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

+ Managerial record by team and tenure	TeamFromToRecord	Maribor9 March 200010 September 2000Maribor9 September 200220 September 2004Slovenia5 January 200724 October 2011Al-Ittihad20 December 20118 February 2012Rijeka27 February 20136 October 2018Slovenia27 November 2018PresentTotal—

Honours
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

References

Other website



Category:1961 births
Category:Living people
Category:Association football defenders
Category:Yugoslavian footballers
Category:Slovenian footballers
Category:Slovenian football managers