# Mitja Mörec

Mitja Mörec (born 21 February 1983) is a Slovenian retired football centre back and current manager of Floridsdorfer AC.

## Playing career
### Club

In March 2011, Mörec signed a contract with Lyngby BK for the remainder of the 2010–11 season. Following the expiration of his Lyngby contract, Mörec signed for ADO Den Haag in August 2011 on a one-year contract. However, his contract was terminated in January 2012.
In July 2013, Mörec signed for Kazakhstan First Division side Kaisar on a 30-month contract. But after only six-months Mörec moved to Ravan Baku of the Azerbaijan Premier League in January 2014 on an 18-month contract.

### International

Mörec made his debut for Slovenia in a June 2007 European Championship qualification match away against Romania and earned a total of 14 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a February 2009 friendly match away against Belgium.

## Coaching and later career

From the summer 2017 to the summer 2018, Mörec was coaching at a A.C. Milan soccer school in Dubai. On 1 November 2018, Mörec was appointed U-15 manager at Favoritner AC. He also began playing for the clubs first team in the Wiener Stadtliga from 1 January 2019.
On 7 May 2020, Mörec left Favoritner AC to join SV Wienerberg as an assistant coach under manager Andreas Reisinger. In January 2021, Mörec moved on to Floridsdorfer AC, where he was appointed assistant coach to Roman Ellensohn. When Ellensohn was fired on 16 April 2021, Mörec and Aleksandar Gitsov was appointed as an interim manager duo. In June 2021 the club announced, that Mörec would continue as the manager and Gitsov as assistant coach for the 2021–22 season.

## Career statistics

    As of 19 May 2014
| Club performance | Club performance | Club performance | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2000–01 | Mura | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 4 | 0 | | | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| 2001–02 | Mura | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 7 | 0 | | | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | Sturm Graz | Austrian Football Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | | | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003–04 | Sturm Graz | Austrian Football Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | | | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| 2004–05 | Sturm Graz | Austrian Football Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | | | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| 2005–06 | Sturm Graz | Austrian Football Bundesliga | 16 | 0 | | | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | Sturm Graz | Austrian Football Bundesliga | 24 | 0 | | | — | — | 24 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | Maccabi Herzliya | Israeli Premier League | 29 | 0 | | | — | — | 29 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | CSKA Sofia | A PFG | 2 | 0 | | | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | Slavia Sofia | A PFG | 9 | 0 | | | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | Panetolikos | Beta Ethniki | 28 | 0 | | | — | — | 28 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | Panetolikos | Football League | 0 | 0 | | | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | Lyngby BK | Superligaen | 5 | 0 | | | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | ADO Den Haag | Eredivisie | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | Mura 05 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| 2013 | Kaisar | Kazakhstan First Division | 15 | 3 | | | — | — | 15 | 3 |
| 2013–14 | Ravan Baku | Azerbaijan Premier League | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 189 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 3 |