Dean Klafurić
![]() Klafurić with Dinamo Zagreb in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 26 July 1972 | ||
Place of birth | Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | TSC (manager) | ||
Managerial career | |||
Years | Team | ||
2009–2012 | Croatia Women | ||
2012–2015 | Dinamo Zagreb (youth) | ||
2017 | Gorica | ||
2018 | Legia Warsaw | ||
2019 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | ||
2020 | Ethnikos Achna | ||
2021 | Slaven Belupo | ||
2022–2023 | Budapest Honvéd | ||
2023–2024 | Velež Mostar | ||
2024– | TSC |
Dean Klafurić (born 26 July 1972) is a Croatian professional football manager. He is the current manager of Serbian club TSC.
Managerial career
[edit]Early career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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] He finished the season with Velež in third place, qualifying for the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League first qualifying round.[16]
On 17 June 2024, it was announced by Velež that Klafurić had surprisingly left the club by mutual consent.[17]
Managerial statistics
[edit]- As of match played 23 August 2024[18]
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Gorica | 1 July 2017 | 12 September 2017 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 83.33 |
Legia Warsaw | 16 April 2018 | 1 August 2018 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 73.33 |
Ethnikos Achna | 1 January 2020 | 27 October 2020 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 31.82 |
Slaven Belupo | 1 July 2021 | 27 August 2021 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14.29 |
Budapest Honvéd | 24 October 2022 | 28 May 2023 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22.73 |
Velež Mostar | 30 August 2023 | 17 June 2024 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 50.00 |
TSC | 29 June 2024 | Present | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 33.33 |
Total | 110 | 47 | 21 | 42 | 42.73 |
Honours
[edit]Legia Warsaw
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ "Klafurić: "Ovo je fenomenalna stvar"". Hrsport.net. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ "'Cure trpe predrasude, ali žive nogomet, baš ih je gušt voditi'". 24sata.hr. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ "Započeo kongres nogometnih trenera". Hrvatska radiotelevizija. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ "Ekstraklasa. Dean Klafurić nowym trenerem Legii Warszawa Piłka nożna". Sport.pl. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ "Ekstraklasa. Romeo Jozak zwolniony, czyli krótka lekcja myślenia o tu i teraz Piłka nożna". Sport.pl. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Dean Klafurić trenerem Legii". Legia.com. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ "Dean Klafurić novi trener Hrvatskog dragovoljca". Sportnews.hr. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ nemzetisport.hu (24 October 2022). "Honvéd: Dean Klafuric veszi át a csapat irányítását – hivatalos - N". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Honvéd vs. Fehervar - 29 October 2022 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ A. Čaušević (30 August 2023). "FK Velež i zvanično dobio novog trenera!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ B.M. (1 October 2023). "Borac sa igračem više ostvario pobjedu protiv Veleža" (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Haris Zilić (21 May 2024). "Šta čeka Velež u Evropi? Sudbina Rođenih zavisi od Crnogoraca" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ E.K. (17 June 2024). "Šok iz Mostara: Dean Klafurić više nije trener FK Velež" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Dean Klafurić". Sofascore. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Dean Klafurić trenerem miesiąca w ekstraklasie". przegladsportowy.onet.pl (in Polish). 15 June 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Dean Klafurić at WorldFootball.net