Full name Jasminko Velic 1983-1984 FK Sarajevo Name Jasminko Velic | Role Football player Years Team | |
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Date of birth (1965-09-01) September 1, 1965 (age 50) | ||
Playing position Place of birth Sarajevo, Yugoslavia | ||
Jasminko Velić (born September 1, 1965 in Sarajevo) is a retired Bosnian football player and current football manager.
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Playing career
Velić was born in Sarajevo and played for Sarajevo club Željezničar before moving to Greece in 1992. Velic was one of the youngest players ever in the history of Sarajevo to make a debut in the Yugoslavian Football League at the age of 18. He spent three seasons at OFI where he was part of the most successful OFI team ever, becoming one of the best foreign players to play for the club. He then spent one season (1995-1996) at Kastoria. He then moved to Portugal and played for two seasons for Estrela Amadora (1996-1998). He then moved to Spain before ending his career at CD Leganés (1998-1999).
Coaching career
Velić began his coaching career as assistant manager to Fernando Santos. Their collaboration began at AEK Athens in the 2001-2002 season, and continued at Panathinaikos (2002-2003) and Sporting CP (2003-2004), before they returned for a second spell at AEK Athens (2004-2005).
In the 2006-2007 season, Velić was hired as a scouter for Panathinaikos, but after the sacking of Hans Backe, he was appointed as head coach, managing to make the club return to the UEFA Cup Group Stages. The next season, Velić was appointed technical director of Panathinaikos. In the 2007-2009 period, under Velic the club made its return to the Champions League group stages. During these two years, the club managed to reach its highest position ever in the UEFA team rankings (19th).
In March 2013, Velić replaced Georgios Paraschos as manager for Levadiakos. During this spell, Velic helped the club to remain in the top flight of Greek football.
In January 2015, he was appointed head coach of Football League side Episkopi. From January onwards, Velic helped the club recover an 8 point deficit to enter the play-out where the club played to remain in the Football League.
On August 5, 2015, Velić was appointed head coach of fellow Cretan Football League club Ergotelis. He left the club due to the club's economical reasons, after managing to reach 4th place.