Denis Velić (born 7 October 1982) is a Swedish football manager and a former player.[1]

Denis Velić
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-10-07) 7 October 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Sweden
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2000 Torstorp IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2005 Östers IF 88 (12)
2006–2010 Syrianska FC 81 (6)
2011–2016 Östers IF 160 (33)
2017 Åryds IK
Managerial career
2017–2019 Östers IF (U21)
2017–2019 Östers IF (assistant)
2019–2021 Östers IF
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Coaching career and post-retirement

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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

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  1. ^ "Denis Velić". Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  2. ^ Denis Velic´ förstärker OnePartnerGroup Växjö, mynewsdesk.com, 21 August 2015
  3. ^ Velic ny assisterande tränare för Öster!‚ ostersif.se, 8 December 2016
  4. ^ Åryds IK - Denis Velic spelar i Åryds IK 2017. Denis som är ..., facebook.com, 22 February 2017
  5. ^ Officiellt: Denis Velic tar över Östers IF, fotbolltransfers.com, 29 July 2019
  6. ^ Denis Velic ny tränare för Östers IF!, ostersif.se, 22 November 2019
  7. ^ "Östers IF presenterar ny sportslig organisation" (Press release) (in Swedish). Östers IF. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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