List of NK Široki Brijeg managers

Nogometni klub Široki Brijeg is a professional football club based in Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina, which plays in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. This chronological list comprises all those who have held the position of club manager since the club's formation in 1948.

In Široki Brijeg's history, 43 managers have so far managed the club, with some doing so on more than one occasion and three of them acting as interim managers. The club's first manager was Luka Ljubičić, who managed the club from 1948 until 1949. The club's longest serving manager was Tomo Knezović, who led the team from 1962 to 1968. The current manager is Toni Karačić.^[1]

Managerial history

The following is the full list of Široki Brijeg managers and their respective time on that position:^[2]

Luka Ljubičić (1948–1949)
Zvonimir Buntić (1949–1950)
Božo Kvesić (1950–1952)
Sudo Muminagić (1952–1954)
Miljenko Perkušić (1954–1956)
Tomislav Čarapin (1956–1958)
Alija Kajić (1958–1960)
Karlo Mikulić (1960–1962)
Tomo Knezović (1962–1968)
Ivan "Duka" Mandić (1968–1972)
Franjo Džidić (1972–1974)
Ante Mikulić (1974–1975)
Zdravko Leko (1975–1976)
Drago Zovko (1976–1978)
Vlado Zelenika (1978–1980)
Ivan "Duka" Mandić (1980–1982)
Miroslav Kordić (1982–1984)
Drago Zovko (1984–1986)
Žarko Skoko (1986–1991)
Miljenko Ćužić (1991–1992)
Nusret Čerkić (1992–1994)
Žarko Barbarić (30 May 1994 – 29 June 1996)
Franjo Džidić (30 June 1996 – 1 July 1997)
Žarko Barbarić (1 July 1997 – 31 December 1998)
Boris Tičić (1 January 1999 – 5 March 1999)
Ivo Knežević (6 March 1999 – 30 June 1999)
Miroslav Buljan (1 July 1999 – 30 June 2001)
Davor Mladina (30 June 2001 – 1 July 2002)
Ivo Ištuk (1 July 2002 – 25 July 2004)
Ivica Barbarić (26 July 2004 – 20 August 2006)

Ivica Kalinić (21 August 2006 – 1 June 2007)
Ivica Barbarić (1 June 2007 – 3 September 2007)
Mario Ćutuk (4 September 2007 – 13 May 2008)
Ivan Katalinić (17 July 2008 – 23 May 2009)
Ivica Barbarić (4 June 2009 – 29 August 2009)
Toni Karačić (30 August 2009 – 26 May 2010)
Ivo Ištuk (May 27 2010 – March 13 2011)
Blaž Slišković (24 March 2011 – 4 June 2011)
Mario Ćutuk (4 June 2011 – 9 July 2011)
Branko Karačić (9 July 2011 – 19 March 2012)
Marijan Bloudek (20 March 2012 – 6 August 2012)
Anto Kokić (interim) (6 August 2012 – 13 August 2012)
Slaven Musa (13 August 2012 – 19 April 2015)
Blaž Slišković (19 April 2015 – 30 June 2015)
Davor Mladina (8 June 2015 – 9 September 2015)
Slaven Musa (10 September 2015 – 5 July 2016)
Branko Karačić (8 July 2016 – 3 October 2016)
Denis Ćorić (interim) (3 October 2016 – 16 January 2017)
Goran Sablić (17 January 2017 – 6 June 2018)
Boris Pavić (9 June 2018 – 27 August 2018)
Goce Sedloski (31 August 2018 – 23 July 2019)
Denis Ćorić (27 July 2019 – 15 September 2019)
Toni Karačić (15 September 2019 – 5 August 2021)
Jure Ivanković (5 August 2021^{[nb 1]} – 21 April 2022)
Ivica Barbarić (25 April 2022 – 3 June 2023)
Marijan Budimir (16 June 2023 – 23 December 2023)
Dino Skender (30 December 2023 – 12 May 2024)
Boris Pandža (interim) (12 May 2024 – 3 June 2024)
Toni Karačić (3 June 2024 – present)

Notes

^ Ivanković served as caretaker manager until 9 September 2021, when he was hired on a permanent basis.

References

^ Esmer Oštraković (3 June 2024). "Toni Karačić novi trener Širokog Brijega" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
^ Miljenko Karačić. ""Široki Brijeg - Zlatne godine"" (PDF). nk-sirokibrijeg.com (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 April 2020.

External links

Official Website (in Croatian and English)
NK Široki Brijeg at UEFA

[3] Ivanković served as caretaker manager until 9 September 2021, when he was hired on a permanent basis.

[1] Esmer Oštraković (3 June 2024). "Toni Karačić novi trener Širokog Brijega" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 3 June 2024.

[2] Miljenko Karačić. ""Široki Brijeg - Zlatne godine"" (PDF). nk-sirokibrijeg.com (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 April 2020.

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