Jasmin Kurtić gets a new coach in Romania: Experienced Slovenian will be managed by the expert who had to admit superiority to Olimpija
Photo: Universitatea Craiova
Slovenian veteran Jasmin Kurtić, who was once again called up by Matjaž Kek for the last Euro 2024 qualifiers, has decided to try something else in his career after many years in Italy. He left for Greece to join PAOK Thessaloniki, before moving to Romania in August.
There he signed for Universitateo Craiova, where he got a new coach this week. And not just anyone. Jasmin Kurtić will now listen to the instructions of the expert who had to concede to… Olimpija Ljubljana in this year’s European Champions League qualifiers!
Jasmin Kurtic and his teammates were taken over by Ivajlo Petev, who was sacked by Bulgarian giants Ludogorets – who had to concede 3:2 to Olimpija after two games – on 27 October. Former Bulgarian footballer, who also coached Zagreb Dinamo and sat on the benches of Bulgaria and Bosnia and Herzegovina, has not been out of a job for long. For the first time in his career, he will try out in Romania, where he has signed a contract until 2026 with Kurtić’s club, where Alexandru Cretu (Olimpija, Maribor) also plays.
As an interesting fact, Petev also brought a goalkeeping coach to Craiova who has experience playing in the Slovenian championship. Adi Adilović, a former member of Interblock Ljubljana who also played for Ivančna Gorica on loan, has also become part of Kurtić’s club.
This text was automatically translated using AI.
Author: editorial Football Planet