Kosta Papić

Kosta Papić
Personal information
Full name Kostadin Papić
Date of birth (1960-07-17) 17 July 1960 (age 64)
Place of birthNovi Sad SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Managerial career
YearsTeam
1993–1998Lobi Stars
1998–2002Enyimba
2002–2003Enugu Rangers
2003–2004Kwara United
2004–2006Orlando Pirates
2006–2007Maritzburg United
2007Kaizer Chiefs
2007–2009Hearts of Oak
2009–2011Young Africans
2011–2012Young Africans
2013–2014Black Leopards
2014Chippa United
2014–2015Polokwane City
2015–2016Black Leopards
2016–2017Royal Eagles
2017Ethiopian Coffee
2017–2018Royal Eagles
2018–2019Eswatini
2020-2021Hearts of Oak
2021Black Leopards

Kosta Papić (Serbian Cyrillic: Коста Папић; born 17 July 1960) is a Serbian football coach who has managed a number of great African clubs in South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria and Tanzania.

Coaching career

Previous clubs: Kaizer Chiefs,[1] Maritzburg United, Orlando Pirates[2] (all South Africa); Lobi Stars, Enyimba, Enugu Rangers, Kwara United (all Nigeria).

In December 2008, Papić moved to Ghana and coached Accra Hearts of Oak SC[3] and left the club on mutual consent after leading with 10 points and 7 games to finish the season due to what he termed managerial interference.[4] He worked last as head coach by Accra Hearts of Oak SC up to July 2009. He was later signed as head coach of Young Africans FC under a two-year contract.

Papić arrived in Dar es Salaam ready for his new job at Yanga football club. One of the coach's earliest experiences in his new setting will be the match against traditional rivals Simba on 31 October.[5]

He then managed Royal Eagles.[6]

He became manager of the Eswatini national team in December 2018.[7] He left the role in December 2019.[8]

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