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Montenegrin footballer

Miodrag Krivokapic
Personal information
Full name Miodrag Krivokapić
Date of birth (1959-09-06) 6 September 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth Nikšić, FPR Yugoslavia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1983 Sutjeska 80 (2)
1983–1988 Red Star Belgrade 97 (1)
1988–1993 Dundee United 82 (1)
1993–1996 Motherwell 71 (1)
1996–1997 Raith Rovers 11 (0)
1997–1999 Hamilton Academical 3 (0)
International career
1987–1988 Yugoslavia 5 (0)
1990 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
Managerial career
2001 Motherwell (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 career

Club

Krivokapić 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, before spending three years at Motherwell. Krivokapic had spells with Raith Rovers and Hamilton Academical before retiring.

International

He 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.

Managerial career

He 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.

In June 2008, Krivokapić returned to Scotland when he was appointed by Celtic to work on youth development.

Personal life

Krivokapić has two sons, Balša and Matija. Balsa played for East Stirlingshire and Matija played for Scottish junior outfit Newmains United.

Honours

Red Star

References

  1. Miodrag Krivokapic remains haunted by the one that got away - The Herald
  2. THE FOREIGN LEGION: MIODRAG KRIVOKAPIĆ - Motherwell
  3. "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. "Motherwell go for Black". BBC Sport website. 16 October 2001.
  5. Parks, Gordon (20 June 2008). "I want to find stars for Celtic, says ex-Motherwell star Miodrag Krivokapic". Daily Record. Retrieved 25 August 2008.
  6. Celtic coaching role is vital to Krivokapic - Daily Record
  7. Weston, Andrew (29 December 2010). "Krivokapic signs on at Newmains United". Retrieved 2 February 2011.

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