Ilija Stolica
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ilija Stolica | ||
Date of birth | 7 July 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Zemun, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Zemun | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–1998 | Zemun | 24 | (5) |
1998–1999 | Lleida | 18 | (0) |
1999–2000 | Zemun | 24 | (5) |
2000–2001 | Partizan | 4 | (0) |
2001–2002 | Zemun | 35 | (25) |
2003–2004 | Metalurh Donetsk | 20 | (5) |
2005 | OFK Beograd | 11 | (6) |
2005–2006 | Sint-Truidense | 44 | (10) |
2007–2008 | Mons | 42 | (10) |
2009 | OFI Crete | 10 | (1) |
2010 | Budućnost Podgorica | 10 | (3) |
2010–2011 | New England Revolution | 16 | (4) |
2011 | → FC New York (loan) | 1 | (0) |
Total | 259 | (74) | |
National team | |||
1999 | FR Yugoslavia U21[a] | 3 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2015 | Partizan (assistant) | ||
2015–2016 | Serbia U17 | ||
2016–2017 | Voždovac | ||
2017–2018 | Vojvodina | ||
2018 | Olimpija Ljubljana | ||
2019–2021 | Serbia U21 | ||
2021 | Serbia (caretaker) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Ilija Stolica (Serbian Cyrillic: Илија Столица; born 7 July 1978) is a Serbian football manager and former player.
Club career[]
Due to his promising performances at Zemun, Stolica earned a transfer to Spanish club Lleida in 1998. He played one season in Spain's second division, but failed to score in 18 games and eventually returned to his parent club.
In 2000, Stolica signed a contract with Partizan.[1] He, however, failed to make an impact with the Crno-beli and returned to Zemun the following year. By the end of the 2001–02 season, Stolica became the league's second-highest scorer with 19 goals.
In the 2003 winter transfer window, Stolica was transferred to Ukrainian club Metalurh Donetsk. He managed to play only 20 league games over the next two years, before returning to his homeland and joining OFK Beograd.
Between 2005 and 2008, Stolica spent three seasons in Belgium. He played for Sint-Truidense and Mons, scoring 20 goals combined. He subsequently had two unassuming spells in Greece and Montenegro.
On 30 July 2010, Stolica signed with Major League Soccer club New England Revolution. He scored three times in the remainder of the season. In April 2011, Stolica was loaned to USL Pro team FC New York.[2]
International career[]
At international level, Stolica was capped for FR Yugoslavia U21, making three appearances during the qualifications for the 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[3]
Managerial career[]
In November 2016, Stolica was appointed as manager of Serbian SuperLiga club Voždovac. He resigned from his position in December 2017,[4] only to take over as manager of Vojvodina later that month.[5]
In October 2019, Stolica was named as manager of the Serbia under-21s, taking over the team from Nenad Milovanović after poor start to the qualifications for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ "Ilija Stolica" (in Serbian). partizanopedia.rs. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Murray, Stolica loaned to FC New York". revolutionsoccer.net. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Ilija Stolica". 11v11.com. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Ilija Stolica podneo ostavku" (in Serbian). b92.net. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Ilija Stolica novi trener Vojvodine" (in Serbian). b92.net. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
External links[]
- Ilija Stolica at BDFutbol
- Ilija Stolica at WorldFootball.net
- Ilija Stolica at FootballDatabase.eu
- Ilija Stolica at Major League Soccer
- 1978 births
- Living people
- People from Zemun
- Sportspeople from Belgrade
- Serbia and Montenegro footballers
- Serbian footballers
- Association football forwards
- Serbia and Montenegro under-21 international footballers
- FK Zemun players
- UE Lleida players
- FK Partizan players
- FC Metalurh Donetsk players
- OFK Beograd players
- Sint-Truidense V.V. players
- R.A.E.C. Mons players
- OFI Crete F.C. players
- FK Budućnost Podgorica players
- New England Revolution players
- F.C. New York players
- First League of Serbia and Montenegro players
- Segunda División players
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Super League Greece players
- Montenegrin First League players
- Major League Soccer players
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriate footballers
- Serbian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Ukraine
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Expatriate footballers in Montenegro
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Montenegro
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Serbian football managers
- FK Partizan non-playing staff
- FK Voždovac managers
- FK Vojvodina managers
- NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) managers
- Serbia national under-21 football team managers
- Serbia national football team managers
- Serbian SuperLiga managers
- Serbian expatriate football managers
- Expatriate football managers in Slovenia
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia