Dragutin Stević-Ranković

Dragutin Stević-Ranković

Personal information
Full name	Dragutin Stević-Ranković
Date of birth	19 December 1979 (1979-12-19) (age 31)
Place of birth	Lazarevac, Serbia
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005–2006	Kitchee SC	16	(4)
2006–2007	Rangers (HKG)	8	(4)
Total		24	(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Dragutin Stević-Ranković (Chinese: 蘭高域, born 19 December 1979) is a former professional footballer. Born in Serbia, he began his career there and later moved to Hong Kong.^[1]

Playing Career

As a youth, Dragutin Stević-Ranković played with FK Kolubara in his hometown of Lazarevac, Serbia. He then worked his way up the ladder in Serbian professional football, making stops at FK Polet Mirosaljci, FK Loznica, FK Čukarički Stankom, FK BSK Borča and OFK Mladenovac.^[2]

In 2005, Stević-Ranković signed a contract with Kitchee SC of the Hong Kong First Division. The club won the Hong Kong League Cup that season. He memorably scored in the 30th minute of a 1:0 win in the cup semi-final.^[3]

In 2006, Dragutin moved to Rangers (HKG). While there, he had perhaps his finest match as a professional footballer in Hong Kong, scoring three goals against Citizen AA on May 11, 2006.^[4] Unfortunately, his time with the club was cut short by a left knee injury sustained in a game on October 15, 2006.

The injury was serious. Despite two operations, he had to retire from playing professional football.

Honours

• Hong Kong League Cup: 2005-2006

Coaching Career

Stević-Ranković is now a well regarded youth coach in Hong Kong.

References

1. ^ All Hong Kong-related match data in this profile has been calculated using the Hong Kong Football Association official website. Retrieved 13 June 2011.....
2. ^ The list of Serbian teams in this profile was provided by the player himself in an email on 08 June 2011.
3. ^ "Match Results". Hong Kong Football Association. 03 December 2005. http://www.hkfa.com/en/match_result.php?match_date=2005-12-03&match_id=80. Retrieved 13 June 2011. 
4. ^ "Match Results". Hong Kong Football Association. 11 May 2006. http://www.hkfa.com/en/match_result.php?match_date=2006-05-11. Retrieved 13 June 2011. 

Persondata
Name	Stevic-Rankovic, Dragutin
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Date of birth	19 December 1979
Place of birth	Lazarevac
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