Denis Velić
{{Short description|Swedish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Denis Velić
| image = Denis Velic Öster-Kalmar 3-2 119594.jpg
| image_size = 150
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|10|7|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Sweden
| height = 1.82 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2000 |youthclubs1 = Torstorp IF
| years1 = 2000–2005 | clubs1 = Östers IF | caps1= 88 | goals1= 12
| years2 = 2006–2010 | clubs2 = Syrianska FC | caps2= 81 | goals2= 6
| years3 = 2011–2016 | clubs3 = Östers IF | caps3= 160 | goals3= 33
| years4 = 2017 | clubs4 = Åryds IK
| pcupdate =
| manageryears1 = 2017–2019
| managerclubs1 = Östers IF (U21)
| manageryears2 = 2017–2019
| managerclubs2 = Östers IF (assistant)
| manageryears3 = 2019–2021
| managerclubs3 = Östers IF
}}
Denis Velić (born 7 October 1982) is a Swedish football manager and a former player.{{Cite news|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/superettan/person/?playerid=3226|title= Denis Velić|publisher=Swedish Football Association|accessdate= 20 December 2011}}
Career
=Coaching career and post-retirement=
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.[http://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/onepartnergroup/pressreleases/denis-velic-foerstaerker-onepartnergroup-vaexjoe-1205287 Denis Velic´ förstärker OnePartnerGroup Växjö], mynewsdesk.com, 21 August 2015
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.[http://www.ostersif.se/a/velic-ny-assisterande-tranare-for-oster Velic ny assisterande tränare för Öster!]‚ ostersif.se, 8 December 2016 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.[https://www.facebook.com/ArydsIk/photos/denis-velic-spelar-i-%C3%A5ryds-ik-2017-denis-som-%C3%A4r-assisterande-tr%C3%A4nare-i-%C3%B6ster-kom/1221391894642265/ Åryds IK - Denis Velic spelar i Åryds IK 2017. Denis som är ...], facebook.com, 22 February 2017
On 29 July 2019, he was appointed interim head coach of Östers after Christian Järdler was fired.[https://fotbolltransfers.com/site/news/111515 Officiellt: Denis Velic tar över Östers IF], fotbolltransfers.com, 29 July 2019 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.[https://ostersif.se/a/denis-velic-ny-tranare-for-osters-if Denis Velic ny tränare för Östers IF!], ostersif.se, 22 November 2019 He left Öster at the end of the 2021 season.{{cite press release|publisher=Östers IF|url=https://ostersif.se/a/osters-if-presenterar-ny-sportslig-organisation|title=Östers IF presenterar ny sportslig organisation|access-date=18 April 2022|language=sv}}
References
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External links
- {{SvFF player|id=856c4e37-d579-41f7-9529-36c542acff2a|pid=3226}}
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Category:Swedish people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
Category:Swedish men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Swedish football managers
Category:Östers IF non-playing staff
Category:21st-century Swedish sportsmen
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