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Ranko Stojić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ранко Стојић; born 18 January 1959) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He earned 14 caps for Yugoslavia in the mid-1980s. Following his playing career, Stojić started working as a players' agent.
Club career
Stojić started out at his hometown club Iskra Bugojno in the Yugoslav Second League, making his senior debuts in the mid-1970s. He was transferred to Yugoslav First League side Partizan in the summer of 1980. Over the following four seasons at the Stadion JNA, Stojić made over 100 competitive appearances for the Crno-beli, helping them win the national championship in 1983. He switched to Dinamo Zagreb in mid-1984, staying with the Modri for the next three years.
In the summer of 1987, Stojić moved abroad and joined Belgian club RFC Liègeois. He played in the country for the following 10 years, representing Anderlecht, Charleroi (twice), RFC Sérésien, and Royal Antwerp, before retiring from the game.
International career
Stojić made his international debut for Yugoslavia in a friendly away at Scotland on 12 September 1984, under newly appointed manager Miloš Milutinović, as the team was still reeling from the disastrous showing at UEFA Euro 1984 earlier that summer. In addition to Stojić, six other players got their debuts that day in Glasgow; starters Edin Bahtić, Fadilj Vokri, Petar Georgijevski, and Zoran Batrović, as well as subs Davor Jozić and Darko Pančev. At halftime, Stojić was brought on for Dragan Pantelić with Yugoslavia trailing 1–3. He conceded three more goals as the match ended in an embarrassing 1–6 loss for Yugoslavia. Still, Stojić left a good enough impression in Scotland to get a start two weeks later for the opening World Cup 1986 qualifier at home versus Bulgaria. The game ended in a goalless draw.
Post-playing career
In 1997, Stojić founded Dynamic Agency, a company for sports management and consulting. Some of his clients included French internationals Louis Saha, Jean-Alain Boumsong, and Djibril Cissé. He was also responsible for the transfers of numerous Serbian footballers abroad, including those of Nenad Tomović, Filip Đorđević, and Nemanja Pejčinović, among others.
In addition to his business, Stojić became a main sponsor of Serbian club Rad in the early 2000s. He remained in the role for over a decade, before leaving the position in 2013. Afterwards, Stojić served as the director of football at Slovenian club Olimpija Ljubljana on two occasions, both times under the presidential reign of Milan Mandarić.
Honours
- Yugoslav First League: 1982–83