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.
 Računica (centre) with Watford in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dean Računica | ||
| Date of birth | 5 December 1969 | ||
| 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 | |||
Playing career
editRačunica 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
editFor 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
edit| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 22 October 1992 | Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia |  Mexico | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
Managerial career
editAfter 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
editAssistant manager
editHajduk Split
West Bromwich Albion
- EFL Championship runner-up: 2019–20
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ Dean Računica napustio Uskok i odlazi u Karabukspor - Dalmatinski Portal (in Croatian)
- ^ "Asanovic and Racunica commit to Knights for 2018". Melbourne Knights FC. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ "Slaven Bilic: West Bromwich Albion name ex-West Ham manager as head coach". BBC Sport. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "'What a season, what a league': Slaven Bilic savours West Brom's promotion". The Guardian. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
External links
edit- Dean Računica at WorldFootball.net
- Dean Računica at National-Football-Teams.com
- Dean Računica at FBref.com
- Dean Računica at EU-Football.info
