Matjaž Kek

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

As a player, Kek played over 280 games for Maribor. He also played for Železničar Maribor, as well as for Spittal/Drau and GAK in Austria. He was also capped once by Slovenia, in a friendly against Cyprus in 1992. As a manager, he has coached Maribor, Slovenia, Al-Ittihad, and HNK Rijeka. While with Slovenia, he managed at the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2024.

Matjaž's father, Franc, played for NK Maribor during the early 1960s. His son, also named Matjaž, is a former footballer.

## Managerial statistics

|rowspan=2|Team|rowspan=2|From|rowspan=2|To|colspan=5|Record|rowspan=2||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align=left|Maribor|align=left|9 March 2000|align=left|10 September 2000|||||
|align=left|Maribor|align=left|9 September 2002|align=left|20 September 2004|||||
|align=left|Slovenia|align=left|5 January 2007|align=left|24 October 2011|||||
|align=left|Al-Ittihad|align=left|20 December 2011|align=left|8 February 2012|||||
|align=left|Rijeka|align=left|27 February 2013|align=left|6 October 2018|||||
|align=left|Slovenia|align=left|27 November 2018|align=left|_Present_|||||

### Player

**Maribor**
- Slovenian PrvaLiga: 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99
- Slovenian Cup: 1996–97, 1998–99

### Manager

**Maribor**
- Slovenian PrvaLiga: 1999–2000, 2002–03
- Slovenian Cup: 2003–04

**Rijeka**
- Croatian First League: 2016–17
- Croatian Cup: 2013–14, 2016–17
- Croatian Super Cup: 2014

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Matjaž Kek
- **image**: Matjaž Kek 2021 (cropped).jpg
- **upright**: 1.1
- **caption**: Kek in 2021 managing Slovenia national football team, Slovenia
- **birth place**: Maribor, People's Republic of Slovenia, PR Slovenia, Yugoslavia
- **height**: 1.84 m
- **position**: Defender (association football), Defender
- **currentclub**: Slovenia national football team, Slovenia (manager)
- **youthclubs1**: NK Maribor, Maribor
- **youthclubs2**: NK Železničar Maribor, Železničar Maribor
- **years1**: 1979–1980
- **clubs1**: NK Železničar Maribor, Železničar Maribor
- **years2**: 1980–1985
- **clubs2**: NK Maribor, Maribor
- **caps2**: 114
- **goals2**: 36
- **years3**: 1985–1988
- **clubs3**: SV Spittal/Drau, Spittal/Drau
- **caps3**: 98
- **goals3**: 32
- **years4**: 1988–1995
- **clubs4**: Grazer AK, GAK
- **caps4**: 113
- **goals4**: 19
- **years5**: 1995–1999
- **clubs5**: NK Maribor, Maribor
- **caps5**: 126
- **goals5**: 17
- **nationalyears1**: 1992
- **nationalteam1**: Slovenia national football team, Slovenia
- **nationalcaps1**: 1
- **nationalgoals1**: 0
- **manageryears1**: 2000
- **managerclubs1**: NK Maribor, Maribor
- **manageryears2**: 2001
- **managerclubs2**: NK Maribor, Maribor (interim)
- **manageryears3**: 2002–2004
- **managerclubs3**: NK Maribor, Maribor
- **manageryears4**: 2006
- **managerclubs4**: Slovenia U15
- **manageryears5**: 2006–2007
- **managerclubs5**: Slovenia U16
- **manageryears6**: 2007–2011
- **managerclubs6**: Slovenia national football team, Slovenia
- **manageryears7**: 2011–2012
- **managerclubs7**: Ittihad FC, Al-Ittihad
- **manageryears8**: 2013–2018
- **managerclubs8**: HNK Rijeka, Rijeka
- **manageryears9**: 2018–
- **managerclubs9**: Slovenia national football team, Slovenia