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Dean Klafurić

Dean Klafurić

Croatian football manager (born 1972)

Dean Klafurić (born 26 July 1972) is a Croatian professional football manager who is the manager of Bosnian Premier League club Velež Mostar.

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Managerial career

Early career

Klafurić started working as a football manager in Udarnik in 2005[citation needed]. He accepted the place of manager of the Croatia women's national team in 2009.[1] In 2012, Klafurić was sacked as manager.[2] He then started working in the Dinamo Zagreb Academy.[3]

On 16 April 2018, Klafurić took over the caretaker manager role at Polish club Legia Warsaw after fellow compatriot Romeo Jozak got fired.[4][5] Klafurić would go on to win the domestic cup and a domestic league title double.[6] On 4 June 2018, he was appointed as the manager of Legia Warsaw, before getting sacked on 1 August 2018.[7]

Klafurić later worked as manager of Hrvatski Dragovoljac,[8] Cypriot side Ethnikos Achna and Slaven Belupo.

Budapest Honvéd

On 24 October 2022, Klafurić was appointed manager of Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Budapest Honvéd.[9] He managed his first Budapest Honvéd match against Fehérvár, losing 1–0 at the Bozsik Aréna on 29 October 2022.[10]

Velež Mostar

On 30 August 2023, Bosnian Premier League side Velež Mostar appointed Klafurić as manager on a two-year deal.[11] His first match in charge was a 4–2 away win against Igman Konjic on 16 September 2023.[12]

Klafurić suffered his first defeat as Velež manager against Borac Banja Luka on 1 October 2023.[13] In his first ever Mostar derby, Klafurić's side were defeated by Zrinjski on 18 October 2023.[14] He led the club to a 3–0 home win against Zrinjski on 13 November 2023, Velež's first derby win in three years.[15]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 11 May 2024[16]
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Honours

Legia Warsaw

Individual

References

  1. [1]
    "Klafurić: "Ovo je fenomenalna stvar"". Hrsport.net. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  2. [2]
    "'Cure trpe predrasude, ali žive nogomet, baš ih je gušt voditi'". 24sata.hr. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Započeo kongres nogometnih trenera". Hrvatska radiotelevizija. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Ekstraklasa. Dean Klafurić nowym trenerem Legii Warszawa Piłka nożna". Sport.pl. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  5. [5]
    "Ekstraklasa. Romeo Jozak zwolniony, czyli krótka lekcja myślenia o tu i teraz Piłka nożna". Sport.pl. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  6. [6]
    "Dean Klafuric sięgnął z Legią po dublet. Asystent bez doświadczenia od początku wierzył w sukces". Sport.dziennik.pl. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  7. [7]
    "Dean Klafurić trenerem Legii". Legia.com. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  8. [8]
    "Dean Klafurić novi trener Hrvatskog dragovoljca". Sportnews.hr. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  9. [9]
    nemzetisport.hu (24 October 2022). "Honvéd: Dean Klafuric veszi át a csapat irányítását – hivatalos - N". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  10. [10]
    "Honvéd vs. Fehervar - 29 October 2022 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  11. [11]
    A. Čaušević (30 August 2023). "FK Velež i zvanično dobio novog trenera!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  12. [12]
    N.K. (16 September 2023). "Velež u sjajnoj utakmici savladao Igman i preuzeo prvo mjesto u Premijer ligi BiH" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  13. [13]
    B.M. (1 October 2023). "Borac sa igračem više ostvario pobjedu protiv Veleža" (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  14. [14]
    D.P. (18 October 2023). "Zrinjski razbio Velež u mostarskom derbiju i nastavio pohod ka vrhu tabele" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  15. [15]
    E. Škorić (13 November 2023). "Derbi satkan od prekida, nemilih scena i Veležove partije za pamćenje - Zrinjski potpuno razbijen!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  16. [16]
    "Dean Klafurić". Sofascore. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  17. [17]
    "Dean Klafurić trenerem miesiąca w ekstraklasie". przegladsportowy.onet.pl (in Polish). 15 June 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
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