Igor Prostran

Igor Prostran (, born 29 March 1979) is a Serbian football manager and former player. As player, he played in the Second League of Serbia and Montenegro, USL A-League, and the Canadian Professional Soccer League.

Playing career Born in Zadar, SR Croatia, then within SFR Yugoslavia, he spent his childhood in the neighbouring village of Smoković which had a Serb majority and family Prostran made about one quarter of the total population. His father Branko was a footballer and later became coach at local club ONK Smoković and later NK Zadar. Igor's younger brother Nikša also plays football and he became a goalkeeper having played in Ontario.

Igor started playing at local ONK Smoković in 1989 when he was 10. However, in 1991 Croatian War of Independence against federal Yugoslav forces and local Serb population started, and, in January 1993, Croatian Army took the town in the Operation Maslenica and destroyed and burned the village. Prostran family left their home and belongings and had to escape, leaving for Serbia where they became refugees. The following season, he signed with rivals FK Borac Čačak, where he helped the club clinch its division, and win promotion to the First League of Serbia and Montenegro. On 18 March 2004, the Toronto Lynx of the USL A-League signed him to a contract. He made his debut for the club on 1 May 2004, in a match against Rochester Rhinos. In total he featured in 15 matches for the club. On 30 March 2005, he signed with Oakville Blue Devils of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. During the regular season he helped the club clinch a postseason berth by finishing second in the Western Conference. In the postseason he won the CPSL Championship by defeating the Vaughan Shooters by a score of 2–1. In 2006, he signed with the Hamilton Serbians of the Ontario Soccer League.

In his late stage of his career he helps to establish FK Obilić from Hamilton.

Coaching career By the time Oakville SC celebrated its 40th birthday, Igor Prostran has already been working for some time coaching the youth levels of the club. On that same ceremony he got awarded as one of the 40 most influential personalities in club history. He has been also selected as coaching instructor in the Ontario Soccer Association and has been assistant in the coaching academy.