declaring Stojanović's contract with the club would not be prolonged beyond the 2020–21 season.[19]

Koper

Stojanović returned to manage in Slovenia in March 2025, taking charge of Koper.[20] He led the side to a third-place league finish, securing a place in the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League qualifiers. Koper also reached the 2024–25 Slovenian Cup final, but lost to Celje.[21] Starting the 2025–26 season in the UEFA Conference League qualifiers, Koper reached the second qualifying round before getting eliminated by Viking 12–3 on aggregate.[22]

After a series of poor results, including an early Slovenian Cup exit against second-tier side Tabor Sežana, Stojanović was sacked in October 2025.[23]

Željezničar

On 29 December 2025, Stojanović was announced as the new manager of Bosnian Premier League side Željezničar.[24][25] His first competitive game in charge of Željezničar ended in a 1–0 away loss to Posušje on 8 February 2026.[26] Four days later, Stojanović secured his first win as Željezničar manager against Slavija Sarajevo in the Bosnian Cup to proceed to the quarter-finals.[27] Following two more league defeats and lackluster performances, Željezničar announced on 22 February that Stojanović had left the club by mutual consent after managing only four games.[28][29]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 21 February 2026[30]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Domžale 1 July 2002 17 June 2008 229 125 59 45 054.59
Celje 18 June 2008 17 June 2009 37 15 8 14 040.54
Slovenia 24 October 2011 9 December 2012 9 2 2 5 022.22
Red Star Belgrade 24 June 2013 30 June 2014 37 26 5 6 070.27
Lierse 5 September 2014 28 January 2015 19 3 5 11 015.79
Changchun Yatai 13 January 2016 4 May 2016 7 0 2 5 000.00
Riga 30 July 2017 31 December 2017 14 7 2 5 050.00
Levski Sofia 30 July 2018 21 January 2019 20 13 1 6 065.00
Latvia 1 March 2019 19 January 2020 10 1 0 9 010.00
Levski Sofia 10 November 2020 23 May 2021 13 5 4 4 038.46
Koper 19 March 2025 7 October 2025 30 15 8 7 050.00
Željezničar 29 December 2025 22 February 2026 4 1 0 3 025.00
Total 429 213 96 120 049.65

Honours

Manager

Domžale

Red Star Belgrade

References

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