Stjepan Ostojić (footballer)

Stjepan Ostojić

Personal information
Date of birth	(1975-05-07) 7 May 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	Rijeka, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Orijent
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1995	Orijent
1995–1997	Rijeka	44	(1)
1997–1999	Leoben	45	(7)
2001	Rijeka	5	(0)
2001–2005	Pomorac	82	(10)
2005–2006	Krk
Managerial career
2008	Rijeka (caretaker)
2016–2017	Genoa (assistant)
2019–2021	Hellas Verona (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stjepan Ostojić (born 7 May 1975) is a Croatian former footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]

Playing career

During his professional career he mainly played for Rijeka in Croatia's Prva HNL and for Pomorac.[2] He also spent two seasons with Leoben in Austria.

Managerial career

Following his retirement from professional football, he became a manager. He managed several youth teams on the Arabian Peninsula, Rijeka, as an interim coach, Pomorac and Krk. He also worked as an assistant to manager Ivan Jurić at Hellas Verona[3] and Genoa.[4] In January 2025, he followed Jurić to Southampton as a fitness coach.[5]

References

1. HNL-statistika.com
2. HRnogomet.com
3. STJEPAN OSTOJIĆ Riječanin u stručnom stožeru Verone: U Italiji je VAR dosta izmanipuliran - Novilist (in Croatian)
4. "Ivan Jurić je novi trener Genoe, a pomoćnik će mu biti Stjepan Ostojić" potvrdili su iz kluba - Večernji (in Croatian)
5. "Jurić's coaching additions confirmed". Southampton FC. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.