OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED! Damir Krznar is no longer the coach of Celje; the Slovenian champion announced a “mutual termination of the contract” with the Croatian
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One of the most unusual coaching changes in the history of (Slovenian) club football has been officially confirmed: Damir Krznar, who won the national championship with Celje, has left between the two matches of the second round of qualifications for the Champions League! Celje has officially said goodbye to the Croatian expert, who will be replaced in the princely city by his predecessor Albert Riera.
“Nogometni klub Celje announces that Damir Krznar is no longer the coach of the NK Celje senior team after a mutual termination of cooperation. Mihael Mikić, Vedran Attias, and Luka Krklješ are also leaving the club,” Celje wrote on their club website, confirming that Krznar’s coaching staff is also departing.
At the Stadion Z’dežele they continued: “Damir Krznar took over the leadership of the NK Celje senior team on October 11 last year and achieved eight wins in the first ten top-tier matches. The Croatian strategist successfully led the team in the spring part of the season and, on April 28, after a 1-0 victory over Olimpija, went down in the club’s history as the second coach to win the national championship. On the bench of Celje, Damir Krznar accumulated 20 wins, 6 draws, and 5 losses in 31 matches. NK Celje sincerely thanks Damir Krznar and his staff for all their work and wishes them all the best in the future.“
This text was automatically translated using AI.
Author: editorial Football Planet