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Veselin Jelušić

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Veselin Jelušić
Personal information
Place of birth SFR Yugoslavia
Team information
Current team
Lesotho (manager)
Managerial career
Years Team
1998 Angola
2002–2006 Botswana
2017–2018 Bloemfontein Celtic
2020–2021 City of Lusaka
2022– Lesotho

Veselin Jelušić is a Serbian football coach who is the manager of the Lesotho national team.

Career

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He taught at the University of Belgrade in the 1990s.[1]

He then managed two African national teams, Angola and Botswana.[citation needed] After leaving his role as Botswana manager he began working in youth development for the Botswana FA.[2]

On 3 July 2017, Jelušić signed a two-year contract with South African club Bloemfontein Celtic.[3] In October 2017 he was named Absa Premiership Coach of the Month.[1]

He resigned in June 2018.[4]

On 12 October 2020 he was unveiled as the head coach of Zambian club City of Lusaka.[5][6][7][8]

In February 2022 he was appointed manager of the Lesotho national team.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Unknown Veselin Jelusic working wonders at 'sleeping giant' Bloemfontein Celtic". ESPN.com. 22 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Botswana name caretaker coach". 13 July 2006 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  3. ^ www.realnet.co.uk. "Bloemfontein Celtic confirm coach Veselin Jelušic appointment". Kick Off. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  4. ^ "BREAKING: Serbian coach Veselin Jelusic quits Bloemfontein Celtic". TimesLIVE.
  5. ^ "City of Lusaka appoints Veselin Jelušić as Head Coach – City of Lusaka FC".
  6. ^ "City appoints Jelusic as new coach – The Mast Online".
  7. ^ "City Of Lusaka Appoints Veselin Jelušic As Head Coach | MUVI Television | First in News and Entertainment". www.muvitv.com.
  8. ^ "Veselin Jelušić reveals Micho played a role in his decision to join City of Lusaka | ZamFoot". zambianfootball.co.zm.
  9. ^ "Lesotho appoint Serbian Jelusic as coach" – via www.bbc.co.uk.