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Božidar Bandović
Personal information
Full name Božidar Bandović
Date of birth (1969-08-30) 30 August 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Nikšić, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft +1⁄2 in)
Playing position Defender
Youth career
Sutjeska Nikšić
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1986–1988 St. Louis Steamers (indoor) 52 (22)
1988–1992 Sutjeska Nikšić 71 (5)
1992–1994 Red Star Belgrade 29 (3)
1994–1996 Ethnikos Piraeus 38 (4)
1996–1997 Paniliakos 32 (4)
1997–1998 Olympiacos 18 (0)
1998–1999 PAOK 36 (6)
2000–2001 Paniliakos 45 (6)
2001–2002 Ethnikos Asteras 19 (1)
Teams managed
2004–2005 Akratitos (assistant)
2005–2006 Kerkyra (assistant)
2008 Olympiacos (assistant)
2009 Olympiacos (caretaker)
2010 Olympiacos (caretaker)
2010 Olympiacos (assistant)
2011 Kerkyra
2012 AEL
2012–2013 Baku
2014 Buriram United
2014–2015 BEC-Tero Sasana
2016 Sisaket
2017–2020 Buriram United
2021–2022 Chennaiyin
2023 Hanoi FC
2023 PT Prachuap
2023–2024 Vojvodina
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Božidar Bandović (Serbian Cyrillic: Божидар Бандовић), born on August 30, 1969, is a football expert from Montenegro. He used to be a professional player and is now a well-known football manager.

Playing Career

Božidar Bandović was born in Nikšić, which was part of Yugoslavia back then. He played as a defender. One of his biggest achievements as a player was winning a national cup in 1993. He achieved this while playing for Red Star Belgrade, a famous football club.

Interestingly, Božidar also has an older brother, Nebojša Bandović, who was also a footballer for Red Star Belgrade.

Coaching Career

Božidar Bandović started his coaching journey as an assistant. He worked with Greek coach Babis Tennes. They helped teams like Akratitos and Kerkyra get promoted to the top league in Greece.

Working with Olympiacos

From 2006 to 2010, Bandović spent a lot of time at Olympiacos, a very successful Greek club. He started as a head of analysis and scout. This meant he studied opponent teams to help Olympiacos win.

He also served as an assistant coach twice. In 2008, he helped the team win the Greek Championship and Greek Cup. He also stepped in as a temporary head coach twice. During these times, Olympiacos played in the UEFA Champions League, which is a big European competition.

Managing Other Clubs

After Olympiacos, Bandović became a head coach for several teams.

  • In 2010, he joined Kerkyra again. He helped them stay in the top league for the first time in their history.
  • In 2012, he managed FC Baku in Azerbaijan. His team had a great run, not losing for 10 games in a row. They also reached the semi-finals of the Azerbaijan Cup.

Success in Thailand

Bandović found great success managing clubs in Thailand.

  • In 2014, he coached Buriram United. His team went unbeaten for 12 games.
  • In 2016, as head coach of Sisaket, his team did not lose a single home game for seven months. This was a club record!

He returned to Buriram United in 2017. This was a very successful period:

  • In 2017, he led them to win the Thai Premier League. They set a new league record with 86 points.
  • In 2018, they won the Thai Premier League again. They broke their own record with 87 points and had an amazing 15 consecutive wins.
  • He was named the Thai Premier League Coach of The Year in 2018.
  • Under his guidance, Buriram United reached the "Round of 16" in the AFC Champions League. This is a big achievement for an Asian club.
  • In 2019, they started the season by winning the Thailand Champions Cup.

Recent Coaching Roles

More recently, Bandović has continued his coaching career in different countries:

  • In 2021, he became the head coach of Chennaiyin in the Indian Super League.
  • In 2023, he managed Hanoi FC in Vietnam, where he won the Vietnamese Super Cup in 2022.
  • He also coached PT Prachuap in Thailand.
  • Currently, he is managing Vojvodina in Serbia.

