Dušan Kosič (born 23 April 1971) is a Slovenian professional football manager and former player.

Dušan Kosič
Kosič in 2014
Personal information
Full name Dušan Kosić[1]
Date of birth (1971-04-23) 23 April 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1992 Svoboda 38 (16)
1992–1993 Elan 30 (8)
1993–1994 Beltinci 35 (5)
1994–1995 Vevče 18 (6)
1995–1996 Olimpija 21 (3)
1996–1997 Korotan Prevalje 33 (4)
1997–1998 Rudar Velenje 33 (2)
1998–2005 Olimpija 213 (36)
2005–2009 ATUS Ferlach 99 (15)
Total 520 (95)
International career
1992–1994 Slovenia 5 (0)
Managerial career
2006–2009 ATUS Ferlach
2010–2011 Olimpija Ljubljana
2013 Triglav Kranj
2013–2017 Slovenia U16/U17
2017–2020 Celje
2021–2023 Tabor Sežana
2023–2024 Domžale
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Kosič is the third-most capped player in the Slovenian PrvaLiga with 421 appearances[2] and had the most appearances for Olimpija (234), winning three Slovenian Cups and one Slovenian Supercup with the club. He also won the cup with Rudar Velenje in 1998.

International career

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Kosič made his debut for Slovenia on 18 November 1992 away against Cyprus, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute for Zlatko Zahovič,[3] and earned a total of five caps until his final appearance in 1994.[4]

Managerial career

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Between 2006 and 2017, Kosič managed ATUS Ferlach, Olimpija Ljubljana, Triglav Kranj, and the Slovenia under-17 national team.

In August 2017, he was appointed as manager of Celje.[5] In the 2019–20 season, Celje won their first-ever Slovenian championship.[6][7] For this achievement, Kosič received the Slovenian Manager of the Year award, presented by the Slovenian newspaper EkipaSN.[8] However, he left the club on 21 December 2020 after Celje finished the first part of the 2020–21 season in seventh place.[9]

On 9 September 2021, Kosič was appointed as manager of Tabor Sežana, signing a contract until 2023.[10]

Honours

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Player

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Olimpija

Rudar Velenje

Manager

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Celje

Personal

  • Slovenian Manager of the Year: 2020[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Strokovni štab" (in Slovenian). NK Celje. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Statistični pregled – vse sezone" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Cyprus vs Slovenia, 18 November 1992". eu-football.info. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Dušan Kosič, international football player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Dušan Kosić: Ne, v Celju ne bom gradil nove slovenske Barcelone". Siol. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Borba za trofej nije razočarala: NK Celje je prvi put šampion Slovenije!". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Celjani po neverjetni drami prvaki Slovenije". Siol. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  8. ^ a b R. K. (4 January 2021). "Oblak slovenski nogometaš leta, Kosić najboljši trener" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  9. ^ R. K. (21 December 2020). "Kosić pet mesecev po osvojenem naslovu zapušča klop Celja" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  10. ^ Mađerić, Davor (9 September 2021). "Izkušeni Ljubljančan sedel na klop sežanskega Tabora". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 9 September 2021.
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