| Dean Klafurić | |
| Birth Date: | 26 July 1972 |
| Birth Place: | Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Currentclub: | TSC (Manager) |
| Manageryears1: | 2009–2012 |
| Managerclubs1: | Croatia Women |
| Manageryears2: | 2012–2015 |
| Managerclubs2: | Dinamo Zagreb (youth) |
| Manageryears3: | 2017 |
| Managerclubs3: | Gorica |
| Manageryears4: | 2018 |
| Managerclubs4: | Legia Warsaw |
| Manageryears5: | 2019 |
| Managerclubs5: | Hrvatski Dragovoljac |
| Manageryears6: | 2020 |
| Managerclubs6: | Ethnikos Achna |
| Manageryears7: | 2021 |
| Managerclubs7: | Slaven Belupo |
| Manageryears8: | 2022–2023 |
| Managerclubs8: | Budapest Honvéd |
| Manageryears9: | 2023–2024 |
| Managerclubs9: | Velež Mostar |
| Manageryears10: | 2024– |
| Managerclubs10: | TSC |
Dean Klafurić (born 26 July 1972) is a Croatian professional football manager.He's currently a coach TSC.
Klafurić started working as a football manager in Udarnik in 2005. He accepted the place of manager of the Croatia women's national team in 2009.[1] In 2012, Klafurić was sacked as manager.[2] He then started working in the Dinamo Zagreb Academy.[3]
On 16 April 2018, Klafurić took over the caretaker manager role at Polish club Legia Warsaw after fellow compatriot Romeo Jozak got fired.[4] [5] Klafurić would go on to win the domestic cup and a domestic league title double.[6] On 4 June 2018, he was appointed as the manager of Legia Warsaw, before getting sacked on 1 August 2018.[7]
Klafurić later worked as manager of Hrvatski Dragovoljac,[8] Cypriot side Ethnikos Achna and Slaven Belupo.
On 24 October 2022, Klafurić was appointed manager of Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Budapest Honvéd.[9] He managed his first Budapest Honvéd match against Fehérvár, losing 1–0 at the Bozsik Aréna on 29 October 2022.[10]
On 30 August 2023, Bosnian Premier League side Velež Mostar appointed Klafurić as manager on a two-year deal.[11] His first match in charge was a 4–2 away win against Igman Konjic on 16 September 2023.[12]
Klafurić suffered his first defeat as Velež manager against Borac Banja Luka on 1 October 2023.[13] In his first ever Mostar derby, Klafurić's side were defeated by Zrinjski on 18 October 2023.[14] He led the club to a 3–0 home win against Zrinjski on 13 November 2023, Velež's first derby win in three years.[15] He finished the season with Velež in third place, qualifying for the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League first qualifying round.[16]
On 17 June 2024, it was announced by Velež that Klafurić had surprisingly left the club by mutual consent.[17]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorica | 1 July 2017 | 12 September 2017 | |||||
| Legia Warsaw | 16 April 2018 | 1 August 2018 | |||||
| Ethnikos Achna | 1 January 2020 | 27 October 2020 | |||||
| Slaven Belupo | 1 July 2021 | 27 August 2021 | |||||
| Budapest Honvéd | 24 October 2022 | 28 May 2023 | |||||
| Velež Mostar | 30 August 2023 | 17 June 2024 | |||||
| 29 June 2024 | Pressent | ||||||
| Total | |||||||
Legia Warsaw
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