Branko "Sosa" Babić (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранко Соса Бабић; born 11 September 1950) is a Serbian former football manager and player.

Branko Babić
Personal information
Date of birth (1950-09-11) 11 September 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth Zemun, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1972 Osijek 39 (6)
1972–1973 Galenika Zemun
1975–1976 Beringen 5 (0)
1976–1977 Saint-Dié 10 (3)
Managerial career
1993 Napredak Kruševac
2000 Mito HollyHock
2001–2002 Shimizu S-Pulse (assistant)
2003–2004 Čukarički
2004–2005 OFK Beograd
2006–2007 Čukarički
2007–2008 Budućnost Podgorica
2009–2010 Vojvodina
2011 Persis Solo
2012 OFK Beograd
2014 Vojvodina
2014 Gyeongnam FC (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Babić made his senior debut with Yugoslav Second League club Osijek in the 1969–70 season.[1] He also played abroad for Beringen (Belgium) and Saint-Dié (France).

Managerial career

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During his managerial career, Babić worked at numerous clubs in his homeland and abroad, including Napredak Kruševac (1993), Mito HollyHock (2000), Čukarički (2003–04), OFK Beograd (May 2004October 2005), Čukarički (2006–07), Budućnost Podgorica (November 2007September 2008), Vojvodina (October 2009–March 2010), Persis Solo (2011), OFK Beograd (January–May 2012), and Vojvodina (January–May 2014). He also served as caretaker manager of Gyeongnam FC (August–December 2014).[2]

With Budućnost Podgorica, Babić won the 2007–08 Montenegrin First League.[3] He also won the 2013–14 Serbian Cup with Vojvodina.[4]

Managerial statistics

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Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Mito HollyHock 2000 2000 40 15 4 21 037.50
Vojvodina October 2009 March 2010 12 6 2 4 050.00
Vojvodina January 2014 May 2014 16 7 5 4 043.75
Total 68 28 11 29 041.18

Honours

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Budućnost Podgorica

Vojvodina

References

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  1. ^ "1969-70". historical-lineups.com. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  2. ^ "경남FC, 브랑코 바비치 감독 대행 선임" (in Korean). kbs.co.kr. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Budućnost write history in Montenegro". uefa.com. 18 May 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Babić: Ovo je trofej za Boškova" (in Serbian). b92.net. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
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