{{Short description|Serbian footballer (born 1944)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Pavle Dolezar | image = | caption = | full_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1944|5|1|df=y}} | birth_place = Bačka Palanka, Yugoslavia | position = Midfielder | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Bačka Bačka Palanka | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Slavija Novi Sad | years1 = 1963–1966 | years2 = 1967–1968 | years3 = 1969 | years4 = 1969–1970 | years5 = 1970–1971 | years6 = 1971–1972 | years7 = 1972–1973 | years8 = 1973–1974 | years9 = 1974–1978 | years10 = 1978–1981 | clubs1 = Bačka Palanka | clubs2 = Proleter Zrenjanin | clubs3 = Paris-Neuilly | clubs4 = Heracles | clubs5 = AGOVV | clubs6 = Go Ahead Eagles | clubs7 = Heerenveen | clubs8 = Charleroi | clubs9 = Cholet | clubs10 = US Alençon | caps1 = | goals1 = | caps2 = 57 | goals2 = 1 | caps3 = 23 | goals3 = 0 | caps4 = | goals4 = | caps5 = | goals5 = | caps6 = 5 | goals6 = 0 | caps7 = 25 | goals7 = 0 | caps8 = 5 | goals8 = 0 | caps9 = 93 | goals9 = 1 | caps10 = 4 | goals10 = 0 | manageryears1 = 1977–1978 | managerclubs1 = SO Cholet | manageryears2 = 1985–1986 | managerclubs2 = Béziers | manageryears3 = 1997–1999 | managerclubs3 = Kaizer Chiefs | manageryears4 = 1999–2001 | managerclubs4 = Mamelodi Sundowns | manageryears5 = 2002 | managerclubs5 = Sharjah | manageryears6 = 2004 | managerclubs6 = Mamelodi Sundowns | manageryears7 = 2005–2006 | managerclubs7 = Bloemfontein Celtic | manageryears8 = 2008 | managerclubs8 = Black Leopards | manageryears9 = 2010–2011 | managerclubs9 = Mpumalanga Black Aces }}
'''Pavle Dolezar''' ({{Lang-sr-Cyrl|Павле Долезар}}; born 1 May 1944), also known as '''Paul Dolezar''', is a Serbian-French football manager and former professional footballer who used to play as a midfielder.
==Playing career== Born in Bačka Palanka,<ref name="asovi">"Asovi Yu Fudbala", page 23 {{in lang|sr}}</ref> SR Serbia, back then part of Yugoslavia, he began his youth career playing with Bačka Bačka Palanka and OFK Slavija Novi Sad. He debuted as senior in 1963 playing with Bačka Bačka Palanka in Yugoslav Second League until the winter break of the 1966–67 season when he was brought by one of back then dominant clubs in the region of Vojvodina, Proleter Zrenjanin.<ref name="asovi"/> In the season he joined Proleter, the club achieved promotion to the Yugoslav First League and Dolezar played with Proleter in the Yugoslav highest level in the seasons 1967–68 and 1968–69.<ref name="asovi"/><ref>[http://www.fsgzrenjanin.com/Period%201962-1968.html Period 1962-1968] at fsgzrenjanin.com</ref>
He then moved abroad and played with Paris-Neuilly, Heracles Almelo, AGOVV, Go Ahead Eagles,<ref>[http://www.elfvoetbal.nl/speler/12573_pavlo-dolezar Pavlo Dolezar] at elfvoetbal.nl</ref> SC Heerenveen,<ref>[http://www.feanonline.nl/content/494/1972-paja-dolezar-full-prof-in-friese-haagje.htm Paja Dolezar full in friese haagje] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130303044215/http://www.feanonline.nl/content/494/1972-paja-dolezar-full-prof-in-friese-haagje.htm |date=3 March 2013 }} at feanonline.nl</ref> R. Charleroi S.C., SO Cholet and US Alençon.
==Managerial career== After retiring as a footballer he became a manager and coached Neuilly-sur-Seine, SO Cholet and Béziers in France.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/players/trainers-fran-clubs.html Coaches in French clubs] at RSSSF.com</ref> He also managed Tunisian side AS Gabès before moving to South Africa.
In 1997 and 1998, he led the Kaizer Chief's to the Rothmans Cup title. He was sacked as manager of the Chiefs in June 1999 and was appointed as manager of Sundowns in July 1999.<ref>{{cite web|last=Malueke|first=Joe|title=Africa: Dolezar takes over as Sundowns coach|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/199907260272.html|publisher=AllAfrica.com|accessdate=13 April 2013|date=26 July 1999}}</ref> In 1999, he won the Rothmans Cup title again with Mamelodi Sundowns in a final against Free State Stars.<ref>{{Cite web|title=HONOURS|url=https://www.sundownsfc.co.za/honours/|website=Mamelodi Sundowns {{!}} Official Website|language=en-US|access-date=17 May 2020}}</ref> After the Rothmans cup win, he went on to win the 1999 PSL Castle league with Mamelodi Sundowns.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mamelodi Sundowns' Most Successful PSL Title-Winning Coaches|url=https://www.soccerladuma.co.za/news/articles/local/categories/south-africa/mamelodi-sundowns-most-successful-psl-title-winning-coaches/230241?gallery=230241&gallery-page=5|date=9 May 2016|website=Soccer Laduma|access-date=31 May 2020}}</ref> In 2005, Dolezar remarkably won the SAA Super 8 cup with Bloemfontein Celtic.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Paul Rothmans Cup Dolezar one of the best foreign coaches to coach in SA|url=http://blog.teemspot.co.za/2020/05/paul-rothmans-cup-dolezar-one-of-best.html|access-date=31 May 2020}}</ref> It had been 20 years since Bloemfontein Celtic won silverware<ref>{{Cite web|title=Path laid out for Celtic to win|url=https://www.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/Local/Express-News/path-laid-out-for-celtic-to-win-20171107|last=Setena|first=Teboho|website=News24|language=en|access-date=31 May 2020}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Cite book | author=Barreaud, Marc | title=Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932-1997) | year=1998 | publisher=L'Harmattan, Paris | isbn=2-7384-6608-7}}
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