Vuk Rašović

Vuk Rašović (Serbian Cyrillic: Вук Рашовић; born 3 January 1973) is a former Serbian footballer who is the manager of Saudi Arabian club Al-Fayha.
Playing career
Rašović started to play for the youth teams of FK Partizan. He played professionally, initially, with FK Rad and Bulgarian Slavia Sofia. Then he returned to FK Partizan where he played from 1998 to 2002. In 2002, he moved to Krylia Sovetov of Russia, where he played between 2002 and 2003. In 2004, he signed with the American MLS team Kansas City Wizards but only played in one game for them during the 2004 season. He retired after the year as a result of suffering an injury.
Rašović played five times for the FR Yugoslavia national team, making his debut on 14 June 1997 against Egypt.
Managerial career
After retiring, Rašović started his coaching career with Partizan. He became the assistant manager of Goran Stevanović during the 2009–10 and Aleksandar Stanojević in 2010–11 season. Later on, he became a head coach of Partizan's affiliate, Teleoptik.
On 29 April 2013, Rašović was promoted as the new head coach of Partizan. He made his debut by defeating FK Radnički Niš on 2 May 2013.
From December 2014 to 1 May 2015, he was the director of football of Dinamo Minsk.
On 2018, Rašović signed for UAE side Al Dhafra, during his two-year spell, he would get them to qualify for two UAE President's Cup finals, he lost one and the second final was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates. After two years at Al Dhafra, Rašović signed for Al Wahda. He was later dismissed in March 2021, due to poor results in both the league and cup competitions.
On 21 June 2021, Rašović was appointed as the manager of newly promoted Saudi Arabian side Al-Fayha.
Honours
Player
Partizan
FR Yugoslavia First League: 1992–93, 1998–99, 2001–02
FR Yugoslavia Cup: 1997–98, 2000–01
Manager
Partizan
Serbian SuperLiga: 2012–13
Al-Fayha
King Cup: 2021–22
Individual
Saudi Professional League Manager of the Month: August 2021, December 2022
References
External links
Vuk Rašović at reprezentacija.rs
1973 births
Living people
Footballers from Dortmund
Serbian men's footballers
Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Serbia and Montenegro men's international footballers
FK Partizan players
FK Rad players
PFC Slavia Sofia players
PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara players
Sporting Kansas City players
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Russian Premier League players
Major League Soccer players
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Serbian football managers
FK Teleoptik managers
FK Partizan managers
FC Dinamo Minsk managers
FK Napredak Kruševac managers
Al Faisaly FC managers
Al Dhafra FC managers
Al Wahda FC managers
Al-Fayha FC managers
Serbian expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in Belarus
Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia
Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Belarus
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
Saudi Pro League managers
UAE Pro League managers