Anton Usnik

Anton "Toni" Usnik (born 17 September 1973) is a Slovenian football coach and former player.

Anton Usnik
Personal information
Full name Anton Usnik
Date of birth (1973-09-17) 17 September 1973
Place of birth Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Olimpija
1991–1994 1. FC Kaiserslautern B
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991 Svoboda Ljubljana 6 (0)
1994 Ljubljana 9 (2)
1995–1996 Celje 35 (2)
1997–1998 Slavija Vevče 18 (2)
1998–1999 Domžale 25 (3)
2000 Korotan Prevalje 19 (3)
2000 Domžale 30 (9)
2001–2002 Ljubljana 6 (0)
2002 Šmartno ob Paki 8 (1)
2003 Leiftur-Dalvik 9 (1)
2004 Bela Krajina 8 (1)
2005–2006 Interblock 36 (2)
National team
1988–1991 Yugoslavia U15/U18 12 (0)
1994–1995 Slovenia U21 8 (1)
Teams managed
2006–2008 Interblock (assistant)
2008–2009 Interblock (scout)
2009–2010 Al-Arabi (assistant)
2011 Al-Nassr (assistant)
2011–2012 Slovenia (assistant)
2017–2018 Khooneh Be Khooneh (assistant)
2019–2020 Sanat Naft (assistant)
2020– Iran (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He currently serves as assistant coach of the Iranian national team under Dragan Skočić, having previously worked with him at Interblock, Al-Arabi, Al-Nassr and Khooneh Be Khooneh. Between 2011 and 2012, served as the first assistant coach of the Slovenian national team under Slaviša Stojanovič.

During his playing career, Usnik played professional in Slovenia, Germany and Iceland.

Playing career

Usnik, who was an offensive midfielder, played club football in Slovenia for NK Svoboda Ljubljana, NK Ljubljana, NK Celje, NK Slavija Vevče, NK Domžale, NK Korotan Prevalje, NK Šmartno ob Paki, NK Bela Krajina, and NK Interblock. In Germany, he played for 1. FC Kaiserslautern B team, and in Iceland for Leiftur-Dalvik.[1]

References
  1. Rok Plestenjak (22 March 2013). "Usnik o deželi, kjer policisti ne nosijo pištol" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
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