Nikola Kavazović
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 July 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Saif Sporting Club (Head Coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1993 | OFK Beograd | ||
| 1993–1995 | BASK | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1996–2005 | BASK | ||
| 2006–2008 | Zarkovo | ||
| 2008–2010 | Borac | ||
| 2010–2012 | Resnik | ||
| 2012–2013 | Istiqlol Dushanbe | ||
| 2012–2013 | Tajikistan | ||
| 2014–2015 | Sri Lanka | ||
| 2015–2015 | New Radiant SC | ||
| 2016-2016 | Lanexang United F.C. | ||
| 2016- | Saif Sporting Club | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Nikola Kavazović (29 July 1975, Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian professional football coach. Kavazović is the former Tajikistan national football team head coach (2012 - 2013), and also former head coach of Tajikistan champions Istiqlol Dushanbe. As head coach of Istiqlol Dushanbe, Nikola Kavazović won AFC Presidents Cup 2012.[1] Kavazović successfully completed UEFA "A" license, and enrolled on UEFA "PRO" license in Football Federation of Bosnia and Hercegovina. In August 2012, he was the youngest national team head coach in the world.
Career
Serbia
Nikola Kavazovic started coaching job in 1996. in BASK Belgrade, as youth coach. Besides BASK, Kavazovic worked as youth and senior coach in BSK, Zarkovo, Borac and Resnik. In 1998. Kavazovic graduate on Belgrade Sports University as youngest high educated football coach in SR Yugoslavia.
Istiqlol FC
In January 2012, Kavazovic moved to Asia, Tajikistan, and become Istiqlol FC head coach. In his first season, Istiqlol won Tajikistan Supercup and AFC Presidents Cup. Also, they won silver medal in Tajikistan elite league, and lost Tajikistan Cup finals against Regar Tad Az after penalty series (8:7). In his second season, Istiqlol finished first part of season with record of 8 wins, 0 draws and one defeat. After 8 straight wins, Istiqlol lost away game to Champions Ravshan Kulob (1:0), and Kavazovic was sacked day after, on June 17, 2013.
Tajikistan
In July 2012, Kavazovic got offer to become Tajikistan national head coach. On his debut, Tajikistan beat Qatar in Munich (Germany) 2:1. Also, under him, Tajikistan won Pakistan (1:0) and Macau (3:0), and lost to Iran (6:1) and Kyrgyzstan (1:0). On March 28, 2013, Kavazovic resigned after failure to qualify for final tournament of AFC Challenge Cup 2014, during the press conference in Bishkek.
Sri Lanka
On 5 June 2014, Kavazović was appointed head coach of the Sri Lankan National Football Team.[2] On his debut, on August 24, 2014, Sri Lanka beat the Seycheles national team in Mahé, by two goals to one. This was the first away victory for Sri Lanka after 15 years.
New Radiant SC
On 12 October 2015, Nikola Kavazovic was appointed head coach of the Maldivian champions New Radiant SC. Kavazovic took over the team after Maldives Cup finals, which New Radiant SC lost to biggest rivals Mazia. In 8 games under Kavazovic, New Radiant SC won 6 games, 1 draw and lost one game, and won fifth champions title in club's history.
Lanexang United F.C.
After Champions title in Maldives Dhivehi Premier League and securing AFC Cup group stage participation for New Radiant SC, Kavazovic decided not to extend contract. Attracted with great new project of Laos football, Kavazovic accepted offer from Lanexang United F.C. and become their Head coach on January 2nd 2016. After seven straight wins in pre-season, just five days before start of Lao Premier League 2016, Kavazovic left Lanexang United F.C. because of family reasons. Contract was terminate on mutual agreement.
Managerial Statistics
| Team | Nat. | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W | Honours | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Istiqlol |  |
January 2012 | June 2013 | 46 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 129 | 22 | 78.26 | AFC Presidents Cup Tajikistan Supercup | |
| Tajikistan | |
September 2012 | March 2013 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 60.00 | ||
| Sri Lanka |  |
June 2014 | June 2015 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 25.00 | ||
| New Radiant |  |
October 2015 | December 2015 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 75.00 | Dhivehi Premier League | |
| Lanexang United F.C. |  |
January 2016 | April 2016 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 100.00 |
P – Total of played matches
W – Won matches
D – Drawn matches
L – Lost matches
GS – Goal scored
GA – Goals against
%W – Percentage of matches won
References
- ↑ "Mediocre preparations could mar Istiklol". Asian Football Confederation. 23 September 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ↑ "Nikola Kavazovic signed as new Sri Lanka national football coach". nikolakavazovic.com. NIKOLA KAVAZOVIC.