Dean Računica (born 5 December 1969) is a Croatian professional

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and retired

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. He was most recently an assistant manager at

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Playing career

Računica began his career in his hometown

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, where at age 18 became a regular first team player. Then was played for

Hajduk Split Hrvatski Nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, the club's home ...

in the

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, then later for Austria Salzburg, Hajduk again, for

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, Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion in Israel, and for

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in China. In 2002 Računica was returned to Hajduk Split, but was ended career due to heart problems. Immediately after the end of his career, Računica has won from Hajduk's fans the Heart of Hajduk Award for 2003–04 season.

International career

For the Croatia national team, Računica capped two games, against

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in Zagreb, in 1992, where he scored one goal, and against

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in Bratislava, in 1994.

International goals

Managerial career

After ending his career with Hajduk Split in 2004, Računica spent the next six seasons as an assistant manager of the same club. He then took the head coach job at lower league side Uskok Klis in 2010. In 2012 he took over Junak Sinj, and in 2015 became the assistant manager of Slovak side

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, under the coaching staff of

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. In 2017 he left

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again without leading them for a single match and joined Karabükspor, and later Računica took up a job in Australia, becoming the assistant manager to Asanović at

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. Since June 2019, Računica works as assistant manager to

at English club

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, alongside Danilo Butorović. They led the club to promotion back to the Premier League, finishing runners-up in the

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season.

Honours

Assistant manager

Hajduk Split *

: 2004–05 * Croatian Cup: 2009–10 * Croatian Super Cup:

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West Bromwich Albion *

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runner-up: 2019–20

References

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