Oliver Bogatinov

{{Short description|Slovenian association football manager (born 1978)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Oliver Bogatinov

| height =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|9|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = Jesenice, SFR Yugoslavia{{cite web |title=Oliver Bogatinov |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/oliver-bogatinov/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=9 March 2023 |language=en}}

| currentclub =

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =

| years1 = {{0|0000}}–1999

| clubs1 = Triglav Kranj

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 1999–2002

| clubs2 = Celje

| caps2 = 63

| goals2 = 19

| years3 = 2002–2005

| clubs3 = Koper

| caps3 = 50

| goals3 = 10

| years4 = 2005–2008

| clubs4 = Izola

| caps4 = 39

| goals4 = 14

| years5 = 2008

| clubs5 = Bonifika

| caps5 = 11

| goals5 = 6

| nationalyears1 = 1998

| nationalteam1 = Slovenia U20

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| manageryears1 = 2006–2008| managerclubs1 = Izola

| manageryears2 = 2012–2013| managerclubs2 = Mura 05

| manageryears3 = 2017–2019| managerclubs3 = Aluminij

| manageryears4 = 2022–2024| managerclubs4 = Radomlje

| manageryears5 = 2024–2025| managerclubs5 = Koper

}}

Oliver Bogatinov (born 26 September 1978) is a Slovenian professional football manager and former player.{{cite web |title=Na voljo vse, tudi Bielsa |url=https://www.nogomania.com/Novica/Na-voljo-vse-tudi-Bielsa |publisher=Nogomania |access-date=9 March 2023 |language=sl |date=14 April 2014}}

Playing career

Born in Jesenice to parents of Macedonian descent, Bogatinov started his football career with Triglav Kranj.{{cite web |last1=Viškovič |first1=Rok |title=Idealist med nogometaši, ki sanja doktorsko izobrazbo |url=https://siol.net/sportal/prva-liga/idealist-med-nogometasi-ki-sanja-doktorsko-izobrazbo-486543 |publisher=Siol |access-date=9 March 2023 |language=sl |date=29 December 2018}} He was the top scorer of the 1997–98 Slovenian Second League with 32 goals as his team earned promotion to the Slovenian top division.{{cite web |last1=Raj |first1=Primož |title=V Veržeju dvoboj dna lestvice, oslabljeni Triglav gosti Ptujčane |url=https://snportal.si/slovenska-tekmovanja/2-liga/v-verzeju-dvoboj-dna-lestvice-oslabljeni-triglav-gosti-ptujcane/ |website=Slovenski nogometni portal |access-date=10 March 2023 |language=sl-SI |date=28 April 2017}} Bogatinov spent the next seven seasons playing in the Slovenian top tier, making a total of 130 appearances for Triglav, Celje and Koper.{{cite web |title=Oliver Bogatinov – Nogometna zveza Slovenije |url=https://www.nzs.si/tekmovanja/?action=igralecStat&id_igralca=7319 |website=nzs.si |publisher=Football Association of Slovenia |access-date=10 March 2023 |language=sl}} He retired from professional football at the age of 26 due to injuries and focused on coaching career, although he still played semi-professional football in the Slovenian lower divisions for Izola and Bonifika.

Managerial career

Bogatinov started his managerial career at Koper, where he was the coach of various youth selections. He was then a player/manager at third division side Izola, before becoming the assistant manager of Nedžad Okčić at Koper, when the team won its first ever top division title in 2009–10. Bogatinov was also the coach of Koper's under-17 team, with whom he won the national under-17 league.

In August 2012, before the Europa League play-off match against Lazio, Bogatinov took charge of Slovenian top division club Mura 05.{{cite web |title=Mura z novim trenerjem nad Lazio |url=https://old.slovenskenovice.si/sport/nogomet/mura-z-novim-trenerjem-nad-lazio |website=Slovenske novice |access-date=10 March 2023 |language=sl-si |date=22 August 2012}} Between 2013 and 2015, Bogatinov was working as the youth coach at Saudi club Al-Hilal SFC, his first club abroad. In 2015, he was the assistant of Marijan Pušnik at Olimpija Ljubljana. In December 2017, he took charge of Slovenian top division side Aluminij.{{cite web |title=Oliver Bogatinov novi trener Aluminija |url=https://old.delo.si/sport/nogomet/oliver-bogatinov-novi-trener-aluminija.html |website=Delo |access-date=10 March 2023 |language=sl-si |date=29 December 2017}}

In March 2020, Bogatinov was appointed sports director of Slovenian team Maribor, replacing Zlatko Zahovič.{{cite web |title=Oliver BOGATINOV vrača udarec ZLATKU ZAHOVIĆU: "Nisem NEUMEN! Lahko mi očitajo, da nisem bil na LUNI ..." |url=https://ekipa.svet24.si/clanek/nogomet/prva-liga/60a35e4f2fe00/bogatinov |website=Ekipa24.si |access-date=9 March 2023 |language=sl |date=18 May 2021}}{{cite web |title=Oliver Bogatinov, športni direktor NK Maribor: Po kavč trenerjih dobivamo še kavč igralce in klube |url=https://www.dnevnik.si/1042929629 |website=Dnevnik |access-date=9 March 2023 |language=sl |date=18 May 2020}} He left the position in February 2021 along with head coach Mauro Camoranesi.{{cite web |author1=M. R. |title=Maribor odpustil Bogatinova in Camoranesija, novi športni direktor Šuler |url=https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/nogomet/prva-liga/maribor-odpustil-bogatinova-in-camoranesija-novi-sportni-direktor-suler/570607 |publisher=RTV Slovenija |access-date=10 March 2023 |language=sl |date=23 February 2021}} Bogatinov was then appointed sports director of Koper, before returning to coaching in December 2022 when he was appointed as manager of Radomlje.{{cite web |title=Bogatinov se vrača na trenersko klop |url=https://siol.net/sportal/prva-liga/oliver-bogatinov-trener-nk-radomlje-595182 |publisher=Siol |access-date=10 March 2023 |language=sl |date=22 December 2022}}