Simon Rožman

Simon Rožman (born 6 April 1983) is a Slovenian professional football manager and former player.

Simon Rožman

Rožman with Sarajevo in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	(1983-04-06) 6 April 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Celje, SFR Yugoslavia[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2002	Celje
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2002	Celje	1	(0)
2002	Mons Claudius
2004–2009	Kovinar Štore
Managerial career
2014–2015	Celje
2016–2019	Domžale
2019–2021	Rijeka
2021	Maribor
2022	Celje
2022–2023	Domžale
2023–2024	Sarajevo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Managerial career

Celje

Rožman started his managerial career at Celje,^[2] where he was at first part of the academy coaching structure, and was in charge of the youth selections. During his time in Celje, he was also the Academy Director.^[3] In April 2014, he took over the senior team, becoming the youngest manager in the Slovenian PrvaLiga.^[4] He led the club to the second place in the league and was the runner-up of the national cup in 2015.^[1]

Domžale

In 2016 Rožman joined Domžale, first as a sports coordinator, but soon he was promoted to the first team manager.^[5] In his first season, he won the national cup and came fourth in the league.^[1] In the next season, he led the club to the third place in the league; he also managed to reach the play-off round of the 2017–18 Europa League, eliminating Bundesliga side SC Freiburg on the way. He left Domžale on 3 September 2019, after failing to win a single game during the first eight rounds of the 2019–20 Slovenian PrvaLiga campaign.^[6]

Rijeka

On 23 September 2019, Rožman was appointed as head coach of Prva HNL club Rijeka.^[7] With Rijeka, he won the 2019–20 Croatian Cup after beating Lokomotiva 1–0 in the final.^[8] During the 2020–21 Europa League qualifying phase, he led Rijeka to respective 2–0 and 1–0 victories over Kolos Kovalivka and Copenhagen, qualifying for the group stage, where the team won four points in a group with Napoli, Real Sociedad and AZ Alkmaar.^[9] He resigned on 27 February 2021 after losing 1–0 at home against Hajduk Split.^[10][11]

Maribor

On 20 March 2021, Rožman signed a three-year contract with Slovenian side Maribor, replacing Mauro Camoranesi.^[12] He left the club six months later, on 20 September 2021, after a poor start of the 2021–22 season, as Maribor was sitting in sixth place after nine rounds.^[13]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 26 May 2024^[1]

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Celje	29 April 2014[14]	1 September 2015[15]	59	28	14	17	047.46
Domžale	2 September 2016[16]	3 September 2019[17]	134	67	32	35	050.00
Rijeka	23 September 2019[18]	27 February 2021[19]	65	34	10	21	052.31
Maribor	20 March 2021[20]	20 September 2021[13]	23	10	3	10	043.48
Celje	1 January 2022[21]	1 June 2022[22]	17	6	2	9	035.29
Domžale	2 June 2022[23]	3 August 2023[24]	44	18	14	12	040.91
Sarajevo	3 August 2023[25]	12 June 2024[26]	36	17	10	9	047.22
Total			378	180	85	113	047.62

Honours

Manager

Domžale

• Slovenian Cup: 2016–17

Rijeka

• Croatian Cup: 2019–20

References

1. "Simon Rozman – Stats and titles won". footballdatabase.eu.
2. Viškovič, Rok (23 January 2021). "Frontman nove slovenske uspešnice na Kvarnerju" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
3. "Celjske nogometaše prevzema Simon Rožman, podarjamo vstopnice za tekme na Areni Petrol". Celje.info (in Slovenian). 29 April 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
4. Perko, Drago (9 November 2014). "Celjski recept: napiflani trener in nori direktor". slovenskenovice.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 7 November 2018.
5. Plestenjak, Rok (28 October 2016). "Najmlajši, a že trn v peti mnogim" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
6. D. S. (3 September 2019). "Rožman zapušča Domžale: Odhod je moja dolžnost in odgovornost" (in Slovenian). Domžale: RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
7. "STIGLA POTVRDA! Simon Rožman je novi trener Rijeke, raspušta se i kompletni Bišćanov stožer". Novilist.hr (in Croatian). Rijeka: Novi list. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
8. "Simon Rožman z Rijeko hrvaški pokalni prvak!" (in Slovenian). Siol. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
9. "Europa League 2020/2021 – Group F". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
10. "Simon Rožman nije više trener Rijeke". index.hr (in Croatian). 27 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
11. "Simon Rožman više nije trener Rijeke" (in Croatian). HNK Rijeka. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
12. S. J. (20 March 2021). "Rožman prevzel Maribor: Cilji so visoki, a uresničljivi" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
13. Prosenc, Žan (20 September 2021). "Simon Rožman zapušča klop Maribora". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian).
14. T. G. (29 April 2014). "Celjane bo znova vodil Simon Rožman" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
15. M.J./STA (1 September 2015). "VIDEO: Rožman ni več trener Celja". 24ur.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2 July 2020.
16. Plestenjak, Rok (2 September 2016). "Simon Rožman novi trener Domžal: Smo edinstven klub v Sloveniji" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
17. P. Z. (3 September 2019). "Simon Rožman ni več trener Domžal". Delo (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2 July 2020.
18. Viškovič, Rok (23 September 2019). "Zdaj tudi uradno. Simon Rožman je novi trener Rijeke" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
19. Šola, Robert (27 February 2021). "Ekskluzivno: Simon Rožman podnio ostavku, već se zna i tko je prvi favorit za novog trenera Rijeke!". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 27 February 2021.
20. "Mariborčani našli novega stratega!". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). 20 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
21. M. P. (1 January 2022). "Rožman se vrača ob zelenice in vrača se domov" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
22. "Nasmehi so le še spomin: Celjski projekt je pred zidom, požrl je tudi Simona Rožmana, ki odhaja" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
23. "Simon Rožman znova glavni trener Domžal". 24ur.com (in Slovenian). 2 June 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
24. "Uradno: Rožman in Ibričić iz Domžal v Sarajevo" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
25. "Simon Rožman je novi trener FK Sarajevo, a Senijad Ibričić sportski direktor". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 3 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
26. "Simon Rožman više nije trener FK Sarajevo". klix.ba (in Bosnian). 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.

External links

• Simon Rožman at NZS (in Slovene)
• Simon Rožman at WorldFootball.net