Dušan Kosič

Dušan Kosič (born 23 April 1971) is a Slovenian professional football manager and former player.

Dušan Kosič
Kosič in 2014
Personal information
Full name Dušan Kosić[1]
Date of birth (1971-04-23) 23 April 1971
Place of birth Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1992 Svoboda 38 (16)
1992–1993 Elan 30 (8)
1993–1994 Beltinci 35 (5)
1994–1995 Vevče 18 (6)
1995–1996 Olimpija 21 (3)
1996–1997 Korotan Prevalje 33 (4)
1997–1998 Rudar Velenje 33 (2)
1998–2005 Olimpija 213 (36)
2005–2006 ATUS Ferlach 29 (6)
Total 450 (86)
National team
1992–1994 Slovenia 5 (0)
Teams managed
2006–2009 ATUS Ferlach
2010–2011 Olimpija Ljubljana
2013 Triglav Kranj
2013–2017 Slovenia U16/U17
2017–2020 Celje
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Kosič is the second-most capped player in the Slovenian PrvaLiga with 421 appearances[2] and had the most appearances for Olimpija (234), winning three Slovenian Cups and one Slovenian Supercup with the club. He also won the cup with Rudar Velenje in 1998.

International career

Kosič made five appearances for the Slovenia national team between 1992 and 1994.[3]

Managerial career

Between 2006 and 2017, Kosič managed ATUS Ferlach, Olimpija Ljubljana, Triglav Kranj, and the Slovenia under-17 national team.

In August 2017, he was appointed as manager of Celje.[4] In the 2019–20 season, Celje won their first-ever Slovenian championship.[5][6] For this achievement, Kosič received the Slovenian Manager of the Year award, presented by the Slovenian newspaper EkipaSN.[7] However, he left the club on 21 December 2020 after Celje finished the first part of the 2020–21 season in seventh place.[8]

Honours

Player

Olimpija

Rudar Velenje

Manager

Celje

Personal

  • Slovenian Manager of the Year: 2020[7]

References
  1. "Strokovni štab" (in Slovenian). NK Celje. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  2. "Statistični pregled – vse sezone" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  3. "Dušan Kosič". Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  4. "Dušan Kosić: Ne, v Celju ne bom gradil nove slovenske Barcelone". Siol. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  5. "Borba za trofej nije razočarala: NK Celje je prvi put šampion Slovenije!". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  6. "Celjani po neverjetni drami prvaki Slovenije". Siol. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  7. R. K. (4 January 2021). "Oblak slovenski nogometaš leta, Kosić najboljši trener" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  8. R. K. (21 December 2020). "Kosić pet mesecev po osvojenem naslovu zapušča klop Celja" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
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