Radović: You don't know where football can take you.

Former Sutjeska coach Miljan Radović took over Al-Ramta from Jordan four months after parting ways with the team from Nikšić.

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Photo: SC Ramtha
Photo: SC Ramtha
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Four months after parting ways with Sutjeska, Miljan Radović found a new coaching job in Jordan, where he took over Al-Ramta and signed an 18-month contract.

This is not the first time Radović has worked in Asia - he spent a period of his playing career in Indonesian clubs Peliti and Persibus, where he also worked as a coach, and he also managed Šijavantsa from India. In his coaching career, he was also the head of the coaching staff of Grblj, Dečić AdmiralBeta and Macedonian Voska Sport.

Upon arriving in Al-Ramta, Radović found the team in third place in the standings after 11 rounds, 11 points behind leaders Al-Hussein. The club was founded 59 years ago and has been Jordanian champions three times, most recently three years ago.

- I found it interesting what they asked of me. Al-Ramta is a big club, but they are not satisfied with their results so far. They always go for first place, and this season they are far behind. I signed for a year and a half. Their youth team is the first in the country - Radović tells "Vijesti".

He says he decided on Jordan after consulting with Nebojša Jovović, who spent part of his coaching career in this country and has been successfully working in Asia for years.

- I've heard a lot of good things from Nebo Jovović, we spoke after I got hired. He gave me a lot of advice, some instructions, to understand what was going on there. He helped me a lot. Nebo is doing well, he's made a good name, everyone in Jordan knows about him. He's good both as a coach and as a person.

Radović has only been at Al-Ramta for about ten days. He is slowly getting to know the team, getting used to the players, and they to him.

- Jovović told me that they are good players, that I can be surprised by some things. The culture is different, some habits are different. You can see that they are professionals, they follow my instructions and program. I am satisfied with how the guys are reacting. They have shown an enviable level of professionalism, but it is still early to draw conclusions, we will see how it goes. Al-Ramta has interesting young players, there are former and current Jordanian national team players, so we can combine youth and experience. We will use this half-season to prepare for the next one, and then go for the title - explained Radović.

Ramtha is located in the northwest of the country, near the border with Syria.

- I haven't had time to get to know the city yet, I'm happy with the people I've met. They are friendly, they love us from the Balkans. I've had experience living in Asia, I've worked in India and Indonesia, so the change of culture is not a problem for me, I adapt quickly. I'm focused on work. The first game is on February 7th, I'm preparing for what's most important to me.

India and Indonesia, now Jordan. Radović believes that Al-Ramta is an opportunity to progress in his coaching career.

- It is not easy for coaches from Montenegro to go and work in the West. In my opinion, when we analyze the situation, we realize that Asia is the first place we should look. I have been to Indonesia, India, now in Jordan and that is a great asset. I can see a lot of different things, different players, compare them with ours and that makes my work as a coach easier. Later I can see the differences between players, countries, different cultures and that is experience. Experience is not only years of work, but also the way of working. You never know where football can take you. This is my third time in Asia, I was returning to Montenegro, I was in North Macedonia. After Sutjeska I had time to rest, some calls followed and I chose Jordan because I think I can progress a lot in my career here - concluded Radović.

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