Dean Klafurić (born 26 July 1972) is a Croatian professional football manager who is the manager of Bosnian Premier League club Široki Brijeg.

Managerial career

Early career

Klafurić started working as a football manager in Udarnik in 2005[citation needed]. He accepted the place of manager of the Croatia women's national team in 2009.[1] In 2012, Klafurić was sacked as manager.[2] He then started working in the Dinamo Zagreb Academy.[3]

On 16 April 2018, Klafurić took over the caretaker manager role at Polish club Legia Warsaw after compatriot Romeo Jozak got fired.[4][5] Klafurić would go on to win the domestic cup and a domestic league title double.[6] On 4 June 2018, he was appointed as the manager of Legia Warsaw, before getting sacked on 1 August 2018.[7]

Klafurić later worked as manager of Hrvatski Dragovoljac,[8] Cypriot side Ethnikos Achna and Slaven Belupo.

Budapest Honvéd

On 24 October 2022, Klafurić was appointed manager of Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Budapest Honvéd.[9] He managed his first Budapest Honvéd match against Fehérvár, losing 1–0 at the Bozsik Aréna on 29 October 2022.[10]

Velež Mostar

On 30 August 2023, Bosnian Premier League side Velež Mostar appointed Klafurić as manager on a two-year deal.[11] His first match in charge was a 4–2 away win against Igman Konjic on 16 September 2023.[12]

Klafurić suffered his first defeat as Velež manager against Borac Banja Luka on 1 October 2023.[13] In his first ever Mostar derby, Klafurić's side were defeated by Zrinjski on 18 October 2023.[14] He led the club to a 3–0 home win against Zrinjski on 13 November 2023, Velež's first derby win in three years.[15] He finished the season with Velež in third place, qualifying for the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League first qualifying round.[16]

On 17 June 2024, it was announced by Velež that Klafurić had surprisingly left the club by mutual consent.[17]

TSC

On 1 July 2024, Klafurić was announced as manager of Serbian SuperLiga club TSC.[18] The club had qualified for the UEFA Europa League play-off by finishing third in the national league in the previous season.[19]

TSC was drawn to play against Maccabi Tel Aviv in the play-off in August, and went on to lose 8–1 on aggregate, to drop down to the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League. However, following a string of poor results, which saw him win only two games in the opening five league matches of the season, Klafurić resigned on 30 August 2024.[20]

Široki Brijeg

Klafurić returned to the Bosnian Premier League in December 2024, having been revealed as manager of Široki Brijeg on 20 December.[21] His first match in charge was a 1–0 home win against GOŠK Gabela in a Bosnian Cup game on 8 February 2025.[22]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 12 March 2025[23]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Gorica 1 July 2017 12 September 2017 6 5 0 1 083.33
Legia Warsaw 16 April 2018 1 August 2018 15 11 1 3 073.33
Ethnikos Achna 1 January 2020 27 October 2020 22 7 3 12 031.82
Slaven Belupo 1 July 2021 27 August 2021 7 1 2 4 014.29
Budapest Honvéd 24 October 2022 28 May 2023 22 5 5 12 022.73
Velež Mostar 30 August 2023 17 June 2024 32 16 9 7 050.00
TSC 29 June 2024 30 August 2024 7 2 1 4 028.57
Široki Brijeg 20 December 2024 Present 7 5 1 1 071.43
Total 118 52 22 44 044.07

Honours

Legia Warsaw

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Klafurić: "Ovo je fenomenalna stvar"". Hrsport.net. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  2. ^ "'Cure trpe predrasude, ali žive nogomet, baš ih je gušt voditi'". 24sata.hr. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Započeo kongres nogometnih trenera". Hrvatska radiotelevizija. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Ekstraklasa. Dean Klafurić nowym trenerem Legii Warszawa Piłka nożna". Sport.pl. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Ekstraklasa. Romeo Jozak zwolniony, czyli krótka lekcja myślenia o tu i teraz Piłka nożna". Sport.pl. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Dean Klafuric sięgnął z Legią po dublet. Asystent bez doświadczenia od początku wierzył w sukces". Sport.dziennik.pl. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Dean Klafurić trenerem Legii". Legia.com. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Dean Klafurić novi trener Hrvatskog dragovoljca". Sportnews.hr. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  9. ^ nemzetisport.hu (24 October 2022). "Honvéd: Dean Klafuric veszi át a csapat irányítását – hivatalos - N". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Honvéd vs. Fehervar - 29 October 2022 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  11. ^ A. Čaušević (30 August 2023). "FK Velež i zvanično dobio novog trenera!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  12. ^ N.K. (16 September 2023). "Velež u sjajnoj utakmici savladao Igman i preuzeo prvo mjesto u Premijer ligi BiH" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  13. ^ B.M. (1 October 2023). "Borac sa igračem više ostvario pobjedu protiv Veleža" (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  14. ^ D.P. (18 October 2023). "Zrinjski razbio Velež u mostarskom derbiju i nastavio pohod ka vrhu tabele" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  15. ^ E. Škorić (13 November 2023). "Derbi satkan od prekida, nemilih scena i Veležove partije za pamćenje - Zrinjski potpuno razbijen!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  16. ^ Haris Zilić (21 May 2024). "Šta čeka Velež u Evropi? Sudbina Rođenih zavisi od Crnogoraca" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  17. ^ E.K. (17 June 2024). "Šok iz Mostara: Dean Klafurić više nije trener FK Velež" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  18. ^ "Dean Klafurić is the new head coach of TSC". FKTSC.com. FK TSC. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  19. ^ "СЛС 2023/24 — Резултати (плеј-оф)". fss.rs (in Serbian). 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  20. ^ "Dean Klafurić has resigned". FKTSC.com. FK TSC. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  21. ^ D.P. (20 December 2024). "Iznenada napustio Velež pa se ubrzo vratio u BiH: Klafurić novi trener Širokog Brijega" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  22. ^ M.B. (8 February 2025). "Široki Brijeg golom u finišu osigurao plasman u četvrtfinale Kupa BiH" (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  23. ^ "Dean Klafurić". Sofascore. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  24. ^ "Dean Klafurić trenerem miesiąca w ekstraklasie". przegladsportowy.onet.pl (in Polish). 15 June 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
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