# Ivan Jurić

Ivan Jurić (pronounced; born 25 August 1975) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who is the current manager of Premier League club Southampton.
During his playing career he usually operated as midfielder, and after starting his career at Hajduk Split he represented Sevilla in La Liga and Genoa in Serie A. He played five games for Croatia in 2009.
As a coach, he has spent the majority of his managerial career in Italy, leading Genoa, Hellas Verona, Torino and Roma in Serie A. He moved to Southampton in December 2024.

## Playing career
### Club career

Born in Split, Jurić started his career with Hajduk Split, where he made his debut in 1993. He then moved to Spain to join Sevilla in July 1997. Following promotion from the Segunda División in 1998–99, he made his La Liga debut on 7 November 1999 as a 68th-minute substitute for Nicolás Olivera in a goalless home draw with Athletic Bilbao, and was sent off. His first goal in the division came on 19 March 2000 in a 4–0 home win over Numancia, played in Jerez de la Frontera due to crowd trouble at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium. He totalled 12 games that season as his team were relegated in last place, his other goal coming on the final day in a 3–2 home loss to Rayo Vallecano.
In January 2001, Jurić joined fellow second-tier Spanish club Albacete, who beat Club Brugge to his signature. He played 20 games in his one season at the Estadio Carlos Belmonte, scoring on 18 February to open a 2–1 home win over Real Murcia. After a short time back in Croatia with Šibenik, he moved to Italy in 2001 to join Serie B team Crotone, and then moved to Genoa in 2006, following his mentor Gian Piero Gasperini, his former head coach at Crotone. He announced his retirement in June 2010, at the age of 34, contemporaneously confirming his interest in becoming a football coach.

### International career

Jurić made his international debut for Croatia in a friendly match against Romania on 11 February 2009, when he was 33. He played five times with his national team, though he did not score any goals. His final international was a September 2009 World Cup qualification match against Belarus.

## Coaching career
### Early career

After retiring as a footballer, Jurić stayed at Genoa as a youth team coach for the 2010–11 season. He passed the UEFA A coaching exam in June 2011.
On 5 July 2011, new Inter manager Gian Piero Gasperini unveiled Jurić as one of his first team coaches in the new club, but was removed from his post the following September together with Gasperini and his entire staff. He reunited with Gasperini in September 2012, working alongside him at Palermo as assistant coach.
On 17 June 2014, Jurić became head coach of Mantova on a two-year contract.
His Crotone side won promotion in 2015–16 season to the top flight Serie A for the 2016–17 season for the first time in the club's history.

### Genoa

On 28 June 2016, Jurić was appointed as head coach of Genoa. Despite victories against AC Milan and Juventus, he was sacked on 19 February 2017 after a 0–5 defeat against bottom-placed Pescara.
He was reinstated as Genoa manager on 10 April 2017 after the sacking of Andrea Mandorlini. Jurić guided Genoa to safety with one game to spare following a 2–1 victory against Torino. The following season, he was dismissed again on 5 November 2017 following a 2–0 defeat in the Derby della Lanterna.
On 9 October 2018, he was appointed manager of Genoa for a third time. On 6 December 2018, he was sacked again after losing to third tier Virtus Entella on penalties in the Coppa Italia.

### Hellas Verona

In July 2019, he was appointed at the helm of the newly promoted Serie A club Hellas Verona. During his tenure, he guided the club to back-to-back top-half finishes in the league. On 28 May 2021, Hellas Verona released him from his contract.

### Torino

On the same day of his departure from Hellas Verona, Jurić was unveiled as the new head coach of Torino, effective 1 July 2021. After three mid-table seasons with Torino, Jurić amicably parted ways with the Granata at the end of the club's 2023–24 campaign.

### Roma

On 18 September 2024, Jurić became the new head coach of Roma, following the sacking of Daniele De Rossi after earning just three points in the first four games of the season. Jurić failed to turn the team's fortunes and was regularly criticized for his management style and poor results; he was eventually dismissed on 10 November 2024, after a 2–3 home loss to Bologna that left Roma 20th in the Europa League table and only four points above the relegation zone in Serie A.

### Southampton

On 21 December 2024, Jurić was named manager of Premier League side Southampton and signed an 18-month contract. His first game in charge was a 1–0 home defeat against West Ham United on 26 December. On 12 January 2025, Jurić secured his first competitive victory in a 3–0 win against Swansea City in the FA Cup. He secured his first Premier League victory on 1 February in a 2–1 away win against Ipswich Town.

## Personal life

Jurić is a self-described metalhead, with the passion for death metal music in particular. In the 2010 interview with the Italian edition of Rolling Stone, he cited Napalm Death, Obituary, Carcass, Death, Metallica, Megadeth, Ministry, Soundgarden, Soulfly as some of his favorite artists. He occasionally goes to rock and metal live shows.

## Managerial statistics

    As of match played 15 March 2025
Managerial record by team and tenure :
| Team | From | To | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Team | From | To | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Mantova | 17 June 2014 | 9 June 2015 | 41 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 036.59 |
| Crotone | 9 June 2015 | 28 June 2016 | 45 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 64 | 39 | +25 | 055.56 |
| Genoa | 28 June 2016 | 19 February 2017 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 028.57 |
| Genoa | 10 April 2017 | 5 November 2017 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 020.00 |
| Genoa | 9 October 2018 | 6 December 2018 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 000.00 |
| Hellas Verona | 14 June 2019 | 28 May 2021 | 79 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 98 | 106 | −8 | 029.11 |
| Torino | 1 July 2021 | 30 June 2024 | 122 | 44 | 37 | 41 | 137 | 125 | +12 | 036.07 |
| Roma | 18 September 2024 | 10 November 2024 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 033.33 |
| Southampton | 23 December 2024 | Present | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 35 | −22 | 014.29 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 369 | 125 | 102 | 142 | 433 | 458 | −25 | 033.88 |

## Honours
### Coach

Individual
* Panchina d'Argento: 2015–16