Željko Buvač
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Željko Buvač | ||
| Date of birth | 13 September 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Omarska, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Liverpool (assistant manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1986 | Rudar Ljubija | 2 | (1) |
| 1986–1991 | Borac Banja Luka | 100 | (14) |
| 1991–1992 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 21 | (8) |
| 1992–1995 | Mainz 05 | 90 | (13) |
| 1995–1998 | Neukirchen | 98 | (11) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1998–2001 | Neukirchen | ||
| 2001–2008 | Mainz 05 (assistant manager) | ||
| 2008–2015 | Borussia Dortmund (assistant manager) | ||
| 2015– | Liverpool (assistant manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Željko Buvač (Serbian Cyrillic: Жељко Бувач; born 13 September 1961) is a Bosnian Serb football manager and former player. He is currently assistant manager of Premier League club Liverpool. Current Liverpool Manager Jürgen Klopp labelled Buvač as "the brain" in his coaching team, while decribing himself as "the heart" and the second assistant coach, Peter Krawietz, as "the eye". Buvač has been credited for developing the high-speed attacking style that brought success at Borussia Dortmund.
Born in Omarska,SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, still within Yugoslavia, Buvač played for Borac Banja Luka in the Yugoslav First League. While playing for this club, in 1988, he won the Yugoslav Cup.
In 1991 he moved to Germany and played with FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt and 1. FSV Mainz 05 in the 2. Bundesliga
After retiring, he became a manager. Buvač finished his playing career with SC Neukirchen in 1998, and he took charge of the club soon after hanging up his boots. In 2001, after three seasons at SC Neukirchen, he became assistant manager of another of his former clubs, 1. FSV Mainz 05, where he joined friend, former teammate, and Mainz manager Jürgen Klopp. During his seven years at the club they achieved promotion to the Bundesliga, and later earned European qualification.
In 2008 he moved with Klopp to become assistant manager at Borussia Dortmund. Described by Klopp as his "right hand" Buvač helped lead Dortmund to back-to-back Bundesliga wins in 2011 and 2012, as well as the DFB-Pokal in 2012, the DFL-Supercup in 2008, 2013 and 2014, and their second appearance in a Champions League final in 2013. In 2013, while still at Dortmund, Buvač also became the head coach of Republika Srpska.
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