Sergej Jakirović

Sergej Jakirović (born 23 December 1976) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Slovenian PrvaLiga club Maribor.

Sergej Jakirović
Personal information
Full name Sergej Jakirović
Date of birth (1976-12-23) 23 December 1976
Place of birth Mostar, SFR Yugoslavia[1]
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Maribor (manager)
Youth career
Neretva
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1996 Neretva 24 (3)
1996–1997 RNK Split
1997–1998 Spartak Trnava 20 (2)
1998–1999 Pula 64 (2)
1999–2000 Istra 10 (0)
2000–2002 Korotan Prevalje 50 (8)
2002–2004 Kamen Ingrad 46 (5)
2004–2005 NK Zagreb 30 (6)
2005–2007 CSKA Sofia 32 (3)
2007 FC Superfund 1 (0)
2007–2008 Rijeka 20 (0)
2008–2009 Austria Kärnten 1 (0)
2008 → Austria Kärnten II 10 (0)
2009 → Spittal (loan) 7 (0)
2009 → Austria Kärnten II 11 (0)
2010 Lučko 11 (0)
2010–2011 Sesvete 31 (5)
2011 Sloga Gredelj
2011–2013 Dugo Selo 49 (17)
2013–2015 Sesvete 22 (2)
National team
2005–2006 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 (0)
Teams managed
2017–2018 Sesvete
2018–2020 Gorica
2020– Maribor
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

His former clubs include RNK Split, Spartak Trnava, Pula, Korotan Prevalje, Kamen Ingrad and CSKA Sofia. He has played in the Croatian Prva HNL with Istra, Zagreb and Rijeka.[2]

International career

Jakirović has made five appearances for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team.[1]

Managerial career

Between 2017 and 2018, Jakirović managed NK Sesvete in the Croatian Second Football League.

On 19 June 2018, he was appointed the manager of the Croatian First Football League club Gorica, which he led to the fifth place in the 2018–19 league season.[3] On 24 February 2020, following the 6–0 loss to Hajduk Split, he was sacked by the club.[4]

On 23 April 2020, Jakirović was named the new manager of Slovenian PrvaLiga club Maribor, replacing the most successful manager of the club, Darko Milanič.[5][6]

References
  1. "Sergej Jakirović". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. "Statistika – Sergej Jakirović". 1HNL.net. Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
  3. "SERGEJ JAKIROVIĆ NOVI TRENER GORICE: Novopečeni prvoligaš predstavio i novog napadača iz Poljske". net.hr. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  4. "Presudio mu debakl na Poljudu: Gorica smijenila Sergeja Jakirovića!". gol.dnevnik.hr. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  5. "Novi trener je Sergej Jakirović". www.nkmaribor.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  6. "Jakirović se je izkazal v hrvaški ligi, zdaj bo reševal krizo Maribora". www.rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). 23 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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