Dušan Kosič
Dušan Kosič (born 23 April 1971) is a Slovenian professional football manager and former player.
Kosič in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dušan Kosić[1] | ||
Date of birth | 23 April 1971 | ||
Place of birth | Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1991–1992 | Svoboda | 38 | (16) |
1992–1993 | Elan | 30 | (8) |
1993–1994 | Beltinci | 35 | (5) |
1994–1995 | Vevče | 18 | (6) |
1995–1996 | Olimpija | 21 | (3) |
1996–1997 | Korotan Prevalje | 33 | (4) |
1997–1998 | Rudar Velenje | 33 | (2) |
1998–2005 | Olimpija | 213 | (36) |
2005–2006 | ATUS Ferlach | 29 | (6) |
Total | 450 | (86) | |
National team | |||
1992–1994 | Slovenia | 5 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2006–2009 | ATUS Ferlach | ||
2010–2011 | Olimpija Ljubljana | ||
2013 | Triglav Kranj | ||
2013–2017 | Slovenia U16/U17 | ||
2017–2020 | Celje | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Club career
Kosič is the second-most capped player in the Slovenian PrvaLiga with 421 appearances[2] and had the most appearances for Olimpija (234), winning three Slovenian Cups and one Slovenian Supercup with the club. He also won the cup with Rudar Velenje in 1998.
International career
Kosič made five appearances for the Slovenia national team between 1992 and 1994.[3]
Managerial career
Between 2006 and 2017, Kosič managed ATUS Ferlach, Olimpija Ljubljana, Triglav Kranj, and the Slovenia under-17 national team.
In August 2017, he was appointed as manager of Celje.[4] In the 2019–20 season, Celje won their first-ever Slovenian championship.[5][6] For this achievement, Kosič received the Slovenian Manager of the Year award, presented by the Slovenian newspaper EkipaSN.[7] However, he left the club on 21 December 2020 after Celje finished the first part of the 2020–21 season in seventh place.[8]
Honours
Player
Olimpija
Rudar Velenje
References
- "Strokovni štab" (in Slovenian). NK Celje. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- "Statistični pregled – vse sezone" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- "Dušan Kosič". Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- "Dušan Kosić: Ne, v Celju ne bom gradil nove slovenske Barcelone". Siol. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- "Borba za trofej nije razočarala: NK Celje je prvi put šampion Slovenije!". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- "Celjani po neverjetni drami prvaki Slovenije". Siol. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- R. K. (4 January 2021). "Oblak slovenski nogometaš leta, Kosić najboljši trener" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- R. K. (21 December 2020). "Kosić pet mesecev po osvojenem naslovu zapušča klop Celja" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
External links
- Dušan Kosič at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at NZS (in Slovene)