Managerial Statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
G W D L Win %
Olympiacos (caretaker) 15 September 2009 22 September 2009 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&0100.&&&&&0100.000
Olympiacos (caretaker) 19 January 2010 14 June 2010 &&&&&&&&&&&&&020.&&&&&020 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08 &&&&&&&&&&&&&040.&&&&&040.00
Kerkyra 30 November 2010 9 November 2011 &&&&&&&&&&&&&029.&&&&&029 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 &&&&&&&&&&&&&016.&&&&&016 &&&&&&&&&&&&&027.59000027.59
AEL 17 January 2012 30 January 2012 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00
Baku 19 July 2012 20 May 2013 &&&&&&&&&&&&&037.&&&&&037 &&&&&&&&&&&&&011.&&&&&011 &&&&&&&&&&&&&016.&&&&&016 &&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010 &&&&&&&&&&&&&029.73000029.73
Buriram United 14 April 2014 7 June 2014 &&&&&&&&&&&&&011.&&&&&011 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&063.64000063.64
BEC-Tero Sasana 20 November 2014 15 May 2015 &&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 &&&&&&&&&&&&&030.&&&&&030.00
Sisaket 5 January 2016 4 August 2016 &&&&&&&&&&&&&025.&&&&&025 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08 &&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010 &&&&&&&&&&&&&028.&&&&&028.00
Buriram United 14 June 2017 19 October 2020 &&&&&&&&&&&&0134.&&&&&0134 &&&&&&&&&&&&&087.&&&&&087 &&&&&&&&&&&&&024.&&&&&024 &&&&&&&&&&&&&023.&&&&&023 &&&&&&&&&&&&&064.93000064.93
Chennaiyin 10 July 2021 11 February 2022 &&&&&&&&&&&&&016.&&&&&016 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07 &&&&&&&&&&&&&031.25000031.25
Hanoi 3 January 2023 7 October 2023 &&&&&&&&&&&&&024.&&&&&024 &&&&&&&&&&&&&012.&&&&&012 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07 &&&&&&&&&&&&&050.&&&&&050.00
PT Prachuap 11 October 2023 12 December 2023 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 &&&&&&&&&&&&&028.57000028.57
Vojvodina 29 December 2023 Present &&&&&&&&&&&&&029.&&&&&029 &&&&&&&&&&&&&013.&&&&&013 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09 &&&&&&&&&&&&&044.83000044.83
Total &&&&&&&&&&&&0347.&&&&&0347 &&&&&&&&&&&&0165.&&&&&0165 &&&&&&&&&&&&&079.&&&&&079 &&&&&&&&&&&&0103.&&&&&0103 &&&&&&&&&&&&&047.55000047.55

Achievements

  • With Akratitos F.C. - Assistant Coach
  • With PAE Kerkyra - Assistant Coach
  • Superleague Greece - Winner (the team won the top Greek league)
  • Greek Cup - Winner
  • Greek Super Cup - Winner
  • UEFA Champions League Last 16 (the team reached the knockout stage of Europe's biggest club competition)
  • With PAE Kerkyra - Head Coach
  • Superleague Greece - Saves club from relegation for the first time in club history (the team avoided dropping to a lower league)
  • With Baku - Head Coach
  • With BEC-Tero Sasana - Head Coach
  • 2015 Toyota Premier Cup - Winner
  • With Buriram United - Technical Director
  • Mekong Club Championship 2017
  • With Buriram United - Head Coach
  • Thai Premier League 2017 - Winner and record with 86 points, most points ever made in Thai Premier League history.
  • Thai Premier League 2018 - Winner and record with 87 points, most points ever made in Thai Premier League history.
  • Thai Premier League 2018 - Record of 15 consecutive league match wins in Thai Premier League
  • Thai Premier League 2018 - Coach of The Year
  • AFC Champions League 2018 - Knock-out stage, Round of 16
  • Thailand Champions Cup 2019 - Winners
  • With Hanoi - Head Coach
  • Vietnamese Super Cup 2022 - Winner against Haiphong.
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