Dušan Kosič (born 23 April 1971) is a Slovenian professional

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Club career

Kosič is the third-most capped player in the

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with 421 appearances and had the most appearances for Olimpija (234), winning three

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with the club. He also won the cup with Rudar Velenje in 1998.

International career

Kosič made his debut for

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on 18 November 1992 away against

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, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute for

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, and earned a total of five caps until his final appearance in 1994.

Managerial career

Between 2006 and 2017, Kosič managed ATUS Ferlach, Olimpija Ljubljana, Triglav Kranj, and the Slovenia under-17 national team. In August 2017, he was appointed as manager of

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. In the 2019–20 season, Celje won their first-ever

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. For this achievement, Kosič received the Slovenian Manager of the Year award, presented by the Slovenian newspaper '' EkipaSN''. However, he left the club on 21 December 2020 after Celje finished the first part of the

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season in seventh place. On 9 September 2021, Kosič was appointed as manager of Tabor Sežana, signing a contract until 2023.

Honours

Player

Olimpija *

: 1995–96, 1999–2000, 2002–03 *

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Rudar Velenje *

: 1997–98

Manager

Celje *

: 2019–20 Personal *Slovenian Manager of the Year: 2020

References

External links

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