Mitja Mörec (born 21 February 1983) is a retired Slovenian
football
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centre back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
and current manager of
Floridsdorfer AC
The Floridsdorfer Athletics Sports Club or simply Floridsdorfer AC is a professional football club based in Floridsdorf, the 21st district of Vienna. The club was founded in August 1904. Floridsdorfer AC won the Austrian football championship in ...
.
Career
In March 2011, Mörec signed a contract with
Lyngby BK
Lyngby Boldklub () is a Danish professional football club founded in 1921. It is based at Lyngby Stadion in Kongens Lyngby, Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality, a northern suburb of Copenhagen. From 1994 to 2001 the club was known as Lyngby FC. The club ...
for the remainder of the
2010–11
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season. Following the expiration of his Lyngby contract, Mörec signed for
ADO Den Haag
Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation f ...
in August 2011 on a one-year contract. However, his contract was terminated in January 2012.
In July 2013, Mörec signed for
Kazakhstan First Division
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The Kazakhstan Professional Football League ( kk, Қа ...
side
Kaisar on a 30-month contract. But after only six-months Mörec moved to
Ravan Baku
Ravan Baku FK ( az, Rəvan Futbol Klubu) is an Azerbaijani football club, based in Baku, that plays in the Azerbaijan First Division.
History
The club was founded in 2009. In May 2011, team secured their promotion to Azerbaijan Premier League ...
of the
Azerbaijan Premier League
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in January 2014 on an 18-month contract.
Coaching and later career
From the summer 2017 to the summer 2018, Mörec was coaching at a
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan (), commonly referred to as AC Milan or simply Milan, is a professional Association football, football club in Milan, Italy, founded in 1899. The club has spent its entire history, with the exception of the 1980–81 ...
soccer school in Dubai. On 1 November 2018, Mörec was appointed U-15 manager at
Favoritner AC
The Favoritner Athletik Club, or FavAC for short, is an Austrian football club from the Viennese Favoriten district and currently plays under the sponsored name ''Cashpoint FavAC'' in the fourth tier, the Viennese City League. The club's pop ...
. He also began playing for the clubs first team in the
Wiener Stadtliga
The Wiener Stadtliga is an Austrian Landesliga conference, one of the fourth-highest soccer leagues in Austrian football.
Mode
In the Wiener Stadtliga, a total of 16 football clubs from Vienna and the neighboring province of Lower Austria partic ...
from 1 January 2019.
On 7 May 2020, Mörec left
Favoritner AC
The Favoritner Athletik Club, or FavAC for short, is an Austrian football club from the Viennese Favoriten district and currently plays under the sponsored name ''Cashpoint FavAC'' in the fourth tier, the Viennese City League. The club's pop ...
to join
SV Wienerberg as an assistant coach under manager
Andreas Reisinger
Andreas Reisinger (born 14 October 1963) is an Austrian football (soccer), football manager and former player. He is currently in charge of SV Wienerberg.
Club career
Born in Vienna, the midfielder mostly played for hometown clubs, the most prom ...
. In January 2021, Mörec moved on to
Floridsdorfer AC
The Floridsdorfer Athletics Sports Club or simply Floridsdorfer AC is a professional football club based in Floridsdorf, the 21st district of Vienna. The club was founded in August 1904. Floridsdorfer AC won the Austrian football championship in ...
, where he was appointed assistant coach to Roman Ellensohn. When Ellensohn was fired on 16 April 2021, Mörec and Aleksandar Gitsov was appointed as an interim manager duo. In June 2021 the club announced, that Mörec would continue as the manager and Gitsov as assistant coach for the 2021–22 season.
Career statistics
See also
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Slovenian international players
References
External links
Player profileat NZS
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Mitja Mörecplayer profile at ÖFB
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Hungarian Slovenes
1983 births
Living people
People from Murska Sobota
Slovenian footballers
Slovenian people of Hungarian descent
Men's association football defenders
Maccabi Herzliya F.C. players
Expatriate footballers in Israel
Israeli Premier League players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Eredivisie players
NK Mura players
SK Sturm Graz players
Slovenian PrvaLiga players
PFC CSKA Sofia players
PFC Slavia Sofia players
Panetolikos F.C. players
Lyngby Boldklub players
ADO Den Haag players
ND Mura 05 players
Ravan Baku FK players
Hoang Anh Gia Lai FC players
Favoritner AC players
Slovenian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Austria
Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria
Expatriate footballers in Greece
Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
Expatriate footballers in Azerbaijan
Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan
Expatriate footballers in Vietnam
Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan
Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan
Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam
Slovenia men's youth international footballers
Slovenia men's under-21 international footballers
Slovenia men's international footballers
Slovenian football managers
Slovenian expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in Austria
Floridsdorfer AC managers