Darijan Matić has returned home: The former captain of Olimpija has rejoined Triglav, where they have entrusted him with a dual role
Photo: NK Triglav Kranj
Darijan Matić, who in 2016 as the first captain of Olimpija raised the trophy for the Slovenian champions after two decades, has returned to Kranj, where he has already been active in his diverse football career. He was a player and later a coach at Triglav. Most recently, he worked as a coach in Moldova, serving as an assistant to Roman Pilipčuk at the giant club Șerif. Before that, he coached Olimpija’s youth teams, as well as teams in Celje, Krško, and Šenčur.
Darijan Matić has now returned to the capital of Upper Carniola, where he has been entrusted with a dual role. He will be both the coach of the youth team competing in the 2nd SML and the assistant to head coach Toni Golem. Alongside Matić, Jasmin Kaltak has also joined Triglav, who will assist the former national team player in coaching the youth team.
Darijan Matić: “Unfinished Business”
“For the last six months, I have been working as an assistant coach abroad, and given that I have a family, it hasn’t been easy for me. I didn’t hide my desire to return home. Considering that Triglav’s project is set very ambitiously, I didn’t have any major doubts. Nevertheless, I have always been haunted by the thought that I left unfinished business at Triglav, and consequently, I’ve always had the desire to return. I think it’s a club with tremendous potential that has never been fully realized, so it represents a huge challenge for me,” Darijan Matić said upon his return to his old club, for the club’s website.
The 40-year-old from Ljubljana added: “Collaborating with Triglav means a lot to me, as I’ve spent some great years here as both a player and a coach. I have very fond memories, especially of my coaching tenure when I led the U17 team, as we worked very well, which is evident today. Three players from that team are now members of top-flight clubs or already successfully play in the Telemach First League.” Darijan Matić emphasized advancing to the elite Eon NextGen league as the main goal of working with the youth team, a league that this year the Ljubljana-based Interblock promoted to from the 2nd SML West.
This text was automatically translated using AI.
Author: editorial Football Planet
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