Denis Velić | |
Birth Date: | 7 October 1982 |
Birth Place: | Sweden |
Height: | 1.82 m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Youthyears1: | –2000 |
Youthclubs1: | Torstorp IF |
Years1: | 2000–2005 |
Caps1: | 88 |
Goals1: | 12 |
Years2: | 2006–2010 |
Caps2: | 81 |
Goals2: | 6 |
Years3: | 2011–2016 |
Caps3: | 160 |
Goals3: | 33 |
Years4: | 2017 |
Clubs4: | Åryds IK |
Manageryears1: | 2017–2019 |
Managerclubs1: | Östers IF (U21) |
Manageryears2: | 2017–2019 |
Managerclubs2: | Östers IF (assistant) |
Manageryears3: | 2019–2021 |
Managerclubs3: | Östers IF |
Denis Velić (born 7 October 1982) is a Swedish football manager and a former player.[1]
In January 2014, Velić began working as a project manager for integration projects within Växjö Municipality. In August 2015, he was hired by OnePartnerGroup as a salesman and later customer manager.[2]
Retiring at the end of 2016, Velić was hired as assistant coach of Thomas Askebrand at his last club Östers IF and also head coach of the club's U21 team.[3] Beside his duties at Östers, he also played a season with Swedish amateur club, Åryds IK, in 2017 together with his former teammate Patrik Bojent.[4]
On 29 July 2019, he was appointed interim head coach of Östers after Christian Järdler was fired.[5] Velić avoided relegation from Superettan and was rewarded with a permanent two-year contract with an option for one further year on 22 November 2019.[6] He left Öster at the end of the 2021 season.[7]