Mario Vasilj Explained

Mario Vasilj
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Birth Date:23 December 1983
Birth Place:Sweden
Height:1.91 m
Position:Central defender
Currentclub:Östers IF (U21 head coach)
Östers IF (assistant)
Youthclubs1:Rydaholms GoIF
Years1:2000–2005
Years2:2006–2018
Caps2:279
Goals2:32
Years3:2019
Manageryears1:2020–
Managerclubs1:Östers IF (U21)
Manageryears2:2020–
Managerclubs2:Östers IF (assistant)

Mario Vasilj (born 23 December 1983) is a Swedish retired football central defender. He is the head coach of Östers IF's U21 team and assistant manager of the club's first team.

Playing career

Vasilj joined Östers IF in 2006 from amateur side Rydaholms GoIF.[1]

During Östers successful 2010 campaign to win Division 1 Södra, he played every single minute of the season up until the 23rd round,[2] when he tore a PCL.[3] After 12 long years, Vasilj finally left Östers IF after the 2018 season.[4]

Coaching career

After a season with Rydaholms GoIF in 2019, Vasilj decided to retire at the end of the year. On 29 January 2020, he returned to Östers IF as an assistant coach for the first team and head coach of the club's U21 team.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.smp.se/sport/antligen-gor-oster-mal-igen%28136376%29.gm Äntligen gör Öster mål igen
  2. https://svenskfotboll.se/ovriga-serier/information/?scr=fixturelist&ftid=19406 Spelprogram – Div 1 Södra, herrar
  3. http://www.smp.se/sport/vasilj-och-bojent-ar-redo-for-spel%281878222%29.gm Vasilj och Bojent är redo för spel
  4. http://ostersif.se/a/fina-hyllningar-till-mario-vasilj Fina hyllningar till Mario Vasilj
  5. https://ostersif.se/a/mario-vasilj-blir-ny-assisterande-tranare Mario Vasilj blir ny assisterande tränare