In BiH he was chasing the top, in Croatia he will flee from the bottom: Simon Rožman is returning, the Slovenian will soon take over the last-placed club in the 1. HNL
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Ivan Radeljić, once a successful defender, is no longer the coach of the Croatian top-tier club Slaven from Koprivnica, which has quickly found his replacement. According to media reports in Croatia, unless there is a last-minute change, the team will be led by none other than Simon Rožman for the rest of the season. Simon Rožman has been without a job since the end of the last season when he parted ways with Sarajevo.
While the Slovenian coach was competing for the top spots and European qualifications in Bosnia and Herzegovina (which he successfully achieved), he now faces the challenge of escaping the bottom of the standings. Slaven, where young Slovenian footballer Tomaž Brdik plays, has had a disastrous start to the new season. The club from Koprivnica is currently at the very bottom of the 1. HNL standings, having earned just one point in the first five matches.
Radeljić’s fate was sealed after a home loss to Istra (the only goal of the match was assisted by Advan Kadušić, a former player of Celje), and according to Croatian reports, Simon Rožman will take over the team in the next match against Kustošija in the cup. The 41-year-old Styrian coach is returning to Croatia for the first time since 2021 when he left Rijeka. During his two-year tenure there, he oversaw 64 matches and won the Croatian Cup.
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Author: editorial Football Planet