Matjaž Kek

Matjaž Kek
Kek in 2021 managing Slovenia
Personal information
Date of birth (1961-09-09) 9 September 1961
Place of birth Maribor, PR Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Slovenia (manager)
Youth career
Maribor
Železničar Maribor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1980 Železničar Maribor
1980–1985 Maribor 114 (36)
1985–1988 Spittal/Drau 98 (32)
1988–1995 GAK 113 (19)
1995–1999 Maribor 126 (17)
International career
1992 Slovenia 1 (0)
Managerial career
2000 Maribor
2001 Maribor (interim)
2002–2004 Maribor
2006 Slovenia U15
2006–2007 Slovenia U16
2007–2011 Slovenia
2011–2012 Al-Ittihad
2013–2018 Rijeka
2018– Slovenia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matjaž Kek (born 9 September 1961) is a Slovenian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of the Slovenia national team.

In his managerial career, he has won the Slovenian league twice with Maribor. As coach of the Slovenia national team, he led the team to two major tournaments, qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2024.