The Serbian former footballer, Dragan Stojkovic was a professional football player who played as a midfielder. Further, Dragan currently serves as the manager of the Serbia national team. Stojkovic spent a long time serving as the captain of the Yugoslavia national team and Red Star Belgrade. Due to his amazing performance and successful playing career, Dragan is yet considered one of the best players in the history of Yugoslav and Serbian football.
Dragan's name Piksi was kept after Pixie, a famous cartoon character from Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks. Additionally, Dragan is multilingual and he can speak speaks English, French, Italian, and some Japanese.
Starting with his personal life, Stojkovic has been married to his wife, Snezana Stojkovic, for a long time. They have known each other since they were young. Some online report shows that Stojkovic and his wife went for civil marriage in the year 1991 in Marseille.
Dragan Stojkovic with his wife, Snezana Stojkovic SOURCE: Instagram @draganstojkovicpixy And on June 11, 2011, the Stojkovic couple decided to tie the knot officially. They walked down the wedding aisle in the Church of Alexander Nevsky in Paris in the presence of their family and close ones. Moreover, they have gone through many ups and downs throughout their marriage.
Despite that, Stojkovic and his wife still live happy life. Being a married couple for many years, Stojkovic and his wife also have three children named Andrea, Anja Valente, and Marko. All of their three kids are doing well in their professional life.
The football manager has an incredible playing career. After retiring as a footballer, he didn't leave sports as he began working as a manager. It can be said that Stojkovic's net worth is in the six figures, but the actual figure remains under review as none of the media outlets have shared the fact with the press.
An online portal claims that a football coach has an average salary of around $60,509. Meanwhile, the amount may also fall between $54,516 and $67,046. So, it is believed that Stojkovic may also earn in the same range from being a football manager.
Dragan Stojkovic in Paris Finale SOURCE: Instagram @draganstojkovicpixy More, Dragan was initially offered an annual salary of 825,000 euros however, he rejected the offer. Later, he was offered one million euros and Pixie accepted. Similarly, the Serbian manager has an estimated net worth of $400,000.
Apart from that, Stojkovic also earned a fair sum of money from his professional playing career. He was a part of multiple clubs, and with them, he may have decent deals. However, there is not much information regarding his career earnings. He has worked in many advertisements, including Toyota Corolla Touring Wagon (1995) and Circle K Soba (2001).
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Stojkovic began playing football after joining the youth system of Radnicki Nis in 1979. He played with the youth team until 1981. After that, Stojkovic also started his senior career with them and played in 70 professional goals. While representing the team, Stojkovic also netted eight goals.
In 1986, the former footballer went to play with Red Star Belgrade. While playing for them until 1990, Stojkovic scored 54 goals in 120 professional matches. In 1990, he moved to Marseille. In 29 games with Marseille, he scored five goals.
Dragan Stojkovic with his team SOURCE: Instagram @draganstojkovicpixy In the 1991-92 season, he played on loan with Verona. After that, Stojkovic also played for Nagoya Grampus Eight in 184 games and netted 57 goals. Talking about his career on the national team, Stojkovic represented Yugoslavia from 1983 to 2001 in 84 games scoring 15 goals.
After retiring as a player, Stojkovic began his career as a manager. From 2008 to 2013, Stojkovic worked for Nagoya Grampus. Later, he received a chance to be a part of another team. On August 24, 2015, Stojkovic started to working as manager of the Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F.
He served for Guangzhou R&F for five years, and his contract ended in 2020. On March 3, 2021, Stojkovic was appointed as the new manager of the Serbia national football team. Also, the national team is playing in the FIFA World Cup 2022.
Stojkovic was born Dragan Stojkovic on March 3, 1965 in Nis, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia. His parents, Dobrivoje and Desanka, raised him in the Pasi Poljana community near Nis. Furthermore, Stojkovic holds dual nationality of Serbian and Yugoslavian.
Meanwhile, he can speak English, French, Italian, and some Japanese. Apart from that, Stojkovic is also recognized by his nickname, Piksi.
Piksi appears to be a private guy who does not like, just like Czeslaw Michniewicz, to expose his personal matters in the media. Due to this, Piksi does not have much presence on social media. Also, we can't find his official account on any platforms.
Dragan Stojkovic enjoys traveling However, we can get more details regarding his profession by exploring multiple verified sites.
Being a manager and former footballer, Stojkovic has received some titles.
