Cesar agrees with Maribor, Radosavljević and Jokić join staff, Cesar goes to Turkey for talks, back to Slovenia with a contract in his pocket
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Numerous Slovenes are heading to Turkey for vacation, while Boštjan Cesar has gone there in search of a new job. And it is quite clear that he has found one. As reported by Ekipa, the legendary Ljubljančan, the record holder for the number of appearances for the Slovenian national team, has reached an agreement in Turkey with Acun Ilicali, a business partner of Maribor, which means he will soon be officially presented as the new coach of the purple team. Boštjan Cesar will replace the fan favorite Ante Šimundža on the bench of the Styrian pride but will not replace the new members of the management.
It became clear that Boštjan Cesar would almost certainly become the coach of Maribor on Tuesday evening when the child of Olimpija, who made a name for himself at Dinamo Zagreb, said farewell to the Slovenian national team at Brdo pri Kranju on Tuesday. When the national team then traveled to Oslo on Wednesday for their Nations League match against Norway, the once relentless defender was not present.
Thus, all that remains is the white smoke from Ljudski vrt. It is expected soon. However, the retired defender, who spent many years in the elite Serie A in Italy, will clearly not be the only Slovenian who played at the 2010 World Cup to take up a role at Maribor.
As predicted by Večer, alongside Bojan Jokić, Cesar’s coaching staff will almost certainly also include Aleksandar Radosavljević, the former coach of Koper, while Jasmin Handanović, who currently oversees young goalkeepers in the Styrian capital, could take care of the goalkeeping coaching duties according to Ekipa. Luka Brkljača, whom Cesar reportedly also wants to bring to Maribor, is said to be declining the offer.
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Author: editorial Football Planet