Reports: Vipers identify Villa's Stojanovic as potential new head coach next season

Vipers identify Villa's Dusan Stojanovic as potential new head coach next season|VILLA IMAGE

Reports: Vipers identify Villa's Stojanovic as potential new head coach next season

Allan Damba 16:26 - 12.04.2024

The Venoms are reportedly closely following the Serbin's situation with the Jogoo, after reports emerged that he could be let go at the end of the season.

In the search for a new head coach next season, Vipers SC have spotter SC Villa's tactician Dusan Stojanovic as a potential candidate for the head coach role next season, per reliable sources at the club.

The club's hierarchy view Stojanovic, who has been a massive hit at Villa, the right man to lead them on a permanent basis moving forward.

S.C VIlla head coach Dusan Stojanovic during a training session. (Villa Media).

The Venoms are reportedly closely following the Serbin's situation with the Jogoo, after reports emerged that he could be let go at the end of the season.

Multiple reports indicate that Villa are burdened by Stojanovic's huge wages (reported at $5,000 monthly), and that they are willing to cut short his contract, after one season into his two-year deal.

Journalist Clive Kyazze indicated that Villa intends to replace him with his deputy and Uganda U20 head coach Morley Byekwaso.

Meanwhile, preferring anonymity, a source has intimated to Pulse Sports that Vipers is ready to match the 38-year-old's wages to secure his signature.

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Stojanovic has been in charge of 22 league games for Villa so far, winning eleven, drawing and eight and suffering defeat on three occasions.

The 16-time Uganda Premier League champions sit fourth on the log with 41 points, three adrift of leaders Kitara FC, who have played a game more.

About Stojanovic

The UEFA A licence holder, is a graduate with a Bachelor's degree in Sports Studies from the University of Belgrade in his native, Serbia.

He has previously worked as coach at OFK Beograd (2005-2012), assistant head coach at FK Cularicki (2013-2016) and assistant head coach at FC Krasnodar in Russia between 2016-2017.

He also served as a football coach at FK Crvena Zvezda (2018-2019), assistant head coach at Zamalek (2019-2020), assistant head coach at the Zambia national team (2020-21), football coach at FK Vojvodina, with his last job at FK Rad as a deputy head coach between March 2022 to October that year.