Dragan Stojkovic to take over as Serbia boss before qualifier with Ireland

Stojković was a long-time captain of the Yugoslavia national team

This photo taken on October 19, 2019 shows Dragan Stojkovic, head coach of Guangzhou R&F,

Serbia will have Dragan Stojkovic in place as manager for next month's World Cup qualifier with the Republic of Ireland.

Stojkovic succeeds Ljubisa Tumbakovic who was sacked after failure to qualify for the European Championships.