Former Serbian international Dragan Stojkovic, now the manager of Japanese powerhouse Nagoya Grampus, showed his great skill in the J-league match against Yokohama Marinos held at the Yokohama International stadium.
Grampus Eight manager Dragan Stojkovic scored this goal from his technical area and got a red card for his trouble.Meanwhile Fergie,who may also get a red card for his remarks about Alan Wiley is in the meantime passing some unkind...
In our sports round-up we introduce the door strecher, manager Dragan Stojkovic's goal from the half-way line, golfing for idiots, what gymnastics is a contact sport and mulleteer Toni Polster...
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The dangers of gymnastics, idiots with golf clubs and the magic of Toni Polster are also highlighted in this week's round-up 1) "They all say they want to go into Formula One but as long as he's enjoying himself, that's the main thing," said John Button as his young son, Jenson, laid out his plans for the future on the karting track . Still, the boy was never going to be a singer . 2) If...
When the draw for the AFC Champions League group stage was made back in December 2008, few tipped unheralded Japanese side Nagoya Grampus as potential title contenders. The general consensus was that Dragan Stojkovic's team had been lucky to sneak into third place in the J. League, and thereby qualify for the Asian Football Confederation's recently revamped continental jamboree. It is perhaps a testament...
Nagoya Grampus manager Dragan Stojković gets ejected from a game after making an impressive kick: “Being angry with repeated failures of his players, he kicked a rainy wet ball with normal shoes and got a goal… “ — Akihabara News – Gadgetry from Japan (Subscribe) dannychoo.com – Your portal to Japan (Subscribe)
Kawasaki Frontale were left kicking themselves after they went down 2-0 to Urawa Reds in front of a capacity crowd at Todoroki Stadium in the J. League last weekend. That defeat was a further blow to the Kanagawa side's chances of winning a first ever J. League title, but for now coach Takashi Sekizuka will turn his attentions to the Asian Champions League. Kawasaki have reached the quarter-final stage...
CHIBA — Josh Kennedy and Keiji Tamada combined to halt Nagoya Grampus' slide with a 2-0 win over JEF United Chiba, but there was no such joy at the top of the J. League table as all four leading teams lost on Wednesday night. Grampus went into the match at Fukuda Denshi Arena in 13th place after consecutive defeats to Oita Trinita and Kawasaki Frontale, just weeks after a 3-0 win over Urawa Reds...
Dragan Stojkovic worked miracles leading Nagoya Grampus into the Asian Champions League in his first season as a manager, but he is now learning that achieving success and keeping hold of it are two very different things. Stojkovic last year returned to the club where he made his mark as one of the J. League's greatest-ever players, and his leadership on the field and experience from spells as president...
"It's Groundhog Day!" There's no sign of Punxsutawney Phil, but Nagoya Grampus coach Dragan Stojkovic must be checking his calendar in disbelief as the Aichi-based side prepare to face FC Tokyo at Ajinomoto Stadium for the second time in three days. Naohiro Ishikawa looks set to play the Ned Ryerson role to the Serbian coach's Phil Connors, with Ishikawa causing opponents plenty of irritation...