Matjaž Kek
Slovenian footballer and manager / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Matjaž Kek (born 9 September 1961) is a Slovenian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of the Slovenia national team.
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1961-09-09) 9 September 1961 (age 62)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Maribor, People's Republic of Slovenia, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Slovenia (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
Maribor | |||
Železničar Maribor | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1979–1980 | Železničar Maribor | ||
1980–1985 | Maribor | 114 | (36) |
1985–1988 | Spittal/Drau | 98 | (32) |
1988–1995 | GAK | 113 | (19) |
1995–1999 | Maribor | 126 | (17) |
International career | |||
1992 | Slovenia | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2000 | Maribor | ||
2001 | Maribor (interim) | ||
2002–2004 | Maribor | ||
2006 | Slovenia U15 | ||
2006–2007 | Slovenia U16 | ||
2007–2011 | Slovenia | ||
2011–2012 | Al-Ittihad | ||
2013–2018 | Rijeka | ||
2018– | Slovenia | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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In his managerial career, he has won the Slovenian league twice with Maribor. As coach of the Slovenia national team, he led the team to two major tournaments, qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2024.