Dušan_Kosič
Dušan Kosič
Slovenian footballer and manager
Dušan Kosič (born 23 April 1971) is a Slovenian professional football manager and former player.
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Kosič in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dušan Kosić[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1971-04-23) 23 April 1971 (age 52) | ||
| Place of birth | Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, 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) |
| 2005–2009 | ATUS Ferlach | 99 | (15) |
| Total | 520 | (95) | |
| International career | |||
| 1992–1994 | Slovenia | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006–2009 | ATUS Ferlach | ||
| 2010–2011 | Olimpija Ljubljana | ||
| 2013 | Triglav Kranj | ||
| 2013–2017 | Slovenia U16/U17 | ||
| 2017–2020 | Celje | ||
| 2021–2023 | Tabor Sežana | ||
| 2023–2024 | Domžale | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kosič is the third-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.
Kosič made his debut for Slovenia on 18 November 1992 away against Cyprus, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute for Zlatko Zahovič,[3] and earned a total of five caps until his final appearance in 1994.[4]
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.[5] In the 2019–20 season, Celje won their first-ever Slovenian championship.[6][7] For this achievement, Kosič received the Slovenian Manager of the Year award, presented by the Slovenian newspaper EkipaSN.[8] However, he left the club on 21 December 2020 after Celje finished the first part of the 2020–21 season in seventh place.[9]
On 9 September 2021, Kosič was appointed as manager of Tabor Sežana, signing a contract until 2023.[10]
Player
Olimpija
Rudar Velenje
Manager
Celje
Personal
- Slovenian Manager of the Year: 2020[8]
- "Strokovni štab" (in Slovenian). NK Celje. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- "Statistični pregled – vse sezone" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- "Cyprus vs Slovenia, 18 November 1992". eu-football.info. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- "Dušan Kosič, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- "Dušan Kosić: Ne, v Celju ne bom gradil nove slovenske Barcelone". Siol. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- "Borba za trofej nije razočarala: NK Celje je prvi put šampion Slovenije!". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- "Celjani po neverjetni drami prvaki Slovenije". Siol. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- R. K. (4 January 2021). "Oblak slovenski nogometaš leta, Kosić najboljši trener" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- R. K. (21 December 2020). "Kosić pet mesecev po osvojenem naslovu zapušča klop Celja" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- Mađerić, Davor (9 September 2021). "Izkušeni Ljubljančan sedel na klop sežanskega Tabora". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- Dušan Kosič at NZS (in Slovene)
- Dušan Kosič at EU-Football.info
- Dušan Kosič at FBref.com
- Dušan Kosič at National-Football-Teams.com
- Dušan Kosič at WorldFootball.net
- Dušan Kosič at ÖFB (in German)
