Tallinn Kalev is pleased to announce that next season the head coach and performance phase leader of the Kalev U17 team will be Ivan Stojkovic, who is already familiar to Estonian football fans.

Stojkovic most recently worked for the Serbian First League club OFC Vršac. Estonian football community remembers him best for his work as the head coach of Paide Linnameeskond, one of the top football clubs in the Estonian top league “Premium Liiga”, from 2023 to 2025. With Paide, he first achieved fourth and then third place in Premium Liiga and led the club to the third qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League – it was one of the most successful Euro seasons in Paide’s history.

He has previously worked in FCI Levadia, one of the most successful Estonian football clubs in the Estonian top league “Premium Liiga”, where he led the U21 team and helped take an important step forward for the entire club. Later, he also served as the head coach of FCI Levadia mens team.

“Ivan Stojkovic, who is joining for the new season, shows our ambition to further develop Tallinna Kalev,” said Kalev’s Sports Director Thomas Maibaum.

“His experience, high standards and dedication will help us reach a new level. In addition, more changes are expected in the near future: in the coming weeks we will also announce further exciting additions. We are proud that Ivan is now part of our team,” added Maibaum.

We wish Ivan much success in his new role – welcome to the Kalev family!