Dean Računica
Dean Računica (born 5 December 1969) is a Croatian former footballer who played as a midfielder, and the current assistant manager of Premier League club West Bromwich Albion.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dean Računica | ||
| Date of birth | 5 December 1969 | ||
| Place of birth |
Šibenik, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | West Bromwich Albion (assistant manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1986 | Šibenik | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1992 | Šibenik | 83 | (14) |
| 1992–1995 | Hajduk Split | 67 | (13) |
| 1995–1997 | Austria Salzburg | 15 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Hajduk Split | 59 | (13) |
| 1999–2000 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 37 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | Ironi Rishon LeZion | 10 | (1) |
| 2001 | Chongqing Lifan | 17 | (5) |
| 2002–2004 | Hajduk Split | 41 | (8) |
| Total | 329 | (56) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1992–1994 | Croatia | 2 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2004–2010 | Hajduk Split (assistant) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Uskok | ||
| 2012–2014 | Junak Sinj | ||
| 2015 | Dunajská Streda (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Melbourne Knights (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Al-Ittihad (scout) | ||
| 2019– | West Bromwich Albion (assistant) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 December 2006 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 December 2006 | |||
Playing career
Računica began his career in his hometown Šibenik, where at age 18 became a regular first team player. Then was played for Hajduk Split in the Croatian First League, then later for Austria Salzburg, Hajduk again, for Hapoel Tel Aviv, Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion in Israel, and for Chongqing Lifan in China. In 2002 Računica was returned to Hajduk Split, but was ended career due to heart problems.[1] Immediately after the end of his career, Računica has won from Hajduk's fans the Heart of Hajduk Award for 2003–04 season.
International career
For the Croatia national team, Računica capped two games, against Mexico in Zagreb, in 1992, where he scored one goal, and against Slovakia in Bratislava, in 1994.
Managerial career
After ending his career with Hajduk Split in 2004, Računica spent the next six seasons as an assistant manager of the same club. He then took the head coach job at lower league side Uskok Klis in 2010. In 2012 he took over Junak Sinj, and in 2015 became the assistant manager of Slovak side Dunajská Streda, under the coaching staff of Aljoša Asanović. In 2017 Računica took up a job in Australia, becoming the assistant manager to Asanović at Melbourne Knights.[2]
Since June 2019, Računica works as assistant manager to Slaven Bilić at English club West Bromwich Albion, alongside Danilo Butorović.[3] They led the club to promotion back to the Premier League, finishing runners-up in the 2019–20 EFL Championship season.[4]
Honours
References
- Kuzmanić, Dražen (29 January 2004). "MOJE SRCE KUCA ZA HAJDUKA". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 16 July 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- "Asanovic and Racunica commit to Knights for 2018". Melbourne Knights FC. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- "Slaven Bilic: West Bromwich Albion name ex-West Ham manager as head coach". BBC Sport. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- "'What a season, what a league': Slaven Bilic savours West Brom's promotion". The Guardian. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Darijo Srna |
Heart of Hajduk Award 2004 |
Succeeded by Vladimir Balić |