Miljenko Dovečer (born 9 November 1958) is a Croatian retired
football
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er and manager.
Playing career
Dovečer played for Graničar Novakovec,
Čakovec
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,
Varteks, and
Nafta
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. He earned the distinction of scoring the
very first goal of the
Slovenian PrvaLiga
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in independent Slovenia.
Managerial career
Dovečer replaced
Predrag Jurić
Predrag Jurić (born 4 November 1961) is a Bosnia and Herzegovina-born Croatian retired association footballer.
International career
He made his debut for Yugoslavia in a November 1986 European Championship qualification match away against Engla ...
as manager of
Međimurje in March 2005. In September 2007, he succeeded Ivan Bedi to become manager of Međimurje for a second time. In August 2013, Dovečer took charge of Omladinac Novo Selo Rok.
Dovečer was appointed sports director at Međimurje in June 2016.
NK Međimurje: Kovačević ostaje trener, Dovečer novi sportski direktor
- eMedjimurje.net
References
External links
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1958 births
Living people
Men's association football wingers
Yugoslav men's footballers
Croatian men's footballers
NK Čakovec players
NK Varaždin (1931–2015) players
NK Nafta Lendava players
Slovenian PrvaLiga players
Croatian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
Croatian football managers
NK Međimurje managers
Croatian Football League managers
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