| Oliver Bogatinov | |
| Birth Date: | 26 September 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Jesenice, SFR Yugoslavia[1] |
| Currentclub: | Koper (head coach) |
| Position: | Forward |
| Years1: | –1999 |
| Clubs1: | Triglav Kranj |
| Years2: | 1999–2002 |
| Clubs2: | Celje |
| Caps2: | 63 |
| Goals2: | 19 |
| Years3: | 2002–2005 |
| Clubs3: | Koper |
| Caps3: | 50 |
| Goals3: | 10 |
| Years4: | 2005–2008 |
| Clubs4: | Izola |
| Caps4: | 39 |
| Goals4: | 14 |
| Years5: | 2008 |
| Clubs5: | Bonifika |
| Caps5: | 11 |
| Goals5: | 6 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1998 |
| Nationalteam1: | Slovenia U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Manageryears1: | 2006–2008 |
| Managerclubs1: | Izola |
| Manageryears2: | 2012–2013 |
| Managerclubs2: | Mura 05 |
| Manageryears3: | 2017–2019 |
| Managerclubs3: | Aluminij |
| Manageryears4: | 2022–2024 |
| Managerclubs4: | Radomlje |
| Manageryears5: | 2024– |
| Managerclubs5: | Koper |
Oliver Bogatinov (born 26 September 1978) is a Slovenian professional football manager and former player.[2] He is the current manager of Slovenian PrvaLiga club Koper.
Born in Jesenice to parents of Macedonian descent, Bogatinov started his football career with Triglav Kranj.[3] He was the top scorer of the 1997–98 Slovenian Second League with 32 goals as his team earned promotion to the Slovenian top division.[4] Bogatinov spent the next seven seasons playing in the Slovenian top tier, making a total of 130 appearances for Triglav, Celje and Koper.[5] He retired from professional football at the age of 26 due to injuries and focused on coaching career, although he still played semi-professional football in the Slovenian lower divisions for Izola and Bonifika.[3]
Bogatinov started his managerial career at Koper, where he was the coach of various youth selections.[3] He was then a player/manager at third division side Izola, before becoming the assistant manager of Nedžad Okčić at Koper, when the team won its first ever top division title in 2009–10.[3] Bogatinov was also the coach of Koper's under-17 team, with whom he won the national under-17 league.[3]
In August 2012, before the Europa League play-off match against Lazio, Bogatinov took charge of Slovenian top division club Mura 05.[6] Between 2013 and 2015, Bogatinov was working as the youth coach at Saudi club Al-Hilal SFC, his first club abroad.[3] In 2015, he was the assistant of Marijan Pušnik at Olimpija Ljubljana.[3] In December 2017, he took charge of Slovenian top division side Aluminij.[7]
In March 2020, Bogatinov was appointed sports director of Slovenian team Maribor, replacing Zlatko Zahovič.[8] [9] He left the position in February 2021 along with head coach Mauro Camoranesi.[10] Bogatinov was then appointed sports director of Koper, before returning to coaching in December 2022 when he was appointed as manager of Radomlje.[11]