Miodrag Krivokapić (footballer)

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Miodrag Krivokapić (born 6 September 1959) is a Montenegrin retired footballer who played in defence. He played for Red Star Belgrade and represented Yugoslavia before moving to Scotland in 1988, where he went on to play for a number of clubs, including Dundee United and Motherwell.

Playing career

Club

Krivokapić joined Dundee United in 1989 for £200,000 from Red Star, where he had previously won four international caps. He stayed with United until 1993, picking up a Scottish Cup runners-up medal in 1991, before spending three years at Motherwell. Krivokapic had spells with Raith Rovers and Hamilton Academical before retiring.

International

He made his debut for Yugoslavia in a December 1987 European Championship qualification match away against Turkey and has earned a total of 5 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a September 1988 friendly match against Spain.

Managerial career

He was also reserve team coach at Hamilton winning the Scottish Reserve League in 1997–98. He had a four-game spell as caretaker manager of Motherwell alongside John Philliben in 2001 but was released from the coaching staff when new manager Eric Black was appointed. In June 2008, Krivokapić returned to Scotland when he was appointed by Celtic to work on youth development.

Personal life

Krivokapić has two sons, Balša and Matija. Balsa played for East Stirlingshire and Matija played for Scottish junior outfit Newmains United.

Honours

Red Star

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