Dino Skender (born 10 December 1983) is a Croatian professional

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. Besides Croatia, he has also managed in Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Managerial career

Skender started his managerial career at the age of 33, as manager of the second team of

Osijek Osijek () is the fourth-largest city in Croatia, with a population of 96,848 in 2021. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja ...

in the

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. On 30 March 2019, following the departure of

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, he was appointed manager of the first team. Skender was sacked by Osijek on 21 September 2019. On 19 June 2020, Skender became manager of

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side Olimpija Ljubljana. After finishing second in the first part of the

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season, he was sacked on 8 January 2021 along with all of his staff members. He was again appointed as manager of Olimpija on 12 October 2021, replacing

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. However, on 20 March 2022, he was sacked again without finishing the season, after a 1–1 home draw against

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. On 30 December 2023, Skender was announced as the new manager of

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club

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. He debuted as manager in the Bosnian Cup second round on 11 February 2024, qualifying to the

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after a

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, following a 2–2 draw against Stupčanica Olovo. Following two more league victories against

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and Željezničar, Skender suffered his first defeat as Široki Brijeg manager on 2 March 2024, losing 1–0 away from home to Igman Konjic. He led the side to the cup semi-finals, where they were knocked out 5–2 on aggregate by

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. 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.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Osijek II * Croatian Third League – East: 2017–18

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Skender, Dino 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Osijek Croatian football managers NK Osijek managers NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005) managers NK Široki Brijeg managers Croatian Football League managers Slovenian PrvaLiga managers Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina managers Croatian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Slovenia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Expatriate football managers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina