Dragan Talajic
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dragan Talajić | ||
| Date of birth | 25 August 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1993 | Izola | 3 | (0) |
| 1993–1995 | Zeytinburnuspor | 26 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Orijent | 32 | (0) |
| 1997–2001 | Tanjong Pagar United | 67 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2004 | Al Ittihad | ||
| 2005–2006 | Bahrain Riffa | ||
| 2006–2007 | East Riffa | ||
| 2007–2009 | Al Nahda | ||
| 2009–2010 | Shabab Al Ordon | ||
| 2010–2011 | Al-Wehdat | ||
| 2011–2012 | Kuwait SC | ||
| 2012 | Ittihad Kalba' | ||
| 2013–2014 | Dhofar | ||
| 2014–2016 | Muangthong United | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Dragan Talajić (born 25 August 1965 in Sarajevo) is a Croatian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper and is a football manager who has managed many clubs in Middle East and Thailand. He is the winner coach of the AFC Champions League 2004 with Al-Ittihad and it is the most memorable finals in the history of the AFC Champions League, where Al-Ittihad won 5:0 against Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma in Seongnam. For the season 2010-2011 Talajić was declared Best Coach of Asia and Best Coach of Arabic football world 2010-2011 by the television giant Al Jazeera Sport TV, Best Coach of Arabic football world 2010-2011 by MBC Sport TV and Best Coach of Jordan 2010-2011 by votes of people and Press. Talajić is a holder of the UEFA PRO Licence.
Talajić had a spell with Zeytinburnuspor in the Turkish Super Lig during the 1994-95 season. Dragan started in FK Sarajevo and was one of the brightest young talents of Yugoslav football. As a junior player for FK Sarajevo, Dragan Talajić broke the record of the great Yugoslav goalkeeper Slobodan Janjuš by having received only one goal in the whole season. In 1992-93 Talajić was a part of a historic Slovenian football story having played a UEFA Cup match against Benfica for a Slovenian side MNK Izola. His great goalkeeping in UEFA Cup lead to a transfer to Turkish Super Lig. After a short spell with NK Orijent in Croatia's Prva HNL, from 1997 to the end of his career Talajić played for Tanjong Pagar United FC in Singapore's S-League. Talajić left a big mark in Singaporean football, since he was twice selected the player of the year.
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