Ivica Kulešević (born 31 October 1969) is a Croatian football manager and former player who is current the sporting director of Croatian Football League club NK Osijek.[1][2][3]

Ivica Kulešević
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-10-31) 31 October 1969 (age 54)
Place of birth Osijek, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Osijek (sporting director)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1996 Osijek 83 (1)
1988–1989Dinamo Vinkovci (loan) 3 (0)
1996–1998 Hrvatski Dragovoljac 36 (0)
1998 Samobor 9 (0)
1998–1999 Hapoel Petah Tikva 25 (0)
2000–2001 Šibenik 8 (0)
2001 Osijek 8 (0)
Managerial career
2013–2014 Osijek
2014–2015 Rijeka II
2019 Osijek (caretaker)
2019–2020 Osijek
2022–2023 Osijek
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Managerial career edit

Osijek edit

On 17 October 2019, after he firstly worked as caretaker manager,[4] Kulešević was appointed the head coach of Croatian First Football League club NK Osijek.[5]

On 4 September 2020, Kulešević and Osijek parted ways.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ Katušić, Mario (21 October 2013). "Davor Rupnik smijenjen, novi trener Osijeka Ivica Kulešević". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  2. ^ Korać, Branimir (26 February 2014). "Buran dan u Gradskom vrtu, smijenjeni Kulešević i Josić". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  3. ^ Bradovski, Mihaela (5 December 2014). "Rijeka dobila pojačanje u struci: Ivica Kulešević preuzima drugu momčad Rijeke". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Dino Skender nije više trener Osijeka, nakon razgovora s predsjednikom dogovoren sporazumni raskid". sportnet.rtl.hr. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Nakon senzacionalnih najava u Osijeku su potvrdili novog trenera; je li ovo iznenađenje?". www.tportal.hr. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  6. ^ "IVICA KULEŠEVIĆ VIŠE NIJE TRENER OSIJEKA". nk-osijek.hr. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.

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