Matjaž Kek
Kek with Slovenian national team.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 9 September 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Maribor, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Rijeka (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1980 | Železničar Maribor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1980 | Železničar Maribor | ||
| 1980–1985 | Maribor | 114 | (36) |
| 1985–1988 | Spittal/Drau | ||
| 1988–1995 | GAK | ||
| 1995–1999 | Maribor | 126 | (17) |
| National team | |||
| 1992 | Slovenia | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2000–2001 | Maribor (assistant/caretaker) | ||
| 2001–2004 | Maribor | ||
| 2006–2007 | Slovenia U15/U16 | ||
| 2007–2011 | Slovenia | ||
| 2011–2012 | Al-Ittihad | ||
| 2013–2017 | Rijeka | ||
| 2017– | Levski | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Matjaž Kek (born 9 September 1961) is a former Slovenian footballer and current manager of Croatian club HNK Rijeka. He is the former manager of the Slovenia national team.
Kek started his professional football career at his home club Maribor in 1979, before moving to the Austrian club Spittal/Drau in 1985, where he spent 3 seasons. He then transferred to another Austrian club, GAK of the Austrian Bundesliga where he played for 7 years. After that he returned to Maribor, where from 1995 to 1999 he won 3 Slovenian league titles, before retiring. He spent most of his career playing in defense, mostly in the centre back position and was known for his leadership abilities.
After finishing his career as a player, Kek stayed at Maribor, serving as an assistant coach for one season, before being appointed manager in 2000. He immediately won the league title in the 2000–01 season. Under his guidance the team won the league again in 2003.
In 2006, he was the coach of the Slovenian under-15 and under-16 national football teams. On 3 January 2007, Kek was appointed manager of the Slovenia national team, which he led to the 2010 FIFA World Cup after beating Russia in the play-off. On 24 October 2011, after the unsuccessful UEFA Euro 2012 qualifications, Kek and the Football Association of Slovenia came to a mutual agreement on the early termination of his contract. He was succeeded by Slaviša Stojanović.
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