Sergej Jakirović

Sergej Jakirović (pronounced [sěrɡej jakǐːroʋitɕ];[2][3] born 23 December 1976) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Bosnian Premier League club Zrinjski Mostar.

Sergej Jakirović
Jakirović wearing a Croatia jersey in 2018
Personal information
Full name Sergej Jakirović
Date of birth (1976-12-23) 23 December 1976
Place of birth Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina,
SFR Yugoslavia[1]
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Zrinjski Mostar (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
1999–2000 Istra 10 (0)
2000–2002 Korotan Prevalje 51 (8)
2002–2004 Kamen Ingrad 47 (5)
2004–2005 NK Zagreb 30 (6)
2005–2007 CSKA Sofia 32 (3)
2007 FC Superfund 1 (0)
2007–2008 Rijeka 21 (0)
2008–2009 Austria Kärnten 0 (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
2020– Zrinjski Mostar
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Jakirović's former clubs include Neretva, RNK Split, Spartak Trnava, Pula, Korotan Prevalje and CSKA Sofia. He has played in the Croatian Prva HNL with Istra, Kamen Ingrad, NK Zagreb and Rijeka.[4]

International career

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

Managerial career

Between 2017 and 2018, Jakirović managed Sesvete in the Croatian second division.

On 20 June 2018, he was appointed manager of Prva HNL club Gorica,[5] which he led to fifth place in the 2018–19 league season.[6] On 24 February 2020, following a 6–0 loss to Hajduk Split, Jakirović was sacked by the club.[7]

On 23 April 2020, he was named new manager of Slovenian PrvaLiga club Maribor, replacing Darko Milanič.[8] He was sacked on 29 August 2020 after getting eliminated by the semi-professional Northern Irish team Coleraine in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.[9]

On 28 December 2020, Jakirović became the new manager of Bosnian Premier League club Zrinjski Mostar, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract with the club.[10]

Personal life

Born in Mostar, Jakirović has both Bosnian and Croatian citizenship.[11]

Managerial statistics
As of match played 27 August 2020[12]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Sesvete 5 June 2017[13] 18 June 2018[14] 36 18 6 12 050.00
Gorica 20 June 2018[5] 24 February 2020[15] 63 28 15 20 044.44
Maribor 23 April 2020[16] 29 August 2020[17] 13 9 1 3 069.23
Zrinjski Mostar 28 December 2020[18] Present 0 0 0 0 !—
Total 112 55 22 35 049.11

Honours

Player

Spartak Trnava

CSKA Sofia

References
  1. "Sergej Jakirović". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. "Sẕđan". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 26 December 2020. Sèrgej
  3. "Jȁkov". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 26 December 2020. Jakírović
  4. "Sergej Jakirović". hrnogomet.com (in Croatian). Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  5. "SERGEJ JAKIROVIĆ NOVI TRENER GORICE: Novopečeni prvoligaš predstavio i novog napadača iz Poljske". Net.hr (in Croatian). 20 June 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  6. "1. HNL 2018/2019 – 36. Round". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  7. "Presudio mu debakl na Poljudu: Gorica smijenila Sergeja Jakirovića!". gol.dnevnik.hr (in Croatian). 24 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  8. A. G. (23 April 2020). "Jakirović se je izkazal v hrvaški ligi, zdaj bo reševal krizo Maribora" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  9. "Uradno: Sergej Jakirović ni več trener Maribora" (in Slovenian). Siol. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  10. H. H. (28 December 2020). "Jakirović novi trener Zrinjskog, zbog restrikcija kasnije stiže u Mostar". Klix.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  11. Miletić, Mladen (14 November 2019). "'Igrao sam za BiH, ali sam hrvatski trener! Dobro je imati dvije putovnice, ha-ha!'". Večernji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  12. "Sergej Jakirovic". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  13. "NK Sesvete promijenio trenera". Sesvete danas (in Croatian). 5 June 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  14. "Sergej Jakirović otišao iz NK Sesveta" (in Croatian). NK Sesvete. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  15. "Sergej Jakirović više nije trener Gorice". index.hr (in Croatian). 24 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  16. "Znana je prva poteza Oliverja Bogatinova. Maribor ima novega trenerja" (in Slovenian). Siol. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  17. "Jakirović ni več trener Maribora, kdo bo moštvo vodil v Domžalah?". Večer (in Slovenian). 29 August 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  18. "Sergej Jakirović ima nov klub" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
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