Matjaž Kek
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Kek in 2021 managing Slovenia | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 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.