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.
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.
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]
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]
Hajduk Split
West Bromwich Albion