Denis Velić
Denis Velić (born 7 October 1982) is a retired Swedish footballer. He is currently the head coach of Östers IF.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Denis Velić | ||
Date of birth | October 7, 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Sweden | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Östers IF (Head coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
–2000 | Torstorp IF | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2005 | Östers IF | 88 | (12) |
2006–2010 | Syrianska FC | 81 | (6) |
2011–2016 | Östers IF | 160 | (33) |
2017 | Åryds IK | ||
Teams managed | |||
2017–2019 | Östers IF (U21) | ||
2017–2019 | Östers IF (assistant) | ||
2019– | Östers IF | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career
Coaching career and post-retirement
In January 2014, Velić began working as a project manager for integration projects within Växjö Municipality. In August 2015, he was hired by OnePartnerGroup as a salesman and later customer manager.[2]
Retiring at the end of 2016, Velić was hired as assistant coach of Thomas Askebrand at his last club Östers IF and also head coach of the club's U21 team.[3] Beside his duties at Östers, he also played a season with Swedish amateur club, Åryds IK, in 2017 together with his former teammate Patrik Bojent.[4]
On 29 July 2019, he was appointed interim head coach of Östers after Christian Järdler was fired.[5] Velić avoided relegation from Superettan and was rewarded with a permanent two-year contract with an option for one further year on 22 November 2019.[6]
References
- "Denis Velić". Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
- Denis Velic´ förstärker OnePartnerGroup Växjö, mynewsdesk.com, 21 August 2015
- Velic ny assisterande tränare för Öster!‚ ostersif.se, 8 December 2016
- Åryds IK - Denis Velic spelar i Åryds IK 2017. Denis som är ..., facebook.com, 22 February 2017
- Officiellt: Denis Velic tar över Östers IF, fotbolltransfers.com, 29 July 2019
- Denis Velic ny tränare för Östers IF!, ostersif.se, 22 November 2019