Jasminko Velić (born 1 September 1965) is a Bosnian professional

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and former player. In the 2006-2007 season, Velić was hired as a scouter for

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, but after the sacking of

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, he was appointed as head coach for three games, from 15 September to 6 October, winning two of them and earning one draw. The next season, Velić was appointed technical director of

. In the 2007-2009 period Velić worked as a technical manager next to head coaches José Peseiro and Henk ten Cate, helping the club to make its return to the UEFA Champions League Group stages. During these two years, the club managed to reach its highest position ever in the UEFA team rankings (19th).

Career

Playing career

Velić was born in Sarajevo and played for Sarajevo club Željezničar before moving to Greece in 1992. Velic was one of the youngest players ever in the history of Sarajevo to make a debut in the Yugoslavian Football League at the age of 18. He spent three seasons at OFI where he was part of the most successful OFI team ever, becoming one of the best foreign players to play for the club. He then spent one season (1995-1996) at Kastoria. He then moved to Portugal and played for two seasons for

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(1996-1998). He then moved to Spain before ending his career at

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(1998-1999).

Coaching career

Velić began his coaching career as assistant manager to Fernando Santos. Their collaboration began at AEK Athens in the 2001-2002 season, and continued at

(2002-2003) and Sporting CP (2003-2004), before they returned for a second spell at AEK Athens (2004-2005). In the 2006-2007 season, Velić was hired as a scouter for

, but after the sacking of

, he managed the Club as a head coach for three games (15/9/2006 to 6/10/2006 - 2 wins, 1 draw). The next season, Velić was appointed technical director of

. In the 2007-2009 period, with Velić as a technical coach next to head coaches José Peseiro and Henk ten Cate club made its return to the Champions League group stages. During these two years, the club managed to reach its highest position ever in the UEFA team rankings (19th). In March 2013, Velić replaced

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as manager for

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. During his spell, he helped the club remain in the top flight of Greek football. In January 2015, he was appointed head coach of

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side

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. From January onward, Velić helped the club recover an 8 point deficit to enter the relegation play-offs, where the club played to remain in the Division. On August 5, 2015, Velić was appointed head coach of fellow Cretan

club

Ergotelis The Gymnastics Club «Ergotelis» Heraklion Crete ( el, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος «O Εργοτέλης» Ηρακλείου Κρήτης, Γ.Σ. Εργοτέλης), commonly known simply as Ergotelis ( el, Εργοτέλης), ...

. He left in October, due to the club's poor financial situation, which left no room for transfers aligned to his instructions, as well as

' rough start (1−1−2) during its 2015–16 Football League campaign. In June 2019, Velić and

reached an agreement for his return to the club, aiming at bringing Episkopi to the highest tiers of Greek football. During the 2019-20 season, Velic led Episkopi to promotion with an undefeated league record, recording 11 wins, 5 draws, and 0 losses. Episkopi was the only Greek club to end the season undefeated. The following season, in 2020/21, Velic led Episkopi to a 2nd position league finish in the Greek Football League, resulting to a second consecutive promotion. Velic became one of the only head coaches in Greek football history to achieve multiple league promotions.

Managerial statistics

References

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