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Dean Računica
Računica (centre) with Watford in 2023
Personal information
Full name Dean Računica
Date of birth (1969-12-05) 5 December 1969 (age 54)
Place of birth Šibenik, SR Croatia,
SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1978–1986 Šibenik
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1992 Šibenik 83 (14)
1992–1995 Hajduk Split 67 (13)
1995–1997 Austria Salzburg 15 (0)
1997–1999 Hajduk Split 59 (13)
1999–2000 Hapoel Tel Aviv 37 (2)
2000–2001 Ironi Rishon LeZion 10 (1)
2001 Chongqing Lifan 17 (5)
2002–2004 Hajduk Split 41 (8)
Total 329 (56)
International career
1992–1994 Croatia 2 (1)
Managerial career
2004–2010 Hajduk Split (assistant)
2010–2011 Uskok
2012–2014 Junak Sinj
2015 Dunajská Streda (assistant)
2017–2018 Melbourne Knights (assistant)
2018–2019 Al-Ittihad (scout)
2019–2020 West Bromwich Albion (assistant)
2021–2022 Beijing Guoan (assistant)
2022 Šibenik
2022–2023 Watford (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Playing career

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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.

International career

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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]

International goals

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Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 22 October 1992 Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia  Mexico 2–0 3–0 Friendly

Managerial career

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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]

Honours

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Assistant manager

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Hajduk Split

West Bromwich Albion

References

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  1. ^ Kuzmanić, Dražen (29 January 2004). "MOJE SRCE KUCA ZA HAJDUKA". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 16 July 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  3. ^ Dean Računica napustio Uskok i odlazi u Karabukspor - Dalmatinski Portal (in Croatian)
  4. ^ "Asanovic and Racunica commit to Knights for 2018". Melbourne Knights FC. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Slaven Bilic: West Bromwich Albion name ex-West Ham manager as head coach". BBC Sport. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  6. ^ "'What a season, what a league': Slaven Bilic savours West Brom's promotion". The Guardian. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
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Awards
Preceded by Heart of Hajduk Award
2004 		Succeeded by
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