Dragan Talajic
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Dragan Talajić is a Croatia
n former footballer
who played as a goalkeeper and is a football manager who is currently coaching Al Kuwait
from Kuwait
. For the season 2010-2011 Talajić was declared Best Coach of Asia and Best Coach of Arabic football world 2010-2011 by the television giant Al Jazeera Sport TV, Best Coach of Arabic football world 2010-2011 by MBC Sport TV and Best Coach of Jordan 2010-2011 by votes of people and Press.
in the Turkish Super Lig during the 1994-95 season. Dragan started in FK Sarajevo and was one of the brightest young talents of Jugoslavian football. As a junior player for Fk Sarajevo Dragan Talajić broke the record of the great Jugoslavian goalkeper Slobodan Janjuš by having received only one goal in the whole season.Talajić left a big mark in Singaporean football, since he was twice elected the player of the year.
in his first match as a manager of Al-Ittihad (KSA).
Talajic won in the final game of AFC Champions League 2004 5-0 in Korea against Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma and that is the most remarkable win in the history of Asian Football.
led Saudi club Al Nahda to the final of the Prince Faisal Cup 2007/2008 entering in the history of Saudi football as the first team from second league to play the finals of Prince Faisal Cup.
On August 13.2010 Dragan Talajić won the Jordan Super Cup against Al-Wahdat's bitter rival Al- Faisaly. The title win was 10th Super Cup trophy that Al-Wahdat have won in the clubs history.
At the end of season 2010-2011 Talajic's Al-Wahdat finished first winning the Jordan League with 17 point difference between them and Al-Faisaly who finished second. Talajić's Al-Wahdat finished end of season with 16 wins, 3 draw and 1 loss. His team scored 42 goals and received only 16. Talajić made an remarkable run with 46 games without defeat.
On May the 21. Talajić won the Jordan League Cup as his forth trophy of the season becoming the second coach in history to win all 4 trophies in one season.{ 1st coach was akram salman from iraq in 2008-09 season }
, Uzbekistan
. FC Nasaf Qarshi had to their advantage the home stadium and fans witch led to a hell of an atmosphere for Talajić's team. The game ended with 2-1 for FC Nasaf Qarshi.
Croatia
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n former footballer
Football (soccer)
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who played as a goalkeeper and is a football manager who is currently coaching Al Kuwait
Kuwait SC
Kuwait Sporting Club is a Kuwaiti professional football club. They have won the Kuwaiti Premier League 10 times, with the most recent one coming in 2008. Kuwait SC also has 23 trophies to their name in Kuwaiti Club Football history. Kuwait SC plays in Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium in Al Asimah,...
from Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
. For the season 2010-2011 Talajić was declared Best Coach of Asia and Best Coach of Arabic football world 2010-2011 by the television giant Al Jazeera Sport TV, Best Coach of Arabic football world 2010-2011 by MBC Sport TV and Best Coach of Jordan 2010-2011 by votes of people and Press.
Club career
Talajić had a spell with ZeytinburnusporZeytinburnuspor
Zeytinburnu SK is a Turkish sports club based in Istanbul, Turkey.They hold the record for worst performance in First League history in the 96/97 season, losing 27 in 34 matches, 5 draws and 2 wins, success percentage was just 13.2%. They played First League between 1989-1991, 1993-1995 and 1996-1997...
in the Turkish Super Lig during the 1994-95 season. Dragan started in FK Sarajevo and was one of the brightest young talents of Jugoslavian football. As a junior player for Fk Sarajevo Dragan Talajić broke the record of the great Jugoslavian goalkeper Slobodan Janjuš by having received only one goal in the whole season.Talajić left a big mark in Singaporean football, since he was twice elected the player of the year.
Al Ittihad
At the age of 39, Talajić won the AFC Champions League 2004AFC Champions League 2004
The 2004 AFC Champions League was the 23rd edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 2nd edition under the current AFC Champions League title. The title was won by Al-Ittihad over Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma.-Format:Group Stage...
in his first match as a manager of Al-Ittihad (KSA).
Talajic won in the final game of AFC Champions League 2004 5-0 in Korea against Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma and that is the most remarkable win in the history of Asian Football.
