Dino Skender (born 10 December 1983) is a Croatian professional football manager. Besides Croatia, he has also managed in Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 December 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Osijek, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2017–2019 | Osijek II | ||
| 2019 | Osijek | ||
| 2020–2021 | Olimpija Ljubljana | ||
| 2021–2022 | Olimpija Ljubljana | ||
| 2023–2024 | Široki Brijeg | ||
Managerial career
editSkender started his managerial career at the age of 33, as manager of the second team of Osijek in the Croatian Third League.[3] On 30 March 2019, following the departure of Zoran Zekić, he was appointed manager of the first team.[4] Skender was sacked by Osijek on 21 September 2019.[5]
On 19 June 2020, Skender became manager of Slovenian PrvaLiga side Olimpija Ljubljana.[6] After finishing second in the first part of the 2020–21 season, he was sacked on 8 January 2021 along with all of his staff members.[7] He was again appointed as manager of Olimpija on 12 October 2021, replacing Savo Milošević.[8] However, on 20 March 2022, he was sacked again without finishing the season, after a 1–1 home draw against Domžale.[9]
On 30 December 2023, Skender was announced as the new manager of Bosnian Premier League club Široki Brijeg.[10] He debuted as manager in the Bosnian Cup second round on 11 February 2024, qualifying to the quarter-finals after a penalty shoot-out, following a 2–2 draw against Stupčanica Olovo.[11] Following two more league victories against Sarajevo and Željezničar, Skender suffered his first defeat as Široki Brijeg manager on 2 March 2024, losing 1–0 away from home to Igman Konjic.[12] He led the side to the cup semi-finals, where they were knocked out 5–2 on aggregate by Borac Banja Luka.[13] On 12 May 2024, it was announced by Široki Brijeg that Skender had left the club by mutual consent, after the team's disappointing league campaign.[14]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of match played 11 May 2024[15]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Osijek II | 19 January 2017 | 29 March 2019 | 62 | 37 | 10 | 15 | 59.68 |
| Osijek | 30 March 2019 | 21 September 2019 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 45.45 |
| Olimpija Ljubljana | 19 June 2020 | 8 January 2021 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 50.00 |
| 12 October 2021 | 20 March 2022 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 41.18 | |
| Široki Brijeg | 30 December 2023 | 12 May 2024 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 38.89 |
| Total | 149 | 76 | 29 | 44 | 51.01 | ||
Honours
editOsijek II
- Croatian Third League – East: 2017–18[16]
References
edit- ^ Plestenjak, Rok (4 July 2020). "Hrvat, ki se je v Olimpijo zaljubil že kot otrok #intervju" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Skender naslijedio Budimira na klupi Širokog Brijega". Nacional (in Croatian). 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Dino Skender novi trener" (in Croatian). NK Osijek. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Skender predstavljen: Bilo bi neodgovorno da nešto obećam". 24sata.hr (in Croatian). 30 March 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Skender više nije trener Osijeka". sport.hrt.hr (in Croatian). 21 September 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "V nadaljevanje sezone z novim trenerjem" (in Slovenian). NK Olimpija Ljubljana. 19 June 2020. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ A. V. (8 January 2021). "Dino Skender ni več trener Olimpije" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ R. K.; To. G. (12 October 2021). "Dino Skender po desetih mesecih spet trener Olimpije" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ Mlakar, Anže (20 March 2022). "Skender ni več trener Olimpije". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ R.S. (30 December 2023). "(ZVANIČNO) Široki Brijeg imenovao novog trenera" (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ E. Ganibegović (11 February 2024). "Široki Brijeg nakon penala izbacio Stupčanicu" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ S. Mlaćo (2 March 2024). "Igman u završnici savladao Široki i gurnuo Željezničar u opasnu zonu" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Treneri zadovoljni: Mladost Širokog Brijega nije mogla više od časnog poraza u Banjaluci". mondo.ba (in Bosnian). 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ N.M. (12 May 2024). "Široki Brijeg smijenio trenera: Hrvat odlazi, a nijednom nije vodio tim na Pecari" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Dino Skender". Sofascore. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Proljeće kao iz snova!" (in Croatian). NK Osijek. 5 June 2018. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.