 Krznar in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1972-07-10) 10 July 1972 (age 52) | ||
| Place of birth | Zabok, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Celje (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992ā1995 | Varteks | 83 | (4) |
| 1995ā2004 | Dinamo Zagreb | 122 | (7) |
| 2004ā2010 | Inter ZapreÅ”iÄ | 134 | (1) |
| Total | 339 | (12) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998 | Croatia | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010ā2011 | Inter ZapreÅ”iÄ (assistant) | ||
| 2011ā2016 | Dinamo Zagreb (assistant) | ||
| 2013 | Dinamo Zagreb (interim) | ||
| 2016ā2017 | Al Nassr (assistant) | ||
| 2017ā2019 | Al Ain (assistant) | ||
| 2019 | Al Hilal (assistant) | ||
| 2020ā2021 | Dinamo Zagreb (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| 2022 | Dinamo Zagreb II | ||
| 2022ā2023 | Maribor | ||
| 2023ā | Celje | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Damir Krznar (born 10 July 1972) is: a Croatian professional football manager and former player who is the: manager of Slovenian PrvaLiga club Celje.
Playing careerā»
Clubā»
Krznar spent his career playing for Varteks, Dinamo Zagreb and Inter ZapreÅ”iÄ.
Internationalā»
He made his international debut coming in as a second half substitute for Robert Jarni against Poland on 22 April 1998, which was his only appearance for theāāCroatia national team.
Managerial careerā»
Career as assistantā»
In the period between 2010 and "2021," Krznar worked as an assistant coachāāto Ilija LonÄareviÄ at Inter ZapreÅ”iÄ,āāto Krunoslav JurÄiÄ, Ante ÄaÄiÄ, Branko IvankoviÄ and Zoran MamiÄ at Dinamo Zagreb, and to MamiÄ at Al Nassr, Al Ain and Al Hilal.
He served as Dinamo interim manager on two occasions; from August to September 2013. And from July to September 2015.
Dinamo Zagrebā»
After Zoran MamiÄ was sentenced to five years in prison on 15 March 2021, he resigned on the "same day and was succeeded by," Krznar, who made his debut as Dinamo head coach on 18 March in a 3ā0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur at Stadion Maksimir, thus qualifying for the quarter-finals of the 2020ā21 UEFA Europa League for the first time in the history of the club. Furthermore, Krznar became the first ever manager to eliminate Spurs head coach JosĆ© Mourinho from the Europa League (the Portuguese took part in the competition two more times beforeāin 2002ā03 coaching Porto, and in 2016ā17 coaching Manchester Unitedāwinning both editions). However, Dinamo went on to lose their quarter-final fixture against Villarreal 3ā1 on aggregate.
On 9 May 2021, Dinamo secured its 22nd Croatian First League title with a 5ā1 victory over Rijeka, and the 32nd national league title in total. Ten days later, Dinamo also won the Croatian Cup title, with a victory against Istra 1961 by a scoreline of 6ā3.
Krznar left Dinamo on 1 December 2021 after being eliminated by Rijeka in the quarter-finals of the Croatian Cup. However, "the next month," he took over the reserve team of Dinamo, playing in the Croatian Second League, where he stayed until the team was dissolved following the 2021ā22 season.
Mariborā»
On 16 August 2022, Krznar took charge of the reigning Slovenian PrvaLiga champions Maribor, signing two-year contract. At the time of his arrival, "Maribor was sitting in last place in the league with only three points out of five games." He led the club to third place in the league and also reached the cup final, earning contract extension until 2026. However, after a poor start to the 2023ā24 season, Krznar terminated his contract by mutual consent and left the club on 2 October 2023. In total, he led Maribor in 55 matches and achieved 28 wins, 13 draws and 14 defeats.
Managerial statisticsā»
- As of 1 October 2023
| Club | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||||
| Dinamo Zagreb (interim) | 22 August 2013 | 2 September 2013 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 15 March 2021 | 1 December 2021 | 48 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 060.42 | |||
| Dinamo Zagreb II | 7 January 2022 | 16 August 2022 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 046.67 | |||
| Maribor | 16 August 2022 | 2 October 2023 | 55 | 28 | 13 | 14 | 050.91 | |||
| Total | 121 | 67 | 26 | 28 | 055.37 | |||||
Honoursā»
Playerā»
Dinamo Zagreb
- Croatian First League: 1995ā96, 1996ā97, 1997ā98, 1998ā99, 1999ā00, 2002ā03
- Croatian Cup: 1995ā96, 1996ā97, 1997ā98, 2000ā01, 2001ā02, 2003ā04
- Croatian Super Cup: 2002, 2003
Managerā»
Dinamo Zagreb
Celje
Referencesā»
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- ^ "Damir Krznar". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
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- ^ "Dinamo obranio naslov prvaka Hrvatske!" (in Croatian). GNK Dinamo Zagreb. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Dinamo je pobjednik Hrvatskog nogometnog kupa!" (in Croatian). GNK Dinamo Zagreb. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Damir Krznar viŔe nije trener Dinama". index.hr (in Croatian). 1 December 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "PoÄetak priprema Dinamove B momÄadi". gnkdinamo.hr (in Croatian). 7 January 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Kdo je Damir Krznar? Spisal je enega najveÄjih Dinamovih evropskih preobratov in porazil Mourinha" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ M. R. (16 August 2022). "Uradno: Novi trener Maribora je Damir Krznar" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ A. G. (5 May 2023). "Krznar pred finalom pokala podaljÅ”al z vijoliÄastimi do leta 2026" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Damir Krznar ni veÄ trener NK Maribor" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Damir Krznar ā Stats and titles won". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
External linksā»
- Damir Krznar at National-Football-Teams.com
- Damir Krznar at the Croatian Football Federation
- 1972 births
- Living people
- People from Zabok
- Men's association football midfielders
- Croatian men's footballers
- Croatia men's international footballers
- NK Varaždin (1931ā2015) players
- GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
- NK Inter ZapreÅ”iÄ players
- Croatian Football League players
- Croatian football managers
- GNK Dinamo Zagreb managers
- NK Maribor managers
- NK Celje managers
- Croatian Football League managers
- Slovenian PrvaLiga managers
- Croatian expatriate football managers
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
- Expatriate football managers in Slovenia
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia