Daniel Darko Janacković (born 11 May 1967), commonly known as Darko Janacković, is a Serbian-born French football manager and a former footballer.[1]
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Daniel Darko Janacković | ||
| Date of birth | (1967-05-11) 11 May 1967 (age 55) | ||
| Place of birth | Pirot, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1980 | Partizan | ||
| 1980–1986 | Dieppe | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1987 | Radnički Pirot | ? | (?) |
| 1987–1988 | OFK Beograd | ? | (?) |
| 1988–1990 | Moreirense | ? | (?) |
| 1990–1992 | Beira-Mar | ? | (?) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2000–2001 | Partizan U-19 (assistant) | ||
| 2001–2002 | OFK Beograd (U-18) | ||
| 2002–2003 | Radnički Pirot | ||
| 2004–2005 | Avion | ||
| 2006–2007 | Hajduk Kula | ||
| 2007 | Metz (scout) | ||
| 2008 | Sétif | ||
| 2008 | CS Constantine | ||
| 2009 | MO Constantine | ||
| 2010–2011 | Persib Bandung | ||
| 2011-2012 | East Riffa | ||
| 2012-2013 | Pelita Bandung Raya | ||
| 2014–2015 | RC Arbaâ | ||
| 2016–2018 | Sohar | ||
| 2018-2019 | AS Ain M'lila | ||
| 2021- | Ljungskile fc | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born and raised in Pirot, Yugoslavia, he began his footballing career in 1978 with Belgrade-based FK Partizan. In 1980, he moved to France and more accurately to Dieppe where he began playing for FC Dieppe.
He began his professional footballing career in the year 1986 with Yugoslav Premier League and his hometown based side FK Radnički Pirot. In 1987, he moved to Belgrade where he signed a one-year contract with another Yugoslav Premier League side OFK Beograd.
He first moved out of Yugoslavia in 1988 to Portugal where he signed a two-year contract with Segunda Liga side Moreirense F.C. In 1990, he moved to the city of Aveiro where he had a two-year stint with Primeira Liga side S.C. Beira-Mar, thus ending his professional footballing career as the Serbian met with a car accident later.
Darko holds the UEFA A Licence, the second highest football coaching qualification. He received the UEFA A Licence in 2009 from the Football Association of Serbia.
He began his managerial career in 2000 with the U-19 team of his former club, FK Partizan where he worked as an assistant to Serbian football manager, Zvonko Živković, helping his side clinch the trophy of the U-19 championship of Yugoslavia.
In 2001, he moved to Belgrade where he was appointed as the head coach of the U-18 team of his former club, OFK Beograd. He helped his side secure third position in the 2001–02 U-18 championship of Yugoslavia.
Later in 2002, he moved back to his hometown, Pirot, where he was appointed as the head coach of his former club and Yugoslav Second League side, FK Radnički Pirot. He helped his club qualify for the Quarter-finals stage of the Yugoslav Cup in 2002.
He first moved out of Yugoslavia as a football manager in 2004 to France and more accurately to Avion where he was appointed as the head coach of Championnat de France Amateur side, CS Avion.
In 2006, he moved to Serbia where he signed a one-year contract to be appointed as the head coach of Meridian Prva Liga (now known as Serbian SuperLiga) side, FK Hajduk Kula.
He moved back to France in 2007 and began working as a scout for Ligue 1 side, FC Metz.
In 2008, he again moved out of Serbia and this time to North Africa and more accurately to Algeria where he was appointed as the head coach of Algerian club ES Sétif.
Later in 2008, he moved to Constantine where he was appointed as the head coach of Algeria's oldest football club, CS Constantine.
In January 2009, he began coaching another Constantine-based side, MO Constantine[2][3] and helped them secure the 5th position in the championship.
He was also awarded the Best Manager of the Season award at the end of the 2008–09 season.
In 2010, he again moved out of Serbia and this time to Indonesia where he was appointed as the head coach of Indonesia Super League side, Persib Bandung on a one-year deal which was believed to be the most expensive deal of the season in Indonesia football.[4][5][6]
He moved to the Middle East and more accurately to Bahrain in July 2011, where he was appointed as the head coach of Bahraini Premier League side, East Riffa Club he finished his contrat in June 2012.
In July 2012, he moved back to Indonesia where he was appointed as the Technical director-and-manager[7] of Indonesia Super League side, Persipasi Bandung Raya.[8][9][10][11]
In 2014-2015, he moved back to Algeria and more accurately to Larbaâ where he began coaching Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 side, RC Arbaâ.[12]
In January 2016, he again made a move to the Middle East and this time to Oman where on 23 January, he was appointed as the head coach of Sohar-based Oman Professional League side, Sohar SC for the remaining of the 2015–16 Oman Professional League season.[13][14][15] In his successful start at the Sohar-based side, he helped them finish at the fourth position in the 2015–16 season and also helped them secure the runners-up position in the 2015–16 Oman Professional League Cup,[16][17] which are the club's best ever performances in both the competitions, respectively. He finished his contrat in June 2018 with a big satisfaction of a succès and satisfaction of his work during two years and half in Oman.
He has had the opportunity of participating in various coaching courses under top European managers like Arsène Wenger at Arsenal F.C. in August 2002, Raynald Denoueix at Real Sociedad in January 2003 and Vicente del Bosque at Real Madrid C.F. in February 2003.
Partizan U-19 (Assistant manager)
Persib Bandung – managers | |
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