Jerko Leko
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jerko Leko | ||
Date of birth | 9 April 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Zagreb, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Jarun (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2002 | Dinamo Zagreb | 45 | (5) |
2002–2006 | Dynamo Kyiv | 61 | (7) |
2002–2006 | → Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 2 | (0) |
2006–2010 | Monaco | 85 | (4) |
2010–2011 | Bucaspor | 30 | (2) |
2011–2014 | Dinamo Zagreb | 63 | (5) |
2014–2016 |
Lokomotiva | 55 | (4) |
Total | 339 | (27) | |
International career | |||
1999 | Croatia U19 | 2 | (0) |
2000 | Croatia U20 | 3 | (0) |
2001 | Croatia U21 | 1 | (0) |
2002–2009 | Croatia | 59 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
2017–2021 |
Lokomotiva (U19) | ||
2021 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | ||
2021 |
Lokomotiva | ||
2021– | Jarun | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jerko Leko (born 9 April 1980) is a Croatian professional
Druga HNL club Jarun. He primarily played as a central midfielder, but could also operate as a right one, or more defensively, as a right-back
.
Club career
Leko's career began with
Dynamo Kyiv in 2002 for €5.5 million (then a club record).[1] In his first season in Ukraine, Dynamo won the double
, with Leko playing 18 times.
In February 2006, it was announced that Leko would be leaving Dynamo Kyiv, having turned down a new contract offer. He subsequently signed for French side AS Monaco on a free transfer on 4 June 2006.
In July 2009, On 25 May, it was confirmed that Leko signed a two-year deal with Dinamo Zagreb.
In August 2014 he moved to
NK Lokomotiva on loan.[4] In 2015, he permanently joined Lokomotiva for the last season of his professional career.[1]
International career
Leko made his
the final stage's
squad, but only played 22 minutes during the tournament.
Selected to represent the nation in the
Australia. He was also part of the final squad for Euro 2008
.
At the tournament quarter-final clash between Croatia and
International goals
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 29 March 2003 | Maksimir, Zagreb | Belgium | 4 – 0
|
4 – 0
|
UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying |
2 | 1 February 2006 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 2 – 0
|
4 – 0
|
2006 Carlsberg Cup
|
Managerial career
Leko started his managerial career by succeeding
Lokomotiva's U19s in the summer of 2017, leading them through 2017–18 UEFA Youth League.[6] They were, however, eliminated by Željezničar in the second round.[7]
On 5 January 2021, he succeeded
Prva HNL.[10] He had his managerial debut on 22 January in a home 3–0 defeat to Osijek.[11] He achieved his first career victory on 30 January, beating Hajduk Split 1–0 away.[12] He was sacked on 13 March, after a 1–0 defeat to Istra 1961.[13]
In July, 2021, Leko was named the manager of
Druga HNL.[14]
Managerial statistics
- As of 26 September 2021
Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 5 January 2021 | 9 January 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
Lokomotiva
|
9 January 2021 | 13 March 2021 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 18.18 |
Jarun | 9 July 2021 | present | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 42.86 |
Career totals | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 27.78 |
Honours
Player
Dinamo Zagreb
- 2013–14
- 2011–12
- Croatian Super Cup: 2002, 2013
Dynamo Kyiv
- 2003–04
- Ukrainian Cup: 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06
References
- ^ a b "POSLJEDNJA POLUSEZONA U BOGATOJ KARIJERI Odlazi ikona HNL-a koja je upisala 436 utakmica, 36 golova i rekordan 151 žuti karton!". jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 16 January 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ The Times
- ^ Jerko Leko İzmir’de Archived 19 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Leko moved to Lokomotiva on a loan
- ^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ Tironi, Hrvoje (26 September 2017). "Lokomotiva otvara juniorsku Ligu prvaka" (in Croatian). Goal. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ Tironi, Hrvoje (22 November 2017). "Željezničar U19 v Lokomotiva Zagreb U19 izvještaj, 22. 11. 2017., UEFA Youth League" (in Croatian). Goal. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Prvo mjesto nije dovoljno: Jerko Leko mijenja Perkovića na klupi Hrvatskog dragovoljca". Telesport (in Croatian). Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Jerko Leko novi trener prve momčadi – NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac". NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac (in Croatian). 5 January 2021. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Jerko Leko novi je trener Lokomotive!". NK Lokomotiva (in Croatian). 9 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ Jurišić, Predrag; Mršnik, Patrik (22 January 2021). "Video: Pogledajte kako je Bjeličin Osijek protutnjao Kranjčevićevom! Nova sjajna predstava Miereza". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ Ničota, Tomo (1 February 2021). "Srušili su Hajduk, a sada žele i Dinamo sa Sammirom na Maksimiru: 'Zadnjih dana se stvarno trudi!'". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ Jurišić, Predrag (13 March 2021). "Leko više nije trener Lokomotive! Klub je uzdrman nakon novog nokauta, a raspored do kraja je grozan". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Jerko Leko postao novi trener drugoligaša NK Jaruna". vecernji.hr (in Croatian). 6 July 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
External links
- Jerko Leko at FIFA (archived)
- Jerko Leko at UEFA
- Jerko Leko at the Croatian Football Federation
- Jerko Leko at the Turkish Football Federation
- Jerko Leko at the Ukraine Football Federation
- Jerko Leko at EU-Football.info
- Jerko Leko at FBref.com
- Jerko Leko at L'Équipe (in French)
- Jerko Leko at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jerko Leko at Soccerway.com
- Jerko Leko at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)