Ognjen Zaric (Serbian: Огњен Зарић, Ognjen Zarić; born 1 January 1989) is a Serbian football manager who manages FC Winterthur.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Teslić, Yugoslavia[1] | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2010–2014 | FC Kufstein (youth) | ||
| 2017–2018 | SpVgg Unterhaching (youth) | ||
| 2018–2019 | TSV 1860 Rosenheim | ||
| 2019–2020 | FC Kufstein | ||
| 2020–2023 | FC Basel (youth) | ||
| 2024– | FC Winterthur | ||
Life and career
editZaric was born on 1 January 1989 in Teslić, which was then Yugoslavia. He moved with his family to Austria at the age of four. He holds Serbian and Austiran citizenship.[1] He grew up in Kufstein, Austria. He aspired to become a professional footballer as a child.[2] He attended university. He studied law. He has been nicknamed "Ogi". He has three children.[3]
Zaric started his managerial career at the age of twenty. In 2010, he was appointed as a youth manager of Austrian side FC Kufstein. After that, he worked as a youth manager at a German boarding school. In 2017, he was appointed as a youth manager of German side SpVgg Unterhaching. He helped the club achieve eighth place in the league. In 2018, he was appointed manager of German side TSV 1860 Rosenheim. In 2019, he was appointed manager of Austrian side FC Kufstein.
In 2020, he was appointed as a youth manager of Swiss side FC Basel. In 2024, he was appointed manager of Swiss side FC Winterthur. He previously served as assistant manager to Swiss manager Patrick Rahmen. At the age of thirty-five, he became the youngest manager in the Swiss top flight. He managed his first game for the club during a 1–0 win over St. Gallen.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Teslićanin u stručnom štabu Bazela | MeridianSportBH". April 9, 2021.
- ^ "Rosenheim-Coach Zaric: Das Verlieren will er nie lernen". merkur.de.
- ^ "Zaric: "I know that Rahmen's footsteps are big"". bluewin.ch.
- ^ ""Meine Familie spürt, dass ich jetzt Cheftrainer bin"". blick.ch.
External links
edit- Ognjen Zaric at Soccerway