Darije Kalezić
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darije Kalezić | ||
| Date of birth | November 1, 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Pfäffikon, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Al-Taawoun (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1994 | FK Velež Mostar | ? | (?) |
| 1994–1995 | FC Den Bosch | 19 | (0) |
| 1995–2002 | RKC Waalwijk | 118 | (3) |
| 2002–2003 | FK Velež Mostar | 27 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | AGOVV Apeldoorn | 32 | (1) |
| 2004–2006 | De Graafschap | 24 | (1) |
| Total | 220 | (5) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006–2008 | De Graafschap (reserve/youth team) | ||
| 2008–2009 | De Graafschap (assistant) | ||
| 2009–2011 | De Graafschap | ||
| 2011 | Zulte Waregem | ||
| 2013 | |||
| 2013–2015 | Jong PSV | ||
| 2015–2016 | Roda JC Kerkrade | ||
| 2016– | Al-Taawoun | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Darije Kalezić (born November 1, 1969 in Pfäffikon, Switzerland) is a Bosnian-Swiss former footballer and currently manager of Al-Taawoun in the Saudi Pro League.
Kalezić divided his career between Bosnia, where he played for FK Velež Mostar, and the Netherlands as player for FC Den Bosch, RKC Waalwijk, AGOVV Apeldoorn, De Graafschap. He retired in 2006.
After retirement from football as a player, Kalezić accepted to stay at De Graafschap as a reserve/youth team coach from 2006 to 2008, and later on being promoted as assistant.
On February 25, 2009 he was appointed interim manager of De Graafschap after previous manager Henk van Stee was dismissed due to poor results. Even though the team relegated at the end of the season, Kalezić was confirmed as head coach for the new season, in which he led the promptly bounce back into the Eredivisie by claiming the 2009–10 Eerste Divisie title. He saved the team from relegation in 2010–11, leaving the club at the end of the season. On June 2011 he was announced as new head coach of Belgian Pro League club Zulte Waregem, but in the last week of 2011 he was fired after unsatisfactory results. On January 24, 2013, he was announced as manager of . He held this position until March 20, 2013 at which point he left the club via mutual consent.
On June 2, 2016, he was appointed as manager of Saudi club Al-Taawoun.
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