Bahrain Riffa Club & Al-Nahda (RSA)
Following his dismissal from Al-Ittihad, lead Al Riffa from Bahrain to the finals stage of the Gulf Cup in 2005/2006. At the age of 42 Talajićled Saudi club Al Nahda to the final of the Prince Faisal Cup 2007/2008 entering in the history of Saudi football as the first team from second league to play the finals of Prince Faisal Cup.
Shabab Al-Ordon Al-Qadisiya
In the 2009-10 season, Talajić was the coach of Shabab al Ordon (Jordan Youth Club)from Amman, Jordan. He led his team to a victory in AFC Cup in Yemen against Al Ahli Sanaa, drew both home and away against Al-Karmah from Syria, then drew in Oman against Saham and won against Saham in Jordan and qualified to the next round of the AFC Cup, thanks to a win in Jordan against Al-Ahli Sanna by 6-1.Al-Wahdat Amman
For the season 2010-2011, Talajić is the head coach of the biggest Jordanian side Al-Wahdat from Amman. His remarkable trophy run began on 6 August 2010 when Talajić won his first trophy of the season with Al-Wahdat winning 2-0 in the finals of the Jordan Shield Cup.On August 13.2010 Dragan Talajić won the Jordan Super Cup against Al-Wahdat's bitter rival Al- Faisaly. The title win was 10th Super Cup trophy that Al-Wahdat have won in the clubs history.
At the end of season 2010-2011 Talajic's Al-Wahdat finished first winning the Jordan League with 17 point difference between them and Al-Faisaly who finished second. Talajić's Al-Wahdat finished end of season with 16 wins, 3 draw and 1 loss. His team scored 42 goals and received only 16. Talajić made an remarkable run with 46 games without defeat.
On May the 21. Talajić won the Jordan League Cup as his forth trophy of the season becoming the second coach in history to win all 4 trophies in one season.{ 1st coach was akram salman from iraq in 2008-09 season }
Kuwait SC
In July 2011, Talajić signed a one year contract with Kuwait SC club from Kuwait. Talajić was brought to Kuwait SC after his remarkable run with Al Wahdat in the season 2010-2011. Talajić led his club to victory at home against Muangthong United wining by 1-0. In Thailand the score was 0-0 and Kuwait SC qualified to the semi-finals of the AFC cup. Talajić was dismissed in the 65' minute in Thailand after entering the pitch to protest to the referee for his disgraceful performance after the Thai players injured 4 Kuwaiti players without receiving any cards for their dirty way of playing. Talajić was later suspended by the Asian Football Federation for one game due to his actions.In the semi-finals of AFC Cup Talajić's Kuwait SC played against Iraqi's Arbil FC. Kuwait won in Iraq with the result 2-0 and played in Kuwait 3-3 to qualify to the AFC Cup Finals. Their opponent in the finals was FC Nasaf Qarshi from Uzbekistan. The finals where played at Qarshi Stadium located in QarshiQarshi
Qarshi is a city in southern Uzbekistan. It is the capital of Qashqadaryo Province and has a population of 197,600 . It is about 520 km south-southwest of Tashkent, and about 335 km north of Uzbekistan's border with Afghanistan. It is located at latitude 38° 51' 48N; longitude 65° 47'...
, Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
. FC Nasaf Qarshi had to their advantage the home stadium and fans witch led to a hell of an atmosphere for Talajić's team. The game ended with 2-1 for FC Nasaf Qarshi.
Honors
- AFC Champions LeagueAFC Champions LeagueThe AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs...
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- 2004 (Al-Ittihad (Jeddah))
- Jordan FA ShieldJordan FA ShieldThe Jordan FA Shield is one of the Jordan tournaments in men's football .-Previous winners:*1981 : Al-Jazeera 1-1 Al Wahdat '*1982 : Al Wahdat 1-1 Amman Club '*1983 : Al Wahdat 2-1 Al Wahdat...
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- Jordan FA Shield
- 2010-2011 (Al-Wahdat)
- Jordan Super CupJordan Super CupThe Jordan Super Cup also known as Cup Winners Cup is one of the Jordan tournaments in men's football .-Previous winners:*1981 : Al-Faisaly 1-1 Al Wahdat '*1982 : Al-Faisaly 1-0 Al Ramtha...
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- Jordan Super Cup
- 2010-2011 (Al-Wahdat)
- Jordan LeagueJordan LeagueThe Jordan League is the highest division in football in Jordan. The league was played in 1944 for the first time.-Jordan League of 2011-12:*Al-Arabi *Al-Baqa'a SC *Al-Faisaly *Al-Jalil *Al-Jazeera *Al-Ramtha...
