NK Osijek backroom staff
We hold the names of 42 people on NK Osijek's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Tomislav Radotić manages the first team, with Nikša Petrović and Vedran Jugović as assistant managers. NK Osijek's is the 3rd longest staff list of the 10 Croatian First League clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 23 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomislav Radotić | Manager | First team | 43 | Croatia | - |
| Davor Rupnik | Manager | Under-19s | 53 | Croatia | - |
| Nikša Petrović | Assistant manager | First team | 33 | Croatia | - |
| Vedran Jugović | Assistant manager | First team | 35 | Croatia | - |
| Ante Bekavac | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 32 | Croatia | - |
| Danijel Bogdan | Coach | Under-19s | 52 | Croatia | - |
| Dražen Vidović | Coach | Under-19s | 50 | Croatia | - |
| Goran Popović | Coach | Under-19s | 40 | Croatia | - |
| Hrvoje Kurtović | Coach | Under-19s | 41 | Croatia | - |
| Mario Mijatović | Coach | Under-19s | 44 | Croatia | - |
| Matej Žitnjak | Coach | Under-19s | 35 | Croatia | - |
| Silvijo Ježić | Coach | Under-19s | 46 | Croatia | - |
| Tihomir Rudež | Coach | Under-19s | 62 | Croatia | - |
| Toni Kačunić | Coach | Under-19s | 35 | Croatia | - |
| Vedran Nikšić | Coach | Under-19s | 38 | Croatia | - |
| Vlado Bilić | Coach | Under-19s | 70 | Croatia | - |
| Filip Šušnjara | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 49 | Croatia | - |
| Borna Žitnjak | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 31 | Croatia | - |
| Zvjezdan Vibovec | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 51 | Croatia | - |
| Ivan Ćuković | Fitness coach | First team | 35 | Croatia | HNK Rijeka |
| Marin Vučko | Fitness coach | First team | 42 | Croatia | - |
| Dino Siber | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 34 | Croatia | - |
| Robert Meseljević | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 30 | Croatia | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 10 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovro Marinčić | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 30 | Croatia |
| Ivan Lovrić | Club doctor | First team | 38 | Croatia |
| Neven Raguž | Club doctor | First team | 47 | Croatia |
| Alen Rončević | Club doctor | Under-19s | 30 | Croatia |
| Marko Ovničević | Physio | First team | 35 | Croatia |
| Milan Marković | Physio | First team | 35 | Croatia |
| Nikola Ivković | Physio | First team | 35 | Croatia |
| Nikola Grgić | Physio | Under-19s | 36 | Croatia |
| Tomislav Marđetko | Physio | Under-19s | 34 | Croatia |
| Tomislav Marđetko | Physio | Under-19s | 47 | Croatia |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damir Vuica | Chief scout | Club-wide | 53 | Croatia | - |
| Almir Turkovic | Scout | Club-wide | 54 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | - |
| Ivan Maras | Scout | Club-wide | 36 | Croatia | - |
| Jamie Freeman | Scout | Club-wide | 26 | England |  |
| Karlo Primorac | Scout | Club-wide | 41 | Croatia | - |
| Tomislav Barišić | Performance analyst | First team | 27 | Croatia | - |
Owners and directors
Who owns NK Osijek and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Végh | Chair | 28 | - |
| Valentina Koprivnjak | Managing director | 53 | - |
| Alen Petrović | Director | 55 | Croatia |
Backroom staff at every Croatian First League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
NK Osijek's list is the 3rd longest of the 10, against a median of 34 across the division. GNK Dinamo Zagreb names the most, 59. HNK Vukovar 1991 names the fewest, 18.
NK Osijek against the Croatian First League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | NK OSIJEK | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 23 | 19 | 35 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb |
| Medical and sports science | 10 | 8 | 18 | HNK Hajduk Split |
| Scouting and analysis | 6 | 3 | 6 | NK Osijek |
| Football management | 0 | 1 | 2 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb |
| Owners and directors | 3 | 4 | 9 | NK Slaven Belupo |
Backrooms the size of NK Osijek's, in every league
NK Osijek's 42 names make the joint 153rd longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 138 |  | Premier League | 43 |
| 138 |  | Ekstraklasa | 43 |
| 138 | SC Cambuur | Eredivisie | 43 |
| 138 |  | Serie B | 43 |
| 138 |  | Ligue 1 | 43 |
| 153 | Carrarese Calcio 1908 | Serie B | 42 |
| 153 |  | Championship | 42 |
| 153 |  | Super Liga | 42 |
| 153 |  | Eredivisie | 42 |
| 153 |  | Serie A | 42 |
| 153 | NK Osijek | Croatian First League | 42 |
| 153 |  | Eredivisie | 42 |
| 153 |  | Ligue 2 | 42 |
| 153 | U.S. Avellino 1912 | Serie B | 42 |
| 162 |  | Bundesliga | 41 |
| 162 |  | J1 League | 41 |
| 162 |  | Liga MX | 41 |
| 162 |  | La Liga | 41 |
| 162 |  | - | 41 |
| 162 |  | Superleague Greece | 41 |
| 162 |  | Primeira Liga | 41 |
Where NK Osijek's staff come from
3 nationalities across the 40 staff whose nationality we hold
Croatia supplies 38 of the 40, 95%. The median age is 38. The oldest is Vlado Bilić, coach, at 70, and the youngest Jamie Freeman, scout, at 26. 2 members of staff came from another club.
Where NK Osijek's former staff work now
On NK Osijek's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 3 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Robin Krasniqi | Assistant manager | Grazer AK 1902 |
| Martin Mayer | Fitness coach |  |
| José Boto | Director |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is NK Osijek's manager?
Tomislav Radotić is the NK Osijek first-team manager, aged 43. Nikša Petrović and Vedran Jugović are the assistant managers.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at NK Osijek?
Filip Šušnjara coaches the NK Osijek first-team goalkeepers.
Who is NK Osijek's chief scout?
Damir Vuica is chief scout at NK Osijek.
How many backroom staff do NK Osijek have?
We hold the names of 42 people on NK Osijek's staff for 2025/26: 23 in coaching, 10 in medical and sports science, 6 in scouting and analysis and 3 owners and directors. That is the 3rd longest list of the 10 Croatian First League clubs we hold, against a median of 34. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 153rd longest of 815.
Where to next
For what NK Osijek pays its squad, see NK Osijek player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Croatian First League wages.