Ilija Stolica
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 July 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Zemun, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Trenčín (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1997 | 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) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999 | FR Yugoslavia U21[a] | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015 | Partizan (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Serbia U17 | ||
| 2016–2017 | Voždovac | ||
| 2017–2018 | Vojvodina | ||
| 2018 | Olimpija Ljubljana | ||
| 2019–2021 | Serbia U21 | ||
| 2021 | Serbia (caretaker) | ||
| 2022 | Partizan | ||
| 2023–2024 | Trenčín | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ilija Stolica (Serbian Cyrillic: Илија Столица; born 7 July 1978) is a Serbian football manager and former player. He is currently the head coach of Niké liga club AS Trenčín.
Club career
[edit]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.
In March 2006, while at Sint-Truidense, Stolica and two other players were questioned by the police as part of an investigation into match-fixing.[2]
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.[3]
International career
[edit]At international level, Stolica was capped for FR Yugoslavia U21, making three appearances during the qualifications for the 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[4]
Managerial career
[edit]In November 2016, Stolica was appointed as manager of Serbian SuperLiga club Voždovac. He resigned from his position in December 2017,[5] only to take over as manager of Vojvodina later that month.[6]
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.
Managerial statistics
[edit]Updated 11 August 2024
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Serbia U17 | 1 January 2015 | 10 November 2016 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 44.44 |
| Voždovac | 9 November 2016 | 31 December 2017 | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 43.48 |
| Vojvodina | 1 January 2018 | 4 April 2018 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 25.00 |
| Olimpija Ljubljana | 11 June 2018 | 31 July 2018 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20.00 |
| Serbia U21 | 7 October 2019 | 15 October 2021 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 35.71 |
| Serbia (caretaker) | January 2021 | March 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Partizan | 8 June 2022 | 12 August 2022 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 16.67 |
| Trenčin | 26 May 2023 | Present | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 41.67 |
| Total | 134 | 52 | 36 | 46 | 38.81 | ||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ilija Stolica" (in Serbian). partizanopedia.rs. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Police arrest Sint Truiden players". CNN. 9 March 2006. Retrieved 15 July 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
[edit]- Ilija Stolica at BDFutbol
- Ilija Stolica at WorldFootball.net
- Ilija Stolica at Major League Soccer
- 1978 births
- Living people
- People from Zemun
- Footballers from Belgrade
- Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers
- Serbian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Serbia and Montenegro men's 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 (1910) 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 Pro League players
- Super League Greece players
- Montenegrin First League players
- Major League Soccer players
- Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers
- Serbian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Montenegro
- Expatriate men's 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
- AS Trenčín managers
- Slovenian PrvaLiga managers