Dragan Stojković unveiled as new Anzhi (Anji) Makhachkala head coach
25th May, 2012
Dragan Stojković, the man Wenger named as his successor at Arsenal
Dragan Stojković has been named as Gadji Gadjiev’s successor at Russian money-bags Anzhi Makhachkala this afternoon. Gadji Gadjiev left the club by mutual consent after an argument over the club and Suleyman Kerimov’s expectations. 25th May, 2012
Dragan Stojković, the man Wenger named as his successor at Arsenal
Dragan Stojković confirmed interest in a move away from J.League Division 1 club Nagoya Grampus to the Dinamo Stadium a day after Gadjiev left the club on the 15th of May.
Anzhi managed a place of 7th in the Russian Premier League, which created boardroom and staff arguments, with Gadjiev stating the club needs time to grow; yet Kerimov, who bought the club for 55,544,005,544RUB ($200,000,000) in January 2011, believes the club has had time to become a footballing force.
WHO IS DRAGAN STOJKOVIĆ?
- Dragan Stojković (born March 3, 1965), also known under the nickname Piksi is a Serbian former footballer
- Stojković was long time captain of the Yugoslavia national football team and Red Star Belgrade, and is considered one of the best players in the history of Yugoslavian and Serbian football. He is one of the five players to be awarded the title Star of the Red Star.
- He is widely considered to have never shown his true potential in Europe as injury prevented him from establishing himself at Marseille and at European level despite being considered Red Star's greatest player of a squad that went on to great heights, such as winning the European Cup, with some of their players becoming stars at AC Milan, Juventus and Real Madrid
- In the spring of 1994 Stojković signed with Japanese J-League team Nagoya Grampus, then managed by Arsène Wenger and featuring Gary Lineker. He spent seven seasons with the Grampus Eight, retiring as a player in 2001. Stojković played 183 matches for the club, scoring 57 times. He was named J-League MVP for the 1995 season
- Arsène Wenger once stated in an interview that Dragan Stojković is the right man to succeed him at Arsenal
Suleyman Kerimov has released a statement that he is delighted to welcome Stojković to the club and that he has 100% faith in his managerial ability.
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