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Miodrag Krivokapic
Personal information
Full name Miodrag Krivokapić
Date of birth (1959-09-06) 6 September 1959 (age 64)
Place of birth Nikšić, FPR Yugoslavia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
1979–1983 Sutjeska 80 (2)
1983–1988 Red Star Belgrade 97 (1)
1988–1993 Dundee United 82 (1)
1993–1996 Motherwell 71 (1)
1996–1997 Raith Rovers 11 (0)
1997–1999 Hamilton Academical 3 (0)
International career
1988–1989 Yugoslavia 5 (0)
1990 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
Managerial career
2001 Motherwell (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Miodrag Krivokapić ( Montenegrin: Миодраг Кривокапић; born 6 September 1959) is a Montenegrin former footballer who played in defence. He played for Red Star Belgrade and represented Yugoslavia before moving to Scotland in 1988, where he went on to play for a number of clubs, including Dundee United and Motherwell.

Playing career

Club

Krivokapić joined Dundee United in 1989 for £200,000 from Red Star, where he had previously won four international caps. He stayed with United until 1993, picking up a Scottish Cup runners-up medal in 1991, [1] before spending three years at Motherwell. [2] Krivokapic had spells with Raith Rovers and Hamilton Academical before retiring.

International

He made his debut for Yugoslavia in a December 1987 European Championship qualification match away against Turkey and has earned a total of 5 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a September 1988 friendly match against Spain. [3]

Managerial career

He was also reserve team coach at Hamilton winning the Scottish Reserve League in 1997–98. He had a four-game spell as caretaker manager of Motherwell alongside John Philliben in 2001 but was released from the coaching staff when new manager Eric Black was appointed. [4]

In June 2008, Krivokapić returned to Scotland when he was appointed by Celtic to work on youth development. [5]

Personal life

Krivokapić has two sons, Balša and Matija. Balsa played for East Stirlingshire [6] and Matija played for Scottish junior outfit Newmains United. [7]

Honours

Red Star

References

  1. ^ Miodrag Krivokapic remains haunted by the one that got away - The Herald
  2. ^ THE FOREIGN LEGION: MIODRAG KRIVOKAPIĆ - Motherwell
  3. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Motherwell go for Black". BBC Sport website. 16 October 2001.
  5. ^ Parks, Gordon (20 June 2008). "I want to find stars for Celtic, says ex-Motherwell star Miodrag Krivokapic". Daily Record. Retrieved 25 August 2008.
  6. ^ Celtic coaching role is vital to Krivokapic - Daily Record
  7. ^ Weston, Andrew (29 December 2010). "Krivokapic signs on at Newmains United". Retrieved 2 February 2011.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Miodrag Krivokapic
Personal information
Full name Miodrag Krivokapić
Date of birth (1959-09-06) 6 September 1959 (age 64)
Place of birth Nikšić, FPR Yugoslavia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
1979–1983 Sutjeska 80 (2)
1983–1988 Red Star Belgrade 97 (1)
1988–1993 Dundee United 82 (1)
1993–1996 Motherwell 71 (1)
1996–1997 Raith Rovers 11 (0)
1997–1999 Hamilton Academical 3 (0)
International career
1988–1989 Yugoslavia 5 (0)
1990 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
Managerial career
2001 Motherwell (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Miodrag Krivokapić ( Montenegrin: Миодраг Кривокапић; born 6 September 1959) is a Montenegrin former footballer who played in defence. He played for Red Star Belgrade and represented Yugoslavia before moving to Scotland in 1988, where he went on to play for a number of clubs, including Dundee United and Motherwell.

Playing career

Club

Krivokapić joined Dundee United in 1989 for £200,000 from Red Star, where he had previously won four international caps. He stayed with United until 1993, picking up a Scottish Cup runners-up medal in 1991, [1] before spending three years at Motherwell. [2] Krivokapic had spells with Raith Rovers and Hamilton Academical before retiring.

International

He made his debut for Yugoslavia in a December 1987 European Championship qualification match away against Turkey and has earned a total of 5 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a September 1988 friendly match against Spain. [3]

Managerial career

He was also reserve team coach at Hamilton winning the Scottish Reserve League in 1997–98. He had a four-game spell as caretaker manager of Motherwell alongside John Philliben in 2001 but was released from the coaching staff when new manager Eric Black was appointed. [4]

In June 2008, Krivokapić returned to Scotland when he was appointed by Celtic to work on youth development. [5]

Personal life

Krivokapić has two sons, Balša and Matija. Balsa played for East Stirlingshire [6] and Matija played for Scottish junior outfit Newmains United. [7]

Honours

Red Star

References

  1. ^ Miodrag Krivokapic remains haunted by the one that got away - The Herald
  2. ^ THE FOREIGN LEGION: MIODRAG KRIVOKAPIĆ - Motherwell
  3. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Motherwell go for Black". BBC Sport website. 16 October 2001.
  5. ^ Parks, Gordon (20 June 2008). "I want to find stars for Celtic, says ex-Motherwell star Miodrag Krivokapic". Daily Record. Retrieved 25 August 2008.
  6. ^ Celtic coaching role is vital to Krivokapic - Daily Record
  7. ^ Weston, Andrew (29 December 2010). "Krivokapic signs on at Newmains United". Retrieved 2 February 2011.

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