Mario Kovačević
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 May 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Doljani, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dinamo Zagreb (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1986 | Turbina Jablanica | ||
| 1986–1994 | Sarajevo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1997 | Varteks | 23 | (2) |
| 1997–1998 | Podravina | ||
| 1998–2003 | Slaven Belupo | 99 | (1) |
| 2003–2007 | Međimurje | 30 | (0) |
| 2007 | Nafta Lendava | 12 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Nedelišće | ||
| 2008 | Radnički Gradinovec | ||
| 2008–2009 | Čakovec | ||
| 2009 | Radnički Gradinovec | ||
| 2009 | Spartak Mala Subotica | ||
| 2009–2012 | Hodošan | ||
| 2012 | Zagorac Donji Kneginec | ||
| 2012–2014 | Varteks | 14 | (7) |
| 2014–2018 | Dinamo Apatija | 76 | (25) |
| 2018–2024 | Drava Kuršanec | 48 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Nedelišće (player/coach) | |||
| 2008–2009 | Međimurje | ||
| Čakovec | |||
| 2011 | Strmec Bedenica | ||
| 2011 | Varaždin (assistant) | ||
| 2012 | Strmec Bedenica | ||
| 2014–2017 | Međimurje | ||
| 2017–2018 | Varaždin | ||
| 2018–2020 | Polet Sveti Martin na Muri | ||
| 2020 | Podravina | ||
| 2021 | Međimurje | ||
| 2021 | Mladost Ždralovi | ||
| 2021–2022 | Varaždin | ||
| 2022–2023 | Varaždin (assistant) | ||
| 2023 | Varaždin | ||
| 2024–2025 | Slaven Belupo | ||
| 2025– | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mario Kovačević (born 17 May 1975) is a Bosnian-born Croatian football manager and former professional player who is the manager of Croatian Football League club Dinamo Zagreb.
Playing career
Kovačević was a central midfielder for several Croatian clubs, including Međimurje,[1] Slaven Belupo,[2] and Varteks.
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 29 August 2026
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Međimurje | 7 March 2014 | 30 June 2017 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.00 |
| Varaždin | 11 September 2017 | 30 June 2018 | 31 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 58.06 |
| Polet Sveti Martin na Muri | 1 November 2018 | 24 September 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Međimurje | 1 January 2021 | 8 March 2021 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Varaždin | 21 September 2021 | 7 July 2022 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 72.00 |
| Varaždin | 14 January 2023 | 3 December 2023 | 37 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 27.03 |
| Slaven Belupo | 3 September 2024 | 4 June 2025 | 37 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 45.95 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 4 June 2025 | present | 61 | 41 | 10 | 10 | 67.21 |
| Career total | 201 | 107 | 43 | 51 | 53.23 | ||
Honours
Player
Međimurje
Manager
Varaždin
Dinamo Zagreb
References
- ↑ "KOVAČEVIĆ (Kovačević Mario - Hrvatska)" (in Croatian). Nogometni Magazin. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
- ↑ "Statistika: Mario Kovačević" (in Croatian). Hrvatska nogometna liga. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
External links
- Mario Kovačević coach profile at Soccerway (archived)
Categories:
- 1975 births
- Living people
- People from Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Footballers from Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
- Croatian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- NK Varaždin (1931–2015) players
- NK Belišće players
- NK Slaven Belupo players
- NK Međimurje players
- NK Nafta Lendava players
- Croatian Football League players
- Slovenian PrvaLiga players
- Croatian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
- Croatian football managers
- Croatian Football League managers
- NK Međimurje managers
- NK Slaven Belupo managers
- GNK Dinamo Zagreb managers
- Croatian football midfielder stubs