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Dejan Gluščević
Personal information
Full name	Dejan Gluščević
Date of birth	21 June 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Prijepolje, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1984–1985	Polimlje
1985–1986	Zvezdara
1986–1992	Red Star Belgrade
1987–1988	→ Zemun (loan)
1988–1989	→ Čukarički (loan)
1990–1992	→ Radnički Belgrade (loan)
1992–1993	Proodeftiki
1993–1994	Proleter Zrenjanin
1994–1999	Pelita Jaya
1995–1997	→ Bandung Raya (loan)
1999	Tanjong Pagar United
2000	Montreal Impact
2001–2002	North York Astros
Managerial career
2002	North York Astros (player-coach)
2005	North York Astros
2006–2009	Red Star Belgrade (youth)
2009–2010	Rad Belgrade (youth)
2010–2016	Singapore U15
2017	Vanuatu U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dejan Gluščević (born June 21, 1967) is a Serbian former footballer and manager.

Playing career

Gluščević made his debut in professional football playing with FK Radnički Beograd in the 1990–91 Yugoslav Second League. He scored an impressive 13 goals in 25 appearances.^[1] The next year, due to the break-up of Yugoslavia, Radnički played in the 1991–92 Yugoslav First League and impressed again by scoring 15 goals in 28 appearances.^[2] Gluščević was transferred by Red Star Belgrade to Proodeftiki F.C. of the Beta Ethnic in 1992, but due to the club's financial constraints he went back to the Yugoslav First League's FK Proleter Zrenjanin and helped them to qualify for the Yugoslav Cup quarterfinals.

In 1994, he went to Indonesia to sign with Pelita Jaya FC and played in the AFC Champion's Cup tournament against Ilhwa Chuma from South Korea. After Pelita Jaya FC was eliminated from Champion's Cup, Dejan was loaned to Bandung Raya of the Liga Indonesia Premier Division, where he won the league title and finished as the league's top goalscorer with 30 goals.^[3] After scoring a hat-trick in AFC Cup of Winners Cup In 1997, he returned to rivals Pelita Jaya^[4] to support "FA Primavera project" with young Indonesian internationals. In 1999, after Indonesian League was stopped due to political issues, he went to Singapore to sign with Tanjong Pagar United FC of the S.League and as a team top scorer.

In 2000, he went to Canada to sign with the Montreal Impact of the USL A-League.^[5] He appeared in four matches and recorded two goals.^[6] After Montreal released him from his contract due to the club's financial constrains.^[7] On May 23, 2001 the North York Astros of the Canadian Professional Soccer League signed Gluščević^[8]^[9] In 2002, North York appointed him head coach.^[10] He managed to lead the club to the CPSL Championship finals against Ottawa Wizards, but were defeated by a score of 2-0.^[11] In 2005, he returned to coach the Astros, and clinched them a postseason berth.^[12] The league awarded him with the CPSL Coach of the Year award.^[13]

Managerial career

In 2002, North York Astros appointed him as their new head coach .^[10] Throughout the season he managed to lead the club to the CPSL Championship finals against Ottawa Wizards, but were defeated by a score of 2-0.^[11] In 2005, he returned to coach the Astros, and clinched them a postseason berth.^[12] As a result for his achievement the league awarded him with the CPSL Coach of the Year award.^[13] During his tenure in Canada he was employed by the Ontario Soccer Association, where he achieved a silver medal with the Ontario U-15 team in 2002, and another silver medal in 2005 with the U-14 team.^[14]

In 2005, he returned to Serbia to manage the youth sides of Red Star Belgrade, and Rad Belgrade. In 2010, he was hired by the Football Association of Singapore in order to coach the Singapore U-15 national team.^[15]^[16] In 2017, he was appointed the manager for the Vanuatu national under-20 football team.^[17] In 2018, he served as an assistant coach for FK Zemun in the Serbian SuperLiga.^[18]

In late 2019, reports were circulating that Indonesian side Persija Jakarta were interested in offering Gluščević a managerial position.^[19]^[20] The reports ultimately proved to be incorrect as he denied receiving any offers from the club.^[21] Gluščević returned to the Serbian top-tier league to join the management staff of FK Rad as an assistant coach in September 2020.^[22]^[23]