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- Jordan League
- 2010-2011 (Al-Wahdat)
- Jordan FA CupJordan FA CupThe Jordan FA Cup is Jordan's premier knockout tournament in men's football .-Previous winners:The list of finals:*1980 : Al-Faisaly 3-1 Al Buqa'a Al Quwaysimah*1981 : Al-Faisaly 1-0 Al Ramtha...
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- Jordan FA Cup
- 2010-2011 (Al-Wahdat)
- 2004 (Al-Ittihad (Jeddah))
Declarations
- Best Coach of Asia 2010-2011 (Al Jazeera Sport TV)
- Best Coach of Arabic football world 2010-2011 (Al Jazeera Sport TV & MBC Sport TV)
- Best Coach of Jordan 2010-2011 (Votes of people and Press)
Performances
- AFC Champions LeagueAFC Champions LeagueThe AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs...
: 2004-2005
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- Finals(champion) (Al-Ittihad (RSA))
- Gulf Club Champions CupGulf Club Champions CupThe GCC Champions League , formerly known as the Arabian Gulf Cup for Clubs , is an annually organized football league tournament for club of the Arab states...
: 2005-2006
- Gulf Club Champions Cup
- Finals(runner-up) (Bahrain Riffa ClubBahrain Riffa ClubAl-Riffa Sports Club is a Bahraini football club based in Riffa, playing in the top division of Bahraini football. The club was founded in 1953 by the Kingdom's Prime Minister, HH Sh. Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa...
)- Saudi Federation CupSaudi Federation CupSaudi Federation cup currently known as "Price Faisal Bin Fahad Cup" has started in 1975-1976 season where Al-Nasr was the first Champion. At the beginning it was for senior teams but currently the rules were changed to only allow players under 23 years, but after a few years, and a lack of...
: 2007-2008
- Saudi Federation Cup
- Finals(runner-up) (Al-Nahda (RSA)Al-Nahda (RSA)Al Nahda is a Saudi club from Al Khobar,Dammam. The club has had a spell in the season 2007-2008, under the lead of the Croat coach Dragan Talajić. For the first time in the clubs history, Al Nahda played the finals of Prince Faisal Cup entering in Saudi football history as the first team from...
)- AFC CupAFC CupThe AFC Cup is an annual international association football competition between domestic clubs sides run by the Asian Football Confederation . Qualification to the competition is to clubs from AFC-affiliated countries which fall into the AFC's 'developing nations' category as laid out in their...
: 2009-2010, 2010–2011
- AFC Cup
- Round of 16 (Shabab Al-Ordon Al-Qadisiya)
- Finals(runner-up) (Al KuwaitKuwait SCKuwait Sporting Club is a Kuwaiti professional football club. They have won the Kuwaiti Premier League 10 times, with the most recent one coming in 2008. Kuwait SC also has 23 trophies to their name in Kuwaiti Club Football history. Kuwait SC plays in Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium in Al Asimah,...
)- Jordan FA ShieldJordan FA ShieldThe Jordan FA Shield is one of the Jordan tournaments in men's football .-Previous winners:*1981 : Al-Jazeera 1-1 Al Wahdat '*1982 : Al Wahdat 1-1 Amman Club '*1983 : Al Wahdat 2-1 Al Wahdat...
: 2010-2011
- Jordan FA Shield
- Finals(champion) (Al-Wahdat)
- Jordan Super CupJordan Super CupThe Jordan Super Cup also known as Cup Winners Cup is one of the Jordan tournaments in men's football .-Previous winners:*1981 : Al-Faisaly 1-1 Al Wahdat '*1982 : Al-Faisaly 1-0 Al Ramtha...
: 2010-2011
- Jordan Super Cup
- Finals(champion) (Al-Wahdat)
- Jordan FA CupJordan FA CupThe Jordan FA Cup is Jordan's premier knockout tournament in men's football .-Previous winners:The list of finals:*1980 : Al-Faisaly 3-1 Al Buqa'a Al Quwaysimah*1981 : Al-Faisaly 1-0 Al Ramtha...
: 2010-2011
- Jordan FA Cup
- Finals(champion) (Al-Wahdat)
- Finals(champion) (Al-Ittihad (RSA))