Borimir Perković
Borimir Perković (born 25 September 1967) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who most recently managed Croatian First Football League club Varaždin.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 25 September 1967 | ||
Place of birth | Livno, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1991 | NK Zagreb | 23 | (0) |
1992–1994 | Inker Zaprešić | 75 | (13) |
1994–1997 | Rijeka | 67 | (16) |
1997–1999 | Osijek | 39 | (13) |
1999–2000 | Slaven Belupo | ||
2000–2001 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 51 | (12) |
2001 | Bnei Yehuda | 9 | (2) |
2001–2002 | Kamen Ingrad | 15 | (1) |
2003–2004 | NK Zagreb | 30 | (2) |
Total | 371 | (62) | |
Teams managed | |||
2008–2010 | Inter Zaprešić | ||
2010–2012 | Al-Faisaly (assistant) | ||
2012–2013 | Inter Zaprešić | ||
2014–2017 | Al-Ain (assistant) | ||
2017–2019 | Šibenik | ||
2019 | Varaždin | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
During his club career he has played for numerous clubs in Croatia, collecting over 300 caps and scoring over 50 goals.[1] Although a versatile and talented midfielder, he never earned a cap with the Croatia national team.
Coaching career
He started as a manager with Inter Zaprešić in 2008, later moving to Saudi Arabia, at Al-Faisaly with Zlatko Dalić, who was named head coach. In 2012, he came back to Croatia and was named the manager of Inter Zaprešić again. In 2014, again with Dalić, he moved to United Arab Emirates, at Al-Ain. The club reached the final match of the AFC Champions League in 2016, which lost.
On 30 August 2017, he was named the head coach of Croatian Second Football League club HNK Šibenik.[2] In his first season with the club based on Croatian coast, he finished the 7th in the league. On 5 June 2019, two days after Šibenik lost to Istra 1961 in two qualification matches for the advance in the first tier, he terminated the contract with the club.[3]
On 22 June 2019, Perković was named the new manager of Prva HNL club NK Varaždin.[4] On 8 October 2019, he was sacked by the club, following a series of defeats in the league.[5]
Honours
Player
- Inker Zaprešić
- Osijek
Manager
- Al-Ain (assistant)
- UAE President's Cup: 2013–14
- UAE Pro-League: 2014–15
- UAE Super Cup: 2015
- AFC Champions League runner-up: 2016
- Šibenik
- Croatian Second League runner-up: 2018–19
References
- Croatian Football Statistics
- "Borimir Perković novi je trener narančastih sa Šubićevca". m.sibenik.in (in Croatian). 30 August 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- "Borimir Perković više nije trener našeg kluba". hnk-sibenik.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- "Borimir Perković novi je trener NK Varaždin!". evarazdin.hr. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- "Umjesto Perkovića, klupu Varaždina preuzeo trener koji ga je vodio do najvećeg klupskog uspjeha". tportal.hr. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.