Pavle Dolezar
Pavle Dolezar also known as Paul Dolezar and Paja Dolezar (Serbian Cyrillic: Павле Долезар - Паја, born 1 May 1944) is a Serbian football manager and former player. He was born in Yugoslavia and raised in France.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pavle Dolezar | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Bačka Palanka, Yugoslavia | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bačka Bačka Palanka | |||
| Slavija Novi Sad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1966 | Bačka Bačka Palanka | ||
| 1967–1968 | Proleter Zrenjanin | 57 | (1) |
| 1969 | Paris-Neuilly | 23 | (0) |
| 1969–1970 | Heracles Almelo | ? | (?) |
| 1970–1971 | AGOVV Apeldoorn | ? | (?) |
| 1971–1972 | Go Ahead Eagles | 5 | (0) |
| 1972–1973 | SC Heerenveen | 25 | (0) |
| 1973–1974 | Charleroi | 5 | (0) |
| 1974–1978 | Cholet | 93 | (1) |
| 1978–1981 | US Alençon | 4 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1977–1978 | SO Cholet | ||
| 1985–1986 | Béziers | ||
| 1997–1999 | Kaizer Chiefs | ||
| 1999–2001 | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
| 2004 | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
| 2005–2006 | Bloemfontein Celtic | ||
| 2008 | Black Leopards | ||
| 2010–2011 | Mpumalanga Black Aces | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Born in Bačka Palanka,[1] SR Serbia, back then part of Yugoslavia, he began his youth career playing with FK Bačka Bačka Palanka and FK Slavija Novi Sad. He debuted as senior in 1963 playing with FK Bačka Bačka Palanka in Yugoslav Second League until the winter-break of the 1966–67 season when he was brought by one of back then dominant clubs in the region of Vojvodina, FK Proleter Zrenjanin.[1] In the season he joined Proleter, the club achieved promotion to the Yugoslav First League and Dolezar played with Proleter in the Yugoslav highest level in the seasons 1967–68 and 1968–69.[1][2]
He then moved abroad and played with Paris-Neuilly, Heracles Almelo, AGOVV, Go Ahead Eagles,[3] SC Heerenveen,[4] R. Charleroi S.C., SO Cholet and US Alençon. After retiring as a footballer he became a manager and coached Neuilly-sur-Seine, SO Cholet and Béziers in France.[5] He also managed Tunisian side AS Gabès before moving to South Africa.
In 1997 and 1998, he led the Kaizer Chief's to the Rothmans Cup title. He was sacked as manager of the Chiefs in June 1999 and was appointed as manager of Sundowns in July 1999.[6] In 1999,he won the Rothmans Cup title again with Mamelodi Sundowns in a final against Free State Stars.[7] After the Rothmans cup win, he went on to win the 1999 PSL Castle league with Mamelodi Sundowns.[8] In 2005, Dolezar remarkably won the SAA Super 8 cup with Bloemfontein Celtic.[9] It had been 20 years since Bloemfontein Celtic won silverware[10]
References
- "Asovi Yu Fudbala", page 23 (in Serbian)
- Period 1962-1968 at fsgzrenjanin.com
- Pavlo Dolezar at elfvoetbal.nl
- Paja Dolezar full in friese haagje Archived 2013-03-03 at the Wayback Machine at feanonline.nl
- Coaches in French clubs at RSSSF.com
- Malueke, Joe (26 July 1999). "Africa: Dolezar takes over as Sundowns coach". AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- "HONOURS". Mamelodi Sundowns | Official Website. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
- "Mamelodi Sundowns' Most Successful PSL Title-Winning Coaches". Soccer Laduma. 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
- link, Get; Facebook; Twitter; Pinterest; Email; Apps, Other. "Paul Rothmans Cup Dolezar one of the best foreign coaches to coach in SA". Retrieved 2020-05-31.
- Setena, Teboho. "Path laid out for Celtic to win". News24. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
External links
- Barreaud, Marc (1998). Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997). L'Harmattan, Paris. ISBN 2-7384-6608-7.