Denis Velić (born 7 October 1982) is a Swedish football manager and a former player.[1]
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] He left Öster at the end of the 2021 season.[7]
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
- ^ "Östers IF presenterar ny sportslig organisation" (Press release) (in Swedish). Östers IF. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
External links
- Denis Velić at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
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