Aleksandar Ranković (footballer)

Aleksandar Ranković (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Ранковић; born 31 August 1978) is a Serbian football manager and former player. He is the head coach of ADO Den Haag of the Dutch Eredivisie. As a player, Ranković played the entirety of his professional career in the Netherlands and his native Serbia.

Aleksandar Ranković
Personal information
Full name Aleksandar Ranković
Date of birth (1978-08-31) 31 August 1978
Place of birth Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2002 Rad 101 (7)
2002–2005 Vitesse 72 (4)
2005–2011 ADO Den Haag 104 (6)
2011 Partizan 1 (0)
Total 278 (17)
Teams managed
2020 ADO Den Haag
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Ranković started his professional career with FK Rad, making his first appearances in 1997, at the age of 19. In 2002, Dutch side SBV Vitesse showed interest for the player and brought him into the Eredivisie, where he played as a first team regular for three seasons. In 2005, he moved to fellow Eredivisie participants ADO Den Haag where he became one of their key players.

Ranković hit the news in January 2007, when he was sent off in a 3–1 defeat to AZ, match in which he also scored a goal.[1] The incident took place after the referee Kevin Blom awarded a penalty to AZ, and Ranković pushed Blom whilst shouting "When I see you in the city, I'll kill you".[2] Ranković received a five match ban for the death threats.[3] He later apologized for the incident.[4]

On 22 June 2011, Ranković signed a one-year deal with FK Partizan.[5]

Coaching career

On 15 May 2020, Ranković was announced as the new head coach of ADO Den Haag until 2022.[6]

References
  1. "Report: ADO Den Haag v AZ Alkmaar". ESPN. 19 January 2007. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  2. "Rankovic: 'When I see you in the city, I'll kill you'" (in Dutch). v-bal.nl. 9 February 2007. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  3. "Rankovic bedreigde arbiter met dood" (in Dutch). volkskrant.nl. 9 February 2007. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  4. "Rankovic heeft spijt van bedreiging" (in Dutch). voetbalprimeur.nl. 9 February 2007. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  5. "Ranković nova akvizicija u Partizanu!" (in Serbian). partizan.rs. 22 June 2011. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  6. "Rankovic opvolger Pardew als hoofdtrainer ADO Den Haag". nos.nl. Retrieved 13 May 2020.

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