Borislav "Boro" Kuzmanović (born 2 December 1962) is a Croatian

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coach and a former player. He is an assistant coach of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

Playing career

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, Kuzmanović began his footballing career in his native Croatia with

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and

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before continuing his footballing career in Switzerland and the Netherlands.

Managerial career

After his footballing career, Kuzmanović moved into management in the Netherlands. He was a long time manager for

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from 2009 to 2014, before working as an assistant with

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. He was briefly an interim manager in the

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managing Grasshoppers and St. Gallen.

Personal life

Kuzmanović is the father of the footballer Kristian Kuzmanović.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuzmanović, Boro 1962 births Living people Footballers from Slavonski Brod Men's association football midfielders Yugoslav men's footballers Croatian men's footballers NK Marsonia players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players ADO Den Haag players Hermes DVS players FC Schaffhausen players Yugoslav First League players Eredivisie players Swiss Super League players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Croatian football managers FC Schaffhausen managers FC Winterthur managers FC St. Gallen managers Croatian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Switzerland