Ivan Leko
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 February 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Split, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Club Brugge (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–2001 | Hajduk Split | 143 | (33) |
| 1996 | → HNK Trogir (loan) | 7 | (3) |
| 2001–2005 | Málaga | 79 | (4) |
| 2005 | Hajduk Split | 14 | (3) |
| 2005–2009 | Club Brugge | 98 | (21) |
| 2009 | → Germinal Beerschot (loan) | 30 | (4) |
| 2009–2014 | Lokeren | 122 | (12) |
| Total | 493 | (80) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1993–1994 | Croatia U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 1993 | Croatia U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Croatia U18 | 3 | (1) |
| 1994–1995 | Croatia U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 1998 | Croatia U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 1994–2000 | Croatia U21 | 21 | (5) |
| 2001 | Croatia B | 1 | (0) |
| 1999–2006 | Croatia | 13 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | ||
| 2015–2016 | PAOK (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Sint-Truiden | ||
| 2017– | Club Brugge | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 March 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2006 | |||
Ivan Leko (born 7 February 1978) is a Croatian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Club Brugge.
Club career
Leko started his career with his hometown club Hajduk Split and played there for several seasons before moving to Spain to join Málaga CF. In his early senior years, he was loaned to HNK Trogir.[1]
In January 2005, Leko returned for a brief stint with Hajduk; in the summer he joined Club Brugge. On 15 January 2009, he decided to sign a contract for K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot. After his spell at the Antwerp side, he went on with his career at K.S.C. Lokeren.
International career
Leko made 13 appearances for the Croatia national football team,[2] and was called up to the squad to participate in the 2006 World Cup, but played no part in the tournament, as Croatia exited in the group stage.
Career honours
Player
- Hajduk Split
- Málaga
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2002
- Club Brugge
- Belgian Cup: 2006–07
- Belgian Supercup: 2005
- Lokeren
Manager
- Club Brugge
- Individual
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto (16 July 2009). "Croatia - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
- ^ TOM VAN AKEN (13 May 2018). "Club kampioen na een punt in Luik". www.sport.be. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
External links
- Ivan Leko at the Croatian Football Federation
- Ivan Leko at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ivan Leko at Croatian Football Statistics (national team profile) (archived) (in Croatian)
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- Use dmy dates from November 2010
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Croatian footballers
- Croatia youth international footballers
- Croatia under-21 international footballers
- Croatia international footballers
- Croatian expatriate footballers
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- La Liga players
- HNK Hajduk Split players
- HNK Trogir players
- Málaga CF players
- Club Brugge KV players
- Beerschot A.C. players
- K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players
- Sportspeople from Split, Croatia
- Croatian First Football League players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Croatian expatriates in Spain
- Croatian expatriates in Belgium
- Croatian football managers
- Croatian expatriate football managers
- Oud-Heverlee Leuven managers
- PAOK FC non-playing staff
- Sint-Truidense V.V. managers
- Club Brugge KV head coaches
- Association football midfielders