Denis Velić
Swedish footballer
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Denis Velić (born 7 October 1982) is a Swedish football manager and a former player.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 7 October 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2000 | Torstorp IF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2005 | Östers IF | 88 | (12) |
| 2006–2010 | Syrianska FC | 81 | (6) |
| 2011–2016 | Östers IF | 160 | (33) |
| 2017 | Åryds IK | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017–2019 | Östers IF (U21) | ||
| 2017–2019 | Östers IF (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2021 | Östers IF | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Coaching career and post-retirement
In January 2014, Velić began working as a project manager for integration projects within Växjö Municipality. In August 2015, he was hired by OnePartnerGroup as a salesman and later customer manager.[2]
Retiring at the end of 2016, Velić was hired as assistant coach of Thomas Askebrand at his last club Östers IF and also head coach of the club's U21 team.[3] Beside his duties at Östers, he also played a season with Swedish amateur club, Åryds IK, in 2017 together with his former teammate Patrik Bojent.[4]
On 29 July 2019, he was appointed interim head coach of Östers after Christian Järdler was fired.[5] Velić avoided relegation from Superettan and was rewarded with a permanent two-year contract with an option for one further year on 22 November 2019.[6] He left Öster at the end of the 2021 season.[7]
