Toplica Spasojevic
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Toplica Spasojević (born 1956 in Svilajnac
, Serbia
, SFR Yugoslavia), is a formerly President of Red Star Belgrade
. He has graduated from the University of Belgrade
Faculty of Economics
.
Work experience: 1981-1992 Yugoslavia Commerce Belgrade, Commercial Manager, Division Manager, Deputy General Manager,
Chairman of the Board of Directors, 1992- MTI London, UK Director, 1993-1997 MTI Moscow, Director, 1994-1999 ITM Company / ITM Group Belgrade, Co-founder and General Manager, 1999 Holding company ITM Group Belgrade Company Chairman.
Social engagement: 2005- Belgrade Commercial Chamber, President of the Trade Association, Member of Board of Directors, Member of Chamber Assembly, 2005- National project - Strategy for economic development of Serbia - Member of team for economic development
2005- Economic team for Kosovo and Metohija and the South of Serbia Trade coodinator, 2006- Member of Board of Executive Directors of the Serbian business Club „Privrednik“, 2006- Member of Board of Directors of Sports society Red Star Belgrade
, 2007- The Serbian Economic Journalists Club Award „Businessman of the year for 2006“, 2007- President of the Serbian Association of Corporate Managers (UKDS)
2007- Vice president of NALED (National alliance for local and economic development), 2007- Serbian chamber of commerce
Member of Chamber Assembly. He speeks English
and Russian language
.
football club has elected Toplica Spasojević as president of Red Star Belgrade
. In the Assembly meeting, Spasojević was appointed as new president with 52 votes in favour and 5 abstained. The Assembly has previously relieved his predecessor Dragan Stojković
, who has been the club president since July 2005, of his duties. A newly appointed member of the Assembly of Red Star Belgrade
is Vladica Popović
in place of recently deceased Srđan Mrkušić.
Spasojević has informed the Assembly about the five-year plan for the development of the club and announced the making of a long-term plan. According to the new president, Red Star Belgrade
has to keep the status of the biggest club in the central and southeastern parts of Europe, to form a scouts’ network in Serbia
, and to transform its school into one of the best football schools in the world.http://www.crvenazvezdafk.com/en/vesti/vest.aspx?id=47
On March 2, 2008, Spasojević appointed former Red Star player Goran Bunjevčević
to be the club's sporting director in charge of transfers and player personnel.
After failing to win the 2007-08 league title or Serbian Cup, Spasojević and Bunjevčević fared even worse during the 2008 summer transfer window. Bringing in Zdenek Zeman
as the new head coach along with a series of uninspired signings, Red Star started 2008-09 season in disastrous fashion.
Spasojević and Bunjevčević left the club on September 2, 2008.
Svilajnac
Svilajnac is a town and municipality located in central Serbia at 44.13° North, 21.12° East, south-east of Belgrade, on the banks of the river Resava, and bordering the river Morava. Its name stems from the word for silk in Serbian. It is the de facto administrative center of the Resava region...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
, SFR Yugoslavia), is a formerly President of Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...
. He has graduated from the University of Belgrade
University of Belgrade
The University of Belgrade is the oldest and largest university of Serbia.Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac-based departments into a single university...
Faculty of Economics
University of Belgrade Faculty of Economics
The University of Belgrade Faculty of Economics is one of the educational institutions of the University of Belgrade, Serbia. The building is located in the city center of Belgrade...
.
Work experience: 1981-1992 Yugoslavia Commerce Belgrade, Commercial Manager, Division Manager, Deputy General Manager,
Chairman of the Board of Directors, 1992- MTI London, UK Director, 1993-1997 MTI Moscow, Director, 1994-1999 ITM Company / ITM Group Belgrade, Co-founder and General Manager, 1999 Holding company ITM Group Belgrade Company Chairman.
Social engagement: 2005- Belgrade Commercial Chamber, President of the Trade Association, Member of Board of Directors, Member of Chamber Assembly, 2005- National project - Strategy for economic development of Serbia - Member of team for economic development
2005- Economic team for Kosovo and Metohija and the South of Serbia Trade coodinator, 2006- Member of Board of Executive Directors of the Serbian business Club „Privrednik“, 2006- Member of Board of Directors of Sports society Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...
, 2007- The Serbian Economic Journalists Club Award „Businessman of the year for 2006“, 2007- President of the Serbian Association of Corporate Managers (UKDS)
2007- Vice president of NALED (National alliance for local and economic development), 2007- Serbian chamber of commerce
Member of Chamber Assembly. He speeks English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and Russian language
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
.
Red Star president 2007-2008
On Tuesday, November 20, 2007, the Assembly of Red Star BelgradeRed Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...
football club has elected Toplica Spasojević as president of Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...
. In the Assembly meeting, Spasojević was appointed as new president with 52 votes in favour and 5 abstained. The Assembly has previously relieved his predecessor Dragan Stojković
Dragan Stojkovic
Dragan Stojković , also known under the nickname Piksi is a Serbian former footballer and current manager of J...
, who has been the club president since July 2005, of his duties. A newly appointed member of the Assembly of Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...
is Vladica Popović
Vladica Popovic
Vladimir "Vladica" Popović is a former Serbian footballer and manager. The biggest success in his coaching career was winning the Intercontinental Cup with Red Star Belgrade in 1991....
in place of recently deceased Srđan Mrkušić.
Spasojević has informed the Assembly about the five-year plan for the development of the club and announced the making of a long-term plan. According to the new president, Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...
has to keep the status of the biggest club in the central and southeastern parts of Europe, to form a scouts’ network in Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
, and to transform its school into one of the best football schools in the world.http://www.crvenazvezdafk.com/en/vesti/vest.aspx?id=47
On March 2, 2008, Spasojević appointed former Red Star player Goran Bunjevčević
Goran Bunjevcevic
Goran Bunjevčević is a former Serbian footballer who played as a defender, including 5 seasons at Tottenham Hotspur ....
to be the club's sporting director in charge of transfers and player personnel.
After failing to win the 2007-08 league title or Serbian Cup, Spasojević and Bunjevčević fared even worse during the 2008 summer transfer window. Bringing in Zdenek Zeman
Zdenek Zeman
Zdeněk Zeman is a Czech-Italian football coach. He has managed numerous different teams, mostly in Italian football, over the years, and is currently in charge of Serie B club Pescara.-Biography:...
as the new head coach along with a series of uninspired signings, Red Star started 2008-09 season in disastrous fashion.
Spasojević and Bunjevčević left the club on September 2, 2008.