Romeo Jozak
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 11 October 1972 | ||
Place of birth | Rijeka, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1994 |
Orijent | ||
Managerial career | |||
2001–2002 | Dinamo Zagreb (assistant) | ||
2003–2004 | Libya (assistant) | ||
2004–2005 | Dinamo Zagreb (assistant) | ||
2005–2006 | Libya (assistant) | ||
2006–2008 | Osijek (assistant) | ||
2008–2013 | Dinamo Zagreb Academy | ||
2013–2017 | Croatia (technical director) | ||
2017 | Dinamo Zagreb (sporting director) | ||
2017–2018 |
Legia Warsaw | ||
2018–2019 | Kuwait U23 | ||
2018–2019 | Kuwait | ||
2021– | Saudi Arabia (technical director) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Romeo Jozak (born 11 October 1972) is a Croatian football manager and former player who most recently managed the Kuwait national team.
Early career
Jozak grew up in a family of mathematics and physics teachers.[
Coaching career
Early steps
He parted ways with the Croatian Football Federation in March 2017. Then returning to Dinamo Zagreb as a sports director[citation needed], but he only staying there for four months[citation needed]. After the dismissal of Dinamo Zagreb's head coach, Ivaylo Petev, Jozak hinted at taking over for the vacant head coach position[citation needed]. The board replaced Petev with Mario Cvitanović and Jozak soon after decided to resign[citation needed].
Legia Warsaw
On 13 September 2017, Jozak was hired as the manager of Polish club Legia Warsaw.[3] On 14 April 2018, after his team lost 0–1 to Zagłębie Lubin, he was fired and replaced by his assistant Dean Klafurić.[4][5]
Kuwait national team
On 27 July 2018, Romeo Jozak was hired as
Columbus Blast FC Soccer Academy
Romeo Jozak made a significant investment and became the majority owner of Columbus’ Blast FC Soccer Academy in Columbus, Ohio, which is the longest running youth soccer program in Central Ohio.[7]
Saudi Arabia
On 22 July 2021, Romeo Jozak was hired as Saudi Arabia Technical Director.[8]
Managerial statistics
As of 30 June 2021
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Legia Warsaw | 13 September 2017 | 14 April 2018 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 59.26 | |
Kuwait | 27 July 2018 | 11 September 2019 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 40.00 | |
Total | 32 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 56.25 |
References
- ^ Lesički, Alen (10 September 2015). "DOKTOR NOGOMETA I PONAJBOLJI STUDENT Tko je čovjek koji bira novog izbornika hrvatske reprezentacije?" [The doctor of football and one of the best students: Who is the person who is choosing the new coach of the national team?]. jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). Jutarnji Sport. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ Romeo Jozak dobio posao u Ministarstvu sporta Saudijske Arabije - Nogomet Plus (in Croatian)
- ^ "Profile". Interia. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Profile". Interia. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Ekstraklasa. Dean Klafurić nowym trenerem Legii Warszawa Piłka nożna". Sport.pl. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ "Fox Sports". Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "CROATia's ROMEO JOZAK INVESTS IN BLAST FC SOCCER ACADEMY • SoccerToday". 7 February 2021.
- ^ @BlastFC86 (22 July 2021). "👏 We are delighted to announce that the Blast FC owner, Romeo Jozak, has signed a contract for the position of Foot…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links
- Romeo Jozak Archived 14 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine Official website (in English)