Dražen Besek
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 March 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Varaždin, Croatia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1984 | Varteks | 31 | (2) |
| 1984–1985 | Olimpija Ljubljana | 17 | (2) |
| 1985–1991 | Dinamo Zagreb | 130 | (17) |
| 1991–1992 | Stade de Vallauris | ||
| 1992–1993 | Ikast FS | 17 | (1) |
| 1994–1996 | Varteks | 53 | (5) |
| 1996–1997 | Casino Salzburg | 11 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Varteks | 33 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1998–2000 | Varteks (player-manager) | ||
| 2000–2001 | Čakovec | ||
| 2001–2002 | Slaven Belupo | ||
| 2002–2003 | Varteks | ||
| 2003–2005 | Zagłębie Lubin | ||
| 2006–2007 | Drava Ptuj | ||
| 2007–2009 | Varteks | ||
| 2010–2011 | Shanghai Shenhua (assistant) | ||
| 2011 | China U23 (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Shanghai Shenhua | ||
| 2012–2013 | NK Zagreb | ||
| 2013–2014 | Hunan Billows | ||
| 2014–2015 | Wuhan Zall | ||
| 2015 | Tianjin Songjiang | ||
| 2015 | Osijek | ||
| 2015–2016 | Birkirkara FC | ||
| 2018–2020 | Shanghai Shenhua (adviser) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Maghreb de Fès (general manager) | ||
| 2024– | NK Varteks Varazdin | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dražen Besek (born 10 March 1963) is a Croatian football coach and a former professional football midfield player. As a player he spent most of his career playing for Croatian teams Varteks and Dinamo Zagreb before moving abroad and appearing for clubs in France, Denmark and Austria. After his playing career ended he went into management, and had several coaching spells at his hometown football club Varteks, before moving abroad again and joining Polish side Zagłębie Lubin, Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua and many others.