Who will be Dinamo’s new coach? Sergej Jakirović loses his job after Germany debacle, president wants former Olympia coach
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Conceding nine goals in the Champions League match against Bayern was simply too much. Sergej Jakirović, former coach of Maribor, lost his job, as the Zagreb club parted ways with him after this major European disaster. Losing to Bayern is, of course, not a disgrace, especially if you are Dinamo, but conceding nine goals… The Dinamo management simply couldn’t “swallow” this, and Sergej Jakirović was dismissed. This naturally raises the key question: who will take over Dinamo?
The club’s first choice is said to be Niko Kovač, but he allegedly demanded a 2.5 million euro annual salary. This was too much for Dinamo. As usual, many names are circulating in public: from Nenad Bjelica to Željko Sopić. One of the candidates is even Damir Krznar, former coach of Maribor and Celje, but the club’s sports president Velimir Zajec reportedly prefers someone else.
A candidate for a return to Maksimir is also said to be Igor Bišćan, who briefly managed Dinamo before, and also proved himself in the Prva Liga Telemach, where he won the double crown with Olimpija in 2018. The 46-year-old former Dinamo player most recently worked in Saudi Arabia, where he coached Al Shabab.
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Author: editorial Football Planet