Ilija Stolica

Ilija Stolica

Personal information
Date of birth	(1978-07-07)7 July 1978
Place of birth	Zemun,SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Trenčín(manager)
Youth career
0000–1997	Zemun
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1998	Zemun	24	(5)
1998–1999	Lleida	18	(0)
1999–2000	Zemun	24	(5)
2000–2001	Partizan	4	(0)
2001–2002	Zemun	35	(25)
2003–2004	Metalurh Donetsk	20	(5)
2005	OFK Beograd	11	(6)
2005–2006	Sint-Truidense	44	(10)
2007–2008	Mons	42	(10)
2009	OFI Crete	10	(1)
2010	Budućnost Podgorica	10	(3)
2010–2011	New England Revolution	16	(4)
2011	→FC New York(loan)	1	(0)
Total		259	(74)
International career
1999	FR Yugoslavia U21	3	(0)
Managerial career
2015	Partizan(assistant)
2015–2016	Serbia U17
2016–2017	Voždovac
2017–2018	Vojvodina
2018	Olimpija Ljubljana
2019–2021	Serbia U21
2021	Serbia(caretaker)
2022	Partizan
2023–	Trenčín
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ilija Stolica(Serbian Cyrillic:Илија Столица;born 7 July 1978) is a Serbianfootballmanager and former player. He is currently the head coach ofNiké ligaclubAS Trenčín.

Club career

Due to his promising performances atZemun,Stolica earned a transfer to Spanish clubLleidain 1998. He played one season in Spain'ssecond division,but failed to score in 18 games and eventually returned to his parent club.

In 2000, Stolica signed a contract withPartizan.He, however, failed to make an impact with theCrno-beliand returned to Zemun the following year. By the end of the2001–02 season,Stolica became the league's second-highest scorer with 19 goals.

In the 2003 winter transfer window, Stolica was transferred to Ukrainian clubMetalurh Donetsk.He managed to play only 20 league games over the next two years, before returning to his homeland and joiningOFK Beograd.

Between 2005 and 2008, Stolica spent three seasons in Belgium. He played forSint-TruidenseandMons,scoring 20 goals combined. He subsequently had two unassuming spells in Greece and Montenegro.

In March 2006, while at Sint-Truidense, Stolica and two other players were questioned by the police as part of an investigation into match-fi xing.

On 30 July 2010, Stolica signed withMajor League SoccerclubNew England Revolution.He scored three times in the remainder ofthe season.In April 2011, Stolica was loaned toUSL ProteamFC New York.

International career

At international level, Stolica was capped forFR Yugoslavia U21,making three appearances during thequalificationsfor the2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

Managerial career

In November 2016, Stolica was appointed as manager ofSerbian SuperLigaclubVoždovac.He resigned from his position in December 2017,only to take over as manager ofVojvodinalater that month.

In October 2019, Stolica was named as manager of theSerbia under-21s,taking over the team fromNenad Milovanovićafter poor start to the qualifications for the2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

Managerial statistics

Updated 11 August 2024

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			P	W	D	L	Win %
Serbia U17	1 January 2015	10 November 2016	18	8	3	7	044.44
Voždovac	9 November 2016	31 December 2017	46	20	10	16	043.48
Vojvodina	1 January 2018	4 April 2018	8	2	2	4	025.00
Olimpija Ljubljana	11 June 2018	31 July 2018	5	1	2	2	020.00
Serbia U21	7 October 2019	15 October 2021	14	5	4	5	035.71
Serbia(caretaker)	January 2021	March 2021	2	0	2	0	000.00
Partizan	8 June 2022	12 August 2022	6	1	3	2	016.67
Trenčin	26 May 2023	Present	36	15	11	10	041.67
Total			134	52	36	46	038.81

External links

• Ilija Stolicaat BDFutbol
• Ilija Stolicaat WorldFootball.net
• Ilija StolicaatMajor League Soccer