|
Miodrag Krivokapić (footballer)
Miodrag Krivokapić (Montenegrin: Миодраг Кривокапић; born 6 September 1959) is a Montenegrin retired footballer who played in defence. He played for Red Star Belgrade and represented Yugoslavia before moving to Scotland in 1988, where he went on to play for a number of clubs, including Dundee United and Motherwell. Playing careerClubKrivokapić joined Dundee United in 1989 for £200,000 from Red Star, where he had previously won four international caps. He stayed with United until 1993, picking up a Scottish Cup runners-up medal in 1991,[1] before spending three years at Motherwell.[2] Krivokapic had spells with Raith Rovers and Hamilton Academical before retiring. InternationalHe made his debut for Yugoslavia in a December 1987 European Championship qualification match away against Turkey and has earned a total of 5 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a September 1988 friendly match against Spain.[3] Managerial careerHe was also reserve team coach at Hamilton winning the Scottish Reserve League in 1997–98. He had a four-game spell as caretaker manager of Motherwell alongside John Philliben in 2001 but was released from the coaching staff when new manager Eric Black was appointed.[4] In June 2008, Krivokapić returned to Scotland when he was appointed by Celtic to work on youth development.[5] Personal lifeKrivokapić has two sons, Balša and Matija. Balsa played for East Stirlingshire[6] and Matija played for Scottish junior outfit Newmains United.[7] HonoursRed Star References
External links
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
