Siniša Ninković (Serbian Cyrillic: Синиша Нинковић; born June 12, 1977) is a Serbian former footballer and manager who played in First League of Serbia and Montenegro, Second League of Serbia and Montenegro, Belgian Second Division, and the Canadian Soccer League.
 Ninković in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Siniša Ninković | ||
| Date of birth | June 12, 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1995 | Partizan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | Radnički Belgrade | 31 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Hajduk Belgrade | 14 | (1) |
| 1998 | C.S. Visé | ||
| 1998–2002 | Železnik | 75 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Sartid Smederevo | ||
| 2006 | Serbian White Eagles | 22 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2000 | FR Yugoslavia U21 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007 | Serbian White Eagles | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editClub career
editNinković began his career in 1994 with Partizan Belgrade of the First League of FR Yugoslavia.[1] After his stint in the top flight he featured primarily with clubs in the Second League of FR Yugoslavia. He had stints with Radnički Belgrade, Hajduk Belgrade, and played with C.S. Visé in the Belgian Second Division. In 1998, he returned to the First League with FK Železnik.[2] Ninković won the Serbia and Montenegro Cup in 2002–03 with Sartid Smederevo under coach Milenko Kiković. In 2006, he went overseas to Canada to sign with Serbian White Eagles of the Canadian Soccer League. In his debut season he clinched the International Division title and secured a postseason berth. He featured in the CSL Championship finals against Italia Shooters, but suffered a 1-0 defeat.[3]
International career
editNinković was a member of the Serbia national under-21 football team from 1999–2000 where he featured along the likes of Milivoje Ćirković, Milan Obradović and Ivica Iliev.
Coaching career
editIn 2007, he was named as the successor to Dušan Belić as head coach of the Serbian White Eagles.[4][5] He was selected as the head coach for the International Division squad for the CSL All-Star match.[6] Near the conclusion of the season he was replaced by Branko Pavlović due to disagreements with the club's management.
Honours
editPlayer
edit- Sartid Smederevo
- Serbian White Eagles
- Canadian Soccer League International Division: 2006
Manager
edit- Serbian White Eagles
- Canadian Soccer League International Division: 2007
References
edit- ^ "Untitled Document". dekisa.tripod.com. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
- ^ Woile, Dennis Grebasch, Michael. "Zeleznik Beograd 2001-02". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Glover, Robin. "October 15, 2006 CSL Playoff Final Serbian White Eagles vs Italia Shooters (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
- ^ Vujčić, Djuradj. "Serbian White Eagles news". Archived from the original on 2020-10-17.
- ^ "Canadian Soccer League - Clubs". 2007-10-30. Archived from the original on 2007-10-30. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "July 24, 2007 CSL All Star game lineups (from CSL media release)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
