Full name Dejan Gluščević Playing position Team Apps | Place of birth SFR Yugoslavia Years Team | |
Date of birth (1967-06-21) 21 June 1967 (age 49) | ||
Dejan Gluščević (born June 6, 1967) is a Montenegrin former footballer who played in the Beta Ethniki, Liga Indonesia Premier Division, S.League, USL A-League, and the Canadian Professional Soccer League. He is currently the head coach for the Singapore national under-15 football team.
Football career
Gluscevic played with Proodeftiki F.C. of the Beta Ethniki in 1992. In 1995, he went to Indonesia to sign with Bandung Raya of the Liga Indonesia Premier Division, where he won the league title and finished as the league's top goalscorer with 30 goals. In 1997 he was loaned to rivals Pelita Jaya. In 1999, he went to Singapore to sign with Tanjong Pagar United FC of the S.League. In 2000, he went to Canada to sign with the Montreal Impact of the USL A-League. He appeared in four matches and recorded two goals. On June 8, 2000 Montreal released him from his contract. On May 23, 2001 the North York Astros of the Canadian Professional Soccer League signed Gluscevic to a contact. In 2002, North York appointed him head coach along with Pavel Zaslavski. He managed to led the club to the CPSL Championship finals in a match against Ottawa Wizards, but were defeated by a score of 2-0. In 2005, he returned to coach the Astros, and clinched them a postseason berth. The league awarded him with the CPSL Coach of the Year award.