Milovan Rajevac (Serbian: Милован Рајевац; born 2 January 1954) is a Serbian football manager and former professional player who is currently the technical director of Muangthong United.

Playing career

Born in Čajetina,[2] Rajevac played as a defender for Borac Čačak, Red Star Belgrade, Vojvodina, Lunds BK, and the New York Arrows (as "Mike Rajevac"[3][1]) and Sloboda Užice.

Managerial career

Rajevac coached a number of club sides in his native Serbia, including Sloboda Užice, Red Star Belgrade, Vojvodina and Borac Čačak.[4]

He became Ghana manager in August 2008.[5][6] He continued the Black Stars's qualification campaign to 2010 World Cup. In the tournament, they almost reached the semi-final as they narrowly lost to Uruguay in the quarter-final via penalty shootout.[7]

Coach Milovan Rajevac with the Ghana national football team

Rajevac quit Ghana after the World Cup on 8 September 2010, and took up a position with Saudi Arabian team Al-Ahli a day later.[8]

He left the Saudi club in February 2011 to take up the role as national team coach for Qatar.[9] He was relieved of duties in August 2011.[10]

In September 2011, Rajevac was one of four managers linked with the Egyptian national team,[11] and in February 2014 he was one of four managers linked with the Burkina Faso national team.[12]

On 15 June 2016, he was officially appointed as manager of Rudar Velenje in Slovenia.[13][14] However, on 26 June 2016 he was appointed as manager of the Algerian national team.[15] He resigned from the position in October 2016, after two matches.[16]

In April 2017, after the resignation of Kiatisuk Senamuang,[17] he had an interview with Football Association of Thailand and was expected to become the head coach of the Thailand national football team.[18] Eventually, he was appointed on one-year deal with an option for another one year by Football Association of Thailand on 26 April 2017.[19][20]

On 5 February 2018, Football Association of Thailand announced the extension of Rajevac's contract to 2020.[21]

He was sacked on 7 January 2019 following a 4–1 defeat against India in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.[22][23]

He returned to manage the Ghana national team for a second time in September 2021.[24] He was sacked in January 2022 after the exit of the Black Stars at the delayed AFCON 2021 tournament.[25]

In October 2022 he became the technical director of Muangthong United.[26]

Honours

Manager

Thailand

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "MISL-Milovan "Mike" Rajevac". www.nasljerseys.com.
  2. ^ "Milovan Rajevac profile". ESPN. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  3. ^ Filip Bondy and Michael Lewis (26 June 2010). "Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac is concerned about injuries entering World Cup match with United States". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  4. ^ Stars from Yugoslav First and Second Leagues at zerodic.com
  5. ^ "Rajevac named new Ghana coach". Ghana Football Association. 12 August 2008. Archived from the original on 12 August 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
  6. ^ "Serbian coach for Black Stars". BBC Sport. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
  7. ^ Paul Wilson (2 July 2013). "World Cup 2010: Uruguay make Gyan and Ghana pay the penalty". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Ex-Ghana coach Rajevac joins Saudi side". Ghana Soccernet. 9 September 2010. Archived from the original on 9 March 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  9. ^ "Qatar hires Milovan Rajevac as coach". ESPN. 27 February 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  10. ^ "Lazaroni replaces Rajevac as Qatar coach | Doha Stadium Plus". Archived from the original on 25 November 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  11. ^ "Egypt to choose between Bradley and Rajevac for coach". BBC Sport. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  12. ^ "Nigerian Stephen Keshi on shortlist for Burkina Faso job". BBC Sport. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  13. ^ M.R. (15 June 2016). "Na klopi Rudarja mož, ki je Gano popeljal v četrtfinale SP-ja" [Manager, who reached the World Cup quarterfinals with Ghana, will manage Rudar] (in Slovenian). Radiotelevizija Slovenija. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  14. ^ "NK Rudar Velenje bo vodil Milovan Rajevac" [Milovan Rajevac will manage Rudar Velenje] (in Slovenian). NK Rudar Velenje official website. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  15. ^ "Ex Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac gets Algeria job". BBC Sport. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  16. ^ "Milovan Rajevac quits as Algeria coach after two games". BBC Sport. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  17. ^ "Sport Hero Co Ltd's contract to be terminated".
  18. ^ "คนนี้แหละ! 'สมยศ' เตรียมตั้ง 'ราเยวัช' คุมไทยเซ็น 1 ปีค่าจ้างเท่าซิโก้". Thai Rath (in Thai). 22 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  19. ^ "ANNOUNCEMENT : Milovan Rajevac appointed Thailand national head coach".
  20. ^ "เผยค่าเหนื่อย'ราเยวัช'สูงกว่า'ซิโก้'-เตรียมประเดิมงานแรกดูเกม'เมืองทอง'ฟัด'ราชนาวี'". Matichon (in Thai). 26 April 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  21. ^ "สิ้นสุดการรอคอย! ส.บอลจับ 'ราเยวัช' ต่อสัญญาถึงปี 2563". Thai Rath (in Thai). 5 February 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  22. ^ "ด่วน! ปลด "ราเยวัช" เซ่นพ่ายอินเดียหมดรูป ตั้ง "ศิริศักดิ์" คุมแทนชั่วคราว". Manager Online (in Thai). 7 January 2019.
  23. ^ "5 เรื่องน่าสนใจ หลังเกม 'ช้างศึก' กระเด็นตกรอบ ซูซูกิ คัพ 2018". Khao Sod (in Thai). 6 December 2018.
  24. ^ "Breaking! Ghana FA agrees two-year contract with incoming Black Stars coach Milovan Rajevac". GhanaSoccernet. 20 September 2021.
  25. ^ "Ghana sack Rajevac after early exit". BBC Sport. 27 January 2022.
  26. ^ "กิเลนช้างศึก! เมืองทอง แก้เกมดึง ราเยวัช ช่วยงานมาริโอ". 3 October 2022.
  27. ^ "Ex-Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac wins first silverware with Thailand". Footballghana.com. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  28. ^ "FSS: Stanković i Rajevac najbolji u 2010. godini". Blic Sport. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  29. ^ "Serbian coach Rajevac joins race for Egypt job". Ahram Online. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
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