Željko Kopić
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 September 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Osijek, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Slaven Belupo (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Čakovec | |||
| Marsonia | |||
| Sydney United | |||
| Hrvatski Dragovoljac | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009 | Zagorec | ||
| 2009–2010 | Segesta | ||
| 2011–2012 | Lučko | ||
| 2012 | Cibalia | ||
| 2014–2015 | NK Zagreb | ||
| 2015– | Slaven Belupo | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Željko Kopić (born 10 September 1977) is a Croatian football manager and a former player. He is the manager of Slaven Belupo in the Prva HNL.
In October 2009, Kopić was appointed as manager of Zagorec in the fourth tier of Croatian league system.[1] After two months in charge, he was signed by Druga HNL team Segesta.[2] After winning only three points in first five matches, he was sacked in March 2010 leaving Segesta in relegation zone.[3] In August 2011, he succeeded Dražen Biškup at the helm of Lučko in the first division.[4] Lučko finished 2011–12 Prva HNL season in 13th place and was relegated to the second division. At the start of the following season, Kopić signed a two-year contract with Cibalia.[5] In November 2012, he resigned as manager after winning only one match in last seven rounds.[6] In June 2014, he took over the helm of NK Zagreb after the club achieved promotion to 2014–15 Prva HNL.[7] After finishing the season in fifth place, he left the club in June 2015 and joined Slaven Belupo.[8]
References
- ↑ "Željko Kopić – novi trener Zagorca". rhzk.hr (in Croatian). 20 October 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ↑ Hrgarek, Krešimir (31 December 2009). "Segesta dobila novog trenera". sisak.info (in Croatian). Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ↑ Hrgarek, Krešimir (31 March 2010). "Segesta bez trenera". sisak.info (in Croatian). Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ↑ Strahija, Ivana; Bradovski, Mihaela (23 August 2011). "Lučko smijenilo trenera, stiglo pojačanje". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ↑ Gulić, Mišo (28 July 2012). "Željko Kopić potvrđen kao novi trener Cibalije". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ↑ Zovko, Ante (25 November 2012). "Cibalia prihvatila Kopićevu ostavku, Bojko privremeno rješenje". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ↑ Bradovski, Mihaela (9 June 2014). "Željko Kopić poveo nogometaše Zagreba u pripreme za novu sezonu". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ↑ Korać, Branimir (9 June 2015). "Željko Kopić napustio Zagreb, Goran Vincetić došao na njegovo mjesto". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 14 June 2015.