Dino Skender

Dino Skender (born 10 December 1983) is a Croatian professional football manager. Besides Croatia, he has also managed in Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[1][2]

Dino Skender

Personal information
Date of birth	(1983-12-10) 10 December 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Osijek, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Managerial career
Years	Team
2017–2019	Osijek II
2019	Osijek
2020–2021	Olimpija Ljubljana
2021–2022	Olimpija Ljubljana
2023–2024	Široki Brijeg

Managerial career

Skender started his managerial career at the age of 33, as manager of the second team of Osijek in the Croatian Third League.^[3] On 30 March 2019, following the departure of Zoran Zekić, he was appointed manager of the first team.^[4] Skender was sacked by Osijek on 21 September 2019.^[5]

On 19 June 2020, Skender became manager of Slovenian PrvaLiga side Olimpija Ljubljana.^[6] After finishing second in the first part of the 2020–21 season, he was sacked on 8 January 2021 along with all of his staff members.^[7] He was again appointed as manager of Olimpija on 12 October 2021, replacing Savo Milošević.^[8] However, on 20 March 2022, he was sacked again without finishing the season, after a 1–1 home draw against Domžale.^[9]

On 30 December 2023, Skender was announced as the new manager of Bosnian Premier League club Široki Brijeg.^[10] He debuted as manager in the Bosnian Cup second round on 11 February 2024, qualifying to the quarter-finals after a penalty shoot-out, following a 2–2 draw against Stupčanica Olovo.^[11] Following two more league victories against Sarajevo and Željezničar, Skender suffered his first defeat as Široki Brijeg manager on 2 March 2024, losing 1–0 away from home to Igman Konjic.^[12] He led the side to the cup semi-finals, where they were knocked out 5–2 on aggregate by Borac Banja Luka.^[13] On 12 May 2024, it was announced by Široki Brijeg that Skender had left the club by mutual consent, after the team's disappointing league campaign.^[14]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 11 May 2024^[15]

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			P	W	D	L	Win %
Osijek II	19 January 2017	29 March 2019	62	37	10	15	059.68
Osijek	30 March 2019	21 September 2019	22	10	5	7	045.45
Olimpija Ljubljana	19 June 2020	8 January 2021	30	15	8	7	050.00
	12 October 2021	20 March 2022	17	7	5	5	041.18
Široki Brijeg	30 December 2023	12 May 2024	18	7	1	10	038.89
Total			149	76	29	44	051.01

Honours

Osijek II

• Croatian Third League – East: 2017–18^[16]

References

1. Plestenjak, Rok (4 July 2020). "Hrvat, ki se je v Olimpijo zaljubil že kot otrok #intervju" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
2. "Skender naslijedio Budimira na klupi Širokog Brijega". Nacional (in Croatian). 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
3. "Dino Skender novi trener" (in Croatian). NK Osijek. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
4. "Skender predstavljen: Bilo bi neodgovorno da nešto obećam". 24sata.hr (in Croatian). 30 March 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
5. "Skender više nije trener Osijeka". sport.hrt.hr (in Croatian). 21 September 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
6. "V nadaljevanje sezone z novim trenerjem" (in Slovenian). NK Olimpija Ljubljana. 19 June 2020. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
7. A. V. (8 January 2021). "Dino Skender ni več trener Olimpije" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
8. R. K.; To. G. (12 October 2021). "Dino Skender po desetih mesecih spet trener Olimpije" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
9. Mlakar, Anže (20 March 2022). "Skender ni več trener Olimpije". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 20 March 2022.
10. R.S. (30 December 2023). "(ZVANIČNO) Široki Brijeg imenovao novog trenera" (in Bosnian). Sport1.ba. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
11. E. Ganibegović (11 February 2024). "Široki Brijeg nakon penala izbacio Stupčanicu" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
12. S. Mlaćo (2 March 2024). "Igman u završnici savladao Široki i gurnuo Željezničar u opasnu zonu" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
13. "Treneri zadovoljni: Mladost Širokog Brijega nije mogla više od časnog poraza u Banjaluci". mondo.ba (in Bosnian). 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
14. N.M. (12 May 2024). "Široki Brijeg smijenio trenera: Hrvat odlazi, a nijednom nije vodio tim na Pecari" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
15. "Dino Skender". Sofascore. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
16. "Proljeće kao iz snova!" (in Croatian). NK Osijek. 5 June 2018. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

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