NK Osijek
HNL (Prva HNL) • Croatia
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Coaches
| # | Name | Position | Phone | Social | Source | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Federico Coppitelli | Head Coach (appointed 12 June 2024 on 2-year deal; Italian, 39; brought by SD José Boto; former Lecce Primavera coach (Italian U-19 best coach award); arrived with 3 Italian assistants; dismissed 19 March 2025) | — | — | — | NK Osijek official / Glas Slavonije | 2024-06-12 |
| 2 | Simon Rožman | Head Coach (appointed 20 March 2025 on 2.5-year contract; Slovenian, b. 1982; prev. Domžale, Sarajevo; won Slovenian Cup with Domžale 2017, Croatian Cup with Rijeka 2020) | — | — | — | NK Osijek official / Index.hr | 2025-03-20 |
| 3 | José Boto | Sporting Director (appointed 11 January 2024; Portuguese; ex-Benfica chief scout 8 years — discovered Di María, Witsel, Matić, David Luiz, Jan Oblak, Ederson; then Shakhtar Donetsk, PAOK; departed December 2024 to join Flamengo) | — | — | — | Nogomania / Total Croatia News / Inside World Football | 2024-01-11 |
| 4 | Alen Petrović | Sporting Director (appointed 1 May 2025, replacing José Boto) | — | — | — | Osijek Express | 2025-05-01 |
| 5 | Nikša Petrović | Assistant Coach (under Simon Rožman from March 2025; former successful Osijek youth team coach) | — | — | — | Telegram.hr | 2025-03 |
| 6 | Vedran Jugović | Assistant Coach (under Rožman from March 2025; recently retired club captain) | — | — | — | Telegram.hr | 2025-03 |
| 7 | Filip Šušnjara | Goalkeeper Coach (under Rožman staff from March 2025) | — | — | — | Telegram.hr / HRT Sport | 2025-03 |
| 8 | Ivica Kulešević | Head of Football School / Academy Director (LinkedIn; also previously served as head coach of NK Osijek) | — | — | — | LinkedIn / Wikipedia | — |
Academies
Škola Nogometa NK Osijek (NK Osijek Football School)
J. J. Strossmayera 126B, 31000 Osijek (at club HQ / Gradski vrt stadium area). Founded 1982.
Director: Ivica Kulešević (Head of Football School)
Phone: +385 31 586 462
Email: skola.nogometa@nk-osijek.hr
Additional Information
Formal name: NK Osijek s.d.d. Founded 27 February 1947. Nickname: 'Bijelo-plavi' (White-Blues). Stadium: Stadion Gradski vrt (cap. 18,856); also uses Opus Arena (cap. 13,005, also called Pampas Stadium). Owner: NK OS d.o.o. (private). President (2025-26): Alexandra Végh; previously Ferenc Szakály. Private ownership began 2016 with Hungarian oligarch Lőrinc Mészáros and Croatian entrepreneur Ivan Meštrović; Mészáros divested 2020 (UEFA multi-ownership rules). Sporting directors: José Boto (Jan 2024–Dec 2024) → Alen Petrović (May 2025–). Head coaches 2024-25: Coppitelli (Jun 2024–Mar 2025) → Rožman (Mar 2025–). Rožman's full staff: Nikša Petrović & Vedran Jugović (assistants), Filip Šušnjara (GK coach), Adrijan Topolovčan (analyst), Marin Vučko (fitness), Mislav Leko (team manager). Social: Instagram @nkosijek, Facebook /nkosijek, X @nkosijek. Transfermarkt: https://www.transfermarkt.com/nk-osijek/startseite/verein/327.