Dean Računica Explained

Dean Računica
Fullname:Dean Računica
Birth Date:5 December 1969
Birth Place:Šibenik, SR Croatia,
SFR Yugoslavia
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1978–1986
Youthclubs1:Šibenik
Years1:1986–1992
Years2:1992–1995
Years3:1995–1997
Years4:1997–1999
Years5:1999–2000
Years6:2000–2001
Years7:2001
Years8:2002–2004
Clubs4:Hajduk Split
Clubs8:Hajduk Split
Caps1:83
Caps2:67
Caps3:15
Caps4:59
Caps5:37
Caps6:10
Caps7:17
Caps8:41
Goals1:14
Goals2:13
Goals3:0
Goals4:13
Goals5:2
Goals6:1
Goals7:5
Goals8:8
Totalcaps:329
Totalgoals:56
Nationalyears1:1992–1994
Nationalteam1:Croatia
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:1
Manageryears1:2004–2010
Managerclubs1:Hajduk Split (assistant)
Manageryears2:2010–2011
Managerclubs2:Uskok
Manageryears3:2012–2014
Managerclubs3:Junak Sinj
Manageryears4:2015
Managerclubs4:Dunajská Streda (assistant)
Manageryears5:2017–2018
Managerclubs5:Melbourne Knights (assistant)
Manageryears6:2018–2019
Managerclubs6:Al-Ittihad (scout)
Manageryears7:2019–2020
Managerclubs7:West Bromwich Albion (assistant)
Manageryears8:2021–2022
Managerclubs8:Beijing Guoan (assistant)
Manageryears9:2022
Manageryears10:2022–2023
Managerclubs10:Watford (assistant)

Dean Računica (born 5 December 1969) is a Croatian professional football manager and retired player. He was most recently an assistant manager at Watford to Slaven Bilić.

Playing career

Računica began his career in his hometown Šibenik, where at age 18 became a regular first team player. Then was played for Hajduk Split in the Croatian First League, then later for Austria Salzburg, Hajduk again, for Hapoel Tel Aviv, Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion in Israel, and for Chongqing Lifan in China. In 2002 Računica was returned to Hajduk Split, but was ended career due to heart problems.[1] Immediately after the end of his career, Računica has won from Hajduk's fans the Heart of Hajduk Award for 2003–04 season.

International career

For the Croatia national team, Računica capped two games, against Mexico in Zagreb, in 1992, where he scored one goal, and against Slovakia in Bratislava, in 1994.[2]

International goals

Managerial career

After ending his career with Hajduk Split in 2004, Računica spent the next six seasons as an assistant manager of the same club. He then took the head coach job at lower league side Uskok Klis in 2010. In 2012 he took over Junak Sinj, and in 2015 became the assistant manager of Slovak side Dunajská Streda, under the coaching staff of Aljoša Asanović. In 2017 he left Uskok again without leading them for a single match and joined Karabükspor,[3] and later Računica took up a job in Australia, becoming the assistant manager to Asanović at Melbourne Knights.[4]

Since June 2019, Računica works as assistant manager to Slaven Bilić at English club West Bromwich Albion, alongside Danilo Butorović.[5] They led the club to promotion back to the Premier League, finishing runners-up in the 2019–20 EFL Championship season.[6]

Honours

Assistant manager

Hajduk Split

2005

West Bromwich Albion

Notes and References

  1. News: MOJE SRCE KUCA ZA HAJDUKA. Kuzmanić. Dražen. 29 January 2004. Slobodna Dalmacija. Croatian. 26 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20090716050428/http://arhiv.slobodnadalmacija.hr/20040129/sport01.asp. 16 July 2009.
  2. Web site: Player Database. 3 December 2022. EU-football.
  3. https://dalmatinskiportal.hr/sport/dean-racunica-napustio-uskok-i-odlazi-u-karabukspor/18943 Dean Računica napustio Uskok i odlazi u Karabukspor
  4. Web site: Asanovic and Racunica commit to Knights for 2018. Melbourne Knights FC. 7 October 2017.
  5. Web site: Slaven Bilic: West Bromwich Albion name ex-West Ham manager as head coach. 13 June 2019. 23 July 2020. BBC Sport.
  6. News: 'What a season, what a league': Slaven Bilic savours West Brom's promotion . The Guardian. 22 July 2020. 23 July 2020.