Marino Pušić

Marino Pušić
Personal information
Full name Marino Pušić
Date of birth (1971-08-18) 18 August 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Shakhtar Donetsk (manager)
Youth career
Red Star Belgrade
–1989 Velež Mostar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1990 De Graafschap 0 (0)
1990–1991 Red Star Belgrade 0 (0)
1991–1992 Velež Mostar
1992–1993 De Graafschap 0 (0)
1993–1994 Rheden
1994–1995 1. FC Köln II
1995–1996 Eupen 6 (0)
1996–2000 Babberich
2000–2001 De Treffers
2001–200? Doc Shop (futsal)
200?–200? LZV (futsal)
Managerial career
200? LZV (futsal)
2007–2008 FC Blok/Carrillion Boys (futsal)
2009–2010 Leekster Eagles (futsal)
2010–2013 Vitesse/AGOVV (U19)
2013–2014 NAC Breda (assistant)
2015 Inter Baku (assistant)
2015–2018 Twente (assistant)
2017 Twente (interim)
2018 Twente (interim)
2018–2019 Twente
2019–2021 AZ Alkmaar (assistant)
2021–2023 Feyenoord (assistant)
2023– Shakhtar Donetsk
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marino Pušić (born 18 August 1971) is a Dutch-Croatian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk. Besides football, he was also a player and a manager in competitive futsal.[1]

Playing career

Club

As a player, Pušić played for De Graafschap, VV Rheden, 1. FC Köln II, and KAS Eupen.[2]

He was part of the Red Star Belgrade squad that won the 1990–91 European Cup, but was still too young to feature in any of their games. After fleeing the Yugoslav Wars for the Netherlands he rejected a move to Croatia Zagreb in 1999 when he played for Dutch Hoofdklasse side Babberich.[3] Pušić later became a club legend at Babberich, when he scored both goals in the 1996 Dutch Amateur Cup final against SHO in De Kuip.[4]

Managerial career

Pušić was a trainer in the Vitesse/AGOVV Football Academy and assistant manager of Nebojša Gudelj at NAC Breda, of Kakhaber Tskhadadze at Inter Baku and of René Hake and Gertjan Verbeek at FC Twente.[5]

On 18 October 2017, he was appointed interim manager at FC Twente after his predecessor René Hake was forced to leave.[6] On 29 October 2017, Gertjan Verbeek was appointed as the new manager, after which Pušić was demoted back to his role as assistant manager. On 26 March 2018, he was promoted to the interim manager position again, as Verbeek was fired.[7] As interim head coach, Pušić failed to save FC Twente's season and finished last in the Eredivisie,[8] and were relegated to the Eerste Divisie. For 2018–19 season, Pušić was promoted to head coach.

After finishing in first place and becoming the champions of the Eerste Divisie, and securing promotion back to the Eredivisie, Pušić was sacked on 7 May 2019.[9] He was then recruited to become the assistant manager for AZ Alkmaar in May 2019.[10]

In January 2021, Feyenoord announced signing o Pušić as assistant-manager, starting in the summer of 2021. As manager Arne Slot was previously transferred by AZ Alkmaar for having discussions about a role with Feyenoord, Pušić was transferred by AZ Alkmaar also. [11]

On 24 October 2023, Pušić left Feyenoord to become the new head coach of Ukraine club Shakhtar Donetsk.[12] On 11 May 2024, he guided the club to their 15th league title in the 2023–24 season, following a 1–0 victory over second-placed Dynamo Kyiv.[13]

Managerial statistics

As of 11 August 2024[14]
Team Nat From To Record
P W D L GF GA GD W%
FC Twente Netherlands 18 October 2017 30 October 2017 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 066.7
26 March 2018 6 May 2019 48 29 7 12 87 55 +32 060.4
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 24 October 2023 Present 31 22 3 6 66 29 +37 071.0
Total 82 53 10 19 161 87 +74 064.6

Honours

Manager

FC Twente

Shakhtar Donetsk

Assistant manager

Feyenoord

References

  1. ^ "Marino Pusic Futsal Profile". Futsal Planet (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Marino Pusic Futsal Profile". Futsal Planet (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  3. ^ Geen Champions League - Trouw (in Dutch)
  4. ^ Geschiedenis - Topvoetbal - SV Babberich (in Dutch)
  5. ^ "Marino Pusic Manager Profile". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Hake weg als trainer FC Twente". AD (in Dutch). 18 October 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Gertjan Verbeek ontslagen als trainer van FC Twente". AD (in Dutch). 26 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Drama compleet: FC Twente degradeert voor het eerst sinds 35 jaar". Tubantia (in Dutch). 29 April 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Marino Pusic weg als trainer bij FC Twente: 'Heb van jullie genoten, good goan!'". AD.nl (in Dutch). 7 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  10. ^ "AZ trekt Pusic aan". www.az.nl. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Pusic volgt Slot naar Feyenoord en moet weg bij AZ". www.nos.nl. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Bevestiging: Pusic op eigen benen verder bij Shakhtar Donetsk" [Confirmation: Pusic to stand on his own legs at Shakhtar Donetsk]. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  13. ^ "We are the champions!". Shakhtar Donetsk. 11 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Marino Pušić manager profile". 3 December 2023.
  15. ^ "Feyenoord verslaat Go Ahead en is na zes jaar weer kampioen van Nederland" [Feyenoord beats Go Ahead and is champions of the Netherlands after six years] (in Dutch). 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.