Marko Perović (footballer, born 1972)

Marko Perović
Personal information
Full name Marko Perović
Date of birth (1972-03-24) 24 March 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Leskovac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lion City Sailors (Assistant coach)
Youth career
Dubočica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1990 Dubočica
1990–1994 Vojvodina 62 (8)
1994–1995 Red Star Belgrade 33 (7)
1995–1997 Cremonese 46 (8)
1997–1998 Vitesse 40 (19)
1999–2000 Sporting Gijón 29 (4)
2001 Austria Wien 8 (1)
2001–2002 Rad 23 (3)
2002–2004 Ancona 34 (6)
2004 Napoli 15 (3)
2004–2006 Grosseto 31 (2)
2006 Pistoiese 10 (0)
Total 331 (61)
International career
1995–1996 FR Yugoslavia 3 (0)
Managerial career
2010–2011 Vojvodina (assistant)
2011–2012 Spartak Subotica (assistant)
2012–2013 OFK Beograd (assistant)
2013–2014 Cremonese
2014–2015 Cremonese (assistant)
2016 Anorthosis (assistant)
2018 Rad (assistant)
2020 Železničar Pančevo
2022 Dubočica
2023– Lion City Sailors (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marko Perović (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Перовић; born 24 March 1972) is a Serbian football manager and former player who is currently the assistant coach of Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors.

Club career

After starting out at his hometown club Dubočica, Perović played for Vojvodina, Red Star Belgrade, Cremonese, Vitesse, Sporting Gijón, Austria Wien, Rad, Ancona, Napoli, Grosseto, and Pistoiese.

International career

At international level, Perović was capped three times for FR Yugoslavia from 1995 to 1996.[1]

Managerial career

Perović started his coaching career working as an assistant under Zoran Milinković at Vojvodina in July 2010. Perović went on to follow Milinković continuing to become his assistant at Spartak Subotica in 2011 and OFK Beograd on 18 September 2012.

In July 2013, Perović was given his first managerial duty role at Italian club Serie C club Cremonese. However, he was then shifted to become the club assistant coach on 25 June 2014 working under Marco Giampaolo and later, with Mario Montorfano

On 18 February 2016, Perović reunited with Milinković where he continue working as his assistant at Anorthosis. However a disappointing run in the league saw them both getting sacked from the Cypriot club.

On 26 February 2018, Perović reunited with Milinković again where they joined Rad in their native country.

In July 2020, Perović served as manager of Železničar Pančevo making his first managerial role since 2014.[2][3]

On 4 February 2022, Perović was appointed as the manager of second tier Serbian club Dubočica.

On 19 July 2023, Perović was appointed by Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors working under compatriot Aleksandar Ranković as his assistant.

References

  1. ^ "Perović Marko" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Marko Perović novi šef stručnog štaba Želje" (in Serbian). epancevo.rs. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Perović nije više trener FK Železničar" (in Serbian). epancevo.rs. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2023.