Dušan Drašković

Dušan Drašković
Personal information
Full name Dušan Drašković
Date of birth (1939-06-20) 20 June 1939
Place of birth Banja Luka, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959 Spartak Subotica 2 (0)
1960 Vojvodina 0 (0)
1962 OFK Subotica
1963 Radnički Niš 8 (1)
1964–1967 Spartak Subotica
1969 Vrbas 1 (0)
Managerial career
1970–1973 Spartak Subotica
1976–1977 Vrbas
1977–1980 Spartak Subotica
1980 Borac Banja Luka
1981–1983 Vojvodina
1985–1986 Vrbas
1987 Spartak Subotica
1988–1993 Ecuador
1994 Bragantino
1995 Barcelona SC
1995–1996 Bolivia
2000 Sierra Leone
2000–2001 Comunicaciones
2003 Atlético Junior
2004 Macará
2004 Emelec
2004 Comunicaciones
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dušan Drašković (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Драшковић; born 20 June 1939) is a Montenegrin former football manager and player. He is considered one of the pioneers of modern football in Ecuador.[1][2][3]

Playing career

During his playing career, Drašković spent most of his time with Spartak Subotica in the Yugoslav Second League.[4][5][6] He also played for Radnički Niš in two Yugoslav First League seasons. Drašković retired after a stint with Vrbas in the 1969–70 season.[7]

Managerial career

After hanging up his boots, Drašković started his managerial career at Spartak Subotica. He led the club to promotion to the Yugoslav First League in 1972.[8] Later on, Drašković served as manager of Vrbas (twice),[9] Borac Banja Luka, and Vojvodina.

In 1988, Drašković was appointed as manager of the Ecuador national team. He led them at three Copa América tournaments, those held in 1989, 1991, and 1993.[10][11][12] In addition, Drašković was manager of numerous clubs in Brazil (Bragantino)[13], Colombia (Atlético Junior)[14], Ecuador (Barcelona SC, Macará and Emelec), and Guatemala (Comunicaciones).[15]

Honours

Spartak Subotica

References

  1. ^ "Dusan Draskovic: Pioneer for Ecuadorian Football". beinsports.com. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Ecuador Used to Be a Joke. Now It's Laughing All the Way to the World Cup". slate.com. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  3. ^ "A Small Giant Rises – Football In Ecuador". sportsrants.com. 7 September 2015. Archived from the original on 24 February 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  4. ^ "1958-59". historical-lineups.com. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  5. ^ "1963-64". historical-lineups.com. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  6. ^ "1967-68". historical-lineups.com. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Statistika odigranih prvenstvenih utakmica i datih golova za FK Vrbas 1969-2007" (in Serbian). fkvrbas.weebly.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  8. ^ "1971-72". historical-lineups.com. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  9. ^ "Treneri FK Vrbasa 1969-2007" (in Serbian). fkvrbas.weebly.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Copa América 1989". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
  11. ^ "Copa América 1991". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
  12. ^ "Copa América 1993". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
  13. ^ "Bragantino enfrenta o cansado Santo André" (in Portuguese). folha.uol.com.br. 13 March 1994. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  14. ^ "Draskovic, contratado por el Junior" (in Spanish). eluniverso.com. 18 June 2003. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  15. ^ "Draskovic dirigirá en el fútbol de Guatemala" (in Spanish). eluniverso.com. 25 November 2004. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
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