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 Croatian Football League club Dinamo Zagreb.
![]() Jakirović with Dinamo Zagreb in 2024 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 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) | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dinamo Zagreb (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
Neretva | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1996 | Neretva | 24 | (3) |
1996–1998 | RNK Split | ||
1998–1999 | Spartak Trnava | 20 | (2) |
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/Drau (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2009 | Austria Kärnten II | 11 | (0) |
2010 | Lučko | 11 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Sesvete | 31 | (5) |
2011 | Sloga Gredelj Zagreb | 2 | (0) |
2011–2013 | Dugo Selo | 49 | (17) |
2013–2014 | Sesvete | 22 | (2) |
2014 | Dugo Selo | 6 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Matija Gubec | ||
International career | |||
2005–2006 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2017–2018 | Sesvete | ||
2018–2020 | Gorica | ||
2020 | Maribor | ||
2020–2022 | Zrinjski Mostar | ||
2022–2023 | Rijeka | ||
2023– | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Club career
editJakirović played in the Croatian First League for Neretva, Istra, Kamen Ingrad, NK Zagreb and Rijeka.[4]
International career
editJakirović made his debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in an August 2005 friendly match away against Estonia and has earned a total of 5 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a February 2006 friendly against Japan.[5]
Managerial career
editEarly career
editBetween 2017 and 2018, Jakirović managed Sesvete in the Croatian second division.
On 20 June 2018, Jakirović was appointed manager of Croatian First League club Gorica,[6] which he led to fifth place in the 2018–19 league season.[7] On 24 February 2020, following a 6–0 loss to Hajduk Split, he was sacked by the club.[8]
On 23 April 2020, Jakirović was named new manager of Slovenian PrvaLiga club Maribor, replacing Darko Milanič.[9] 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.[10]
Zrinjski Mostar
editOn 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.[11]
In his first game in charge, Zrinjski beat Krupa in a league match on 27 February 2021.[12] He oversaw his first loss as Zrinjski manager in a Bosnian Cup game against Sarajevo, played on 10 March 2021.[13]
On 20 January 2022, Jakirović signed a two-and-a-half-year contract extension until 2024.[14] After beating Radnik Bijeljina on 19 March 2022, Zrinjski broke the all-time Bosnian Premier League record with 13 consecutive victories, overpassing the previous record of 12 victories set by Željezničar in the 2011–12 season.[15] On 16 April 2022, he managed Zrinjski to a 4–0 win against Sarajevo, clinching the club's record seventh league title seven rounds before the end of the season.[16] Subsequently, he was named the Bosnian Premier League Manager of the Season.[17]
After getting eliminated from the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round by Moldovan club Sheriff Tiraspol, Jakirović led Zrinjski to the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round, where they got eliminated by Slovak club Slovan Bratislava following a penalty shoot-out, missing out on a chance to play in the group stage.[18]
On 29 November 2022, the board of Zrinjski confirmed that Jakirović had left the club, as he was set to sign a contract with Croatian top division side Rijeka.[19]
Rijeka
editOne day after his Zrinjski departure was confirmed, Jakirović signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Rijeka with an option for another year.[20] He made his debut on 21 January 2023, when Rijeka drew 1–1 away against Osijek.[21]
On 28 January, Jakirović won his first match as Rijeka manager after a 2–1 win over Šibenik.[22] After a four-game winning streak, he suffered his first defeat as the club's manager on 25 February 2023 in a 1–0 loss to Slaven Belupo.[23][24] With Rijeka, Jakirović finished the season in fourth place, qualifying for the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round.[25] The club eliminated Kosovan side Dukagjini and Faroese side B36 Tórshavn, before being drawn against Lille in the play-off round.[26]
Dinamo Zagreb
editOn 21 August 2023, three days before their match against Lille, Jakirović left Rijeka and was appointed manager of Dinamo Zagreb, replacing Igor Bišćan.[27]
Jakirović managed his first Dinamo Zagreb match against Sparta Prague in the UEFA Europa League play-off round, winning 3–1 at home on 24 August.[28] However, following a 4–1 defeat to Sparta in the second leg on 31 August, Dinamo was eliminated from the Europa League and continued playing in the Conference League group stage.[29]
Personal life
editBorn in Mostar, Jakirović has both Bosnian and Croatian citizenship.[30] His father, Enver, was a goalkeeper for Neretva.[31]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of match played 16 August 2024[32]
Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||||
Sesvete | 5 June 2017[33] | 18 June 2018[34] | 36 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 50.00 | |||
Gorica | 20 June 2018[6] | 24 February 2020[35] | 63 | 28 | 15 | 20 | 44.44 | |||
Maribor | 23 April 2020[36] | 29 August 2020[37] | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 69.23 | |||
Zrinjski Mostar | 28 December 2020[38] | 29 November 2022[19] | 77 | 52 | 15 | 10 | 67.53 | |||
Rijeka | 30 November 2022[39] | 21 August 2023 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 62.96 | |||
Dinamo Zagreb | 21 August 2023 | Present | 54 | 38 | 8 | 8 | 70.37 | |||
Total | 270 | 162 | 49 | 59 | 60.00 |
Honours
editPlayer
editSpartak Trnava
CSKA Sofia
Manager
editZrinjski Mostar
Dinamo Zagreb
Individual
References
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- ^ "Sergej Jakirović pobjedom debitovao na klupi Dinama". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 24 August 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ "SPARTA – DINAMO 4:1 Očajni Dinamo ispao iz Europa lige. Igrat će u Konferencijskoj". index.hr (in Croatian). 31 August 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Jakirović: Trener porijeklom iz mostarske ulice Braće Balaća". Bljesak.info (in Bosnian). 27 December 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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- ^ "Sergej Jakirović otišao iz NK Sesveta" (in Croatian). NK Sesvete. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "Sergej Jakirović više nije trener Gorice". index.hr (in Croatian). 24 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
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- ^ "Sergej Jakirović ima nov klub" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
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External links
edit- Sergej Jakirović at National-Football-Teams.com
- Sergej Jakirović – FIFA competition record (archived)