Dušan Kosič

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Dušan Kosič

| image = SLOdušankosič.jpg

| image_size = 200px

| caption = Kosič in 2014

| fullname = Dušan Kosić{{cite web |title=Strokovni štab |url=https://www.nk-celje.si/sl/strokovni-stab |publisher=NK Celje |access-date=23 July 2020 |language=sl|archive-date=23 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723184128/https://www.nk-celje.si/sl/strokovni-stab}}

| height = 1.82 m

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|4|23|df=y}}

| birth_place = Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia

| currentclub = Lokomotiv Plovdiv (head coach)

| clubnumber =

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1991–1992

| years2 = 1992–1993

| years3 = 1993–1994

| years4 = 1994–1995

| years5 = 1995–1996

| years6 = 1996–1997

| years7 = 1997–1998

| years8 = 1998–2005

| years9 = 2005–2009

| clubs1 = Svoboda

| clubs2 = Elan

| clubs3 = Beltinci

| clubs4 = Vevče

| clubs5 = Olimpija

| clubs6 = Korotan Prevalje

| clubs7 = Rudar Velenje

| clubs8 = Olimpija

| clubs9 = ATUS Ferlach

| caps1 = 38

| caps2 = 30

| caps3 = 35

| caps4 = 18

| caps5 = 21

| caps6 = 33

| caps7 = 33

| caps8 = 213

| caps9 = 99

| goals1 = 16

| goals2 = 8

| goals3 = 5

| goals4 = 6

| goals5 = 3

| goals6 = 4

| goals7 = 2

| goals8 = 36

| goals9 = 15

| totalcaps = 520

| totalgoals = 95

| nationalyears1 = 1992–1994

| nationalteam1 = Slovenia

| nationalcaps1 = 5

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2006–2009

| manageryears2 = 2010–2011

| manageryears3 = 2013

| manageryears4 = 2013–2017

| manageryears5 = 2017–2020

| manageryears6 = 2021–2023

| manageryears7 = 2023–2024

| manageryears8 = 2024–

| managerclubs1 = ATUS Ferlach

| managerclubs2 = Olimpija Ljubljana

| managerclubs3 = Triglav Kranj

| managerclubs4 = Slovenia U16/U17

| managerclubs5 = Celje

| managerclubs6 = Tabor Sežana

| managerclubs7 = Domžale

| managerclubs8 = Lokomotiv Plovdiv

}}

Dušan Kosič (born 23 April 1971) is a Slovenian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Bulgarian club Lokomotiv Plovdiv.

Club career

Kosič is the third-most capped player in the Slovenian PrvaLiga with 421 appearances{{cite web |title=Statistični pregled – vse sezone |url=https://www.prvaliga.si/tekmovanja/default.asp?action=statistika&id_menu=220&id_sezone=-1 |publisher=Slovenian PrvaLiga |accessdate=24 July 2020 |language=sl}} and had the most appearances for Olimpija (234), winning three Slovenian Cups and one Slovenian Supercup with the club. He also won the cup with Rudar Velenje in 1998.

International career

Kosič made his debut for Slovenia on 18 November 1992 away against Cyprus, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute for Zlatko Zahovič,{{cite web |title=Cyprus vs Slovenia, 18 November 1992 |url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=9564 |website=eu-football.info |access-date=9 December 2023 |language=en}} and earned a total of five caps until his final appearance in 1994.{{cite web |title=Dušan Kosič, international football player |url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=11077 |website=eu-football.info |access-date=9 December 2023 |language=en}}

Managerial career

Between 2006 and 2017, Kosič managed ATUS Ferlach, Olimpija Ljubljana, Triglav Kranj, and the Slovenia under-17 national team.

In August 2017, he was appointed as manager of Celje.{{cite news |url=https://siol.net/sportal/nogomet/dusan-kosic-v-celju-ne-bo-gradil-nove-slovenske-barcelone-448725 |title=Dušan Kosić: Ne, v Celju ne bom gradil nove slovenske Barcelone |publisher=Siol |date=8 September 2017 |accessdate=21 July 2020}} In the 2019–20 season, Celje won their first-ever Slovenian championship.{{cite news|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/borba-za-trofej-nije-razocarala-nk-celje-je-prvi-put-sampion-slovenije/369403#|title=Borba za trofej nije razočarala: NK Celje je prvi put šampion Slovenije!|website=sportsport.ba|date=22 July 2020|accessdate=23 July 2020|language=Bosnian}}{{cite news |url=https://siol.net/sportal/prva-liga/prva-liga-telekom-slovenije-36-krog-2-530404 |title=Celjani po neverjetni drami prvaki Slovenije |publisher=Siol|date=22 July 2020 |accessdate=23 July 2020}} For this achievement, Kosič received the Slovenian Manager of the Year award, presented by the Slovenian newspaper EkipaSN.{{cite web |author1=R. K. |title=Oblak slovenski nogometaš leta, Kosić najboljši trener |url=https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/nogomet/oblak-slovenski-nogometas-leta-kosic-najboljsi-trener/547781 |publisher=RTV Slovenija |access-date=5 February 2021 |language=sl |date=4 January 2021}} However, he left the club on 21 December 2020 after Celje finished the first part of the 2020–21 season in seventh place.{{cite web |author1=R. K. |title=Kosić pet mesecev po osvojenem naslovu zapušča klop Celja |url=https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/kosic-pet-mesecev-po-osvojenem-naslovu-zapusca-klop-celja/546445 |publisher=RTV Slovenija |access-date=5 February 2021 |language=sl |date=21 December 2020}}

On 9 September 2021, Kosič was appointed as manager of Tabor Sežana, signing a contract until 2023.{{cite web |last1=Mađerić |first1=Davor |title=Izkušeni Ljubljančan sedel na klop sežanskega Tabora |url=https://snportal.si/slovenska-tekmovanja/prva-liga/izkuseni-ljubljancan-sedel-na-klop-sezanskega-tabora/ |website=Slovenski nogometni portal |access-date=9 September 2021 |language=sl-SI |date=9 September 2021}}

Honours

=Player=

Olimpija

Rudar Velenje

Slovenian Cup: 1997–98

=Manager=

Celje

Slovenian PrvaLiga: 2019–20

Personal

Slovenian Manager of the Year: 2020

References

External links

[https://www.nzs.si/tekmovanja/default.asp?action=igralecstat&id_igralca=1421 Dušan Kosič] at NZS {{in lang|sl}}
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[https://www.oefb.at/Profile/Spieler/248471/KM Dušan Kosič] at ÖFB {{in lang|de}}

Category:1971 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from Ljubljana

Category:Men's association football midfielders

Category:Slovenian men's footballers

Category:Slovenia men's international footballers

Category:Competitors at the 1993 Mediterranean Games

Category:Mediterranean Games competitors for Slovenia

Category:NK Svoboda Ljubljana players

Category:NK Krka players

Category:NK Beltinci players

Category:NK Slavija Vevče players