Simon Rožman

Simon Rožman (born 6 April 1983) is a Slovenian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Croatian First Football League club HNK Rijeka.

Simon Rožman
Personal information
Full name Simon Rožman
Date of birth (1983-04-06) 6 April 1983
Place of birth Slovenj Gradec, SFR Yugoslavia
Club information
Current team
 Rijeka (manager)
Youth career
0000–2002 Celje
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000 Celje 1 (0)
2002 Mons Claudius 9 (0)
2004–2009 Kovinar Štore 74 (10)
Total 84 (10)
Teams managed
2014–2015 Celje
2016–2019 Domžale
2019– Rijeka
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Managerial career

Celje

Rožman started his managerial career at NK Celje, where he was at first part of the Academy coaching structure. He was in charge of all youth selections, including U-17 and U-19. During his time in Celje, he was also the Academy Director. In April 2014, he took over first team of NK Celje, becoming the youngest manager in the Slovenian PrvaLiga.[1] He led the club to the second place in the league and was the runner-up of the Cup.

Domžale

One year later he joined NK Domžale, first as a Sports Coordinator, but soon he was promoted to the first team manager.[2] In his first season, he won the Cup and came fourth in the league. He also managed to reach the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League, eliminating Bundesliga club SC Freiburg on the way, with Domžale. In the next season, he led the club to the third place in the league, with a record high number of goals scored. He left Domžale bench on 3 September 2019, after failing to win a single game during the first eight rounds of the 2019–20 Slovenian PrvaLiga.[3]

Rijeka

On 23 September 2019, Rožman was named the new manager of Croatian First Football League club HNK Rijeka, replacing Igor Bišćan at that position.[4]

Managerial statistics
As of 26 June 2020
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Celje 24 April 2014 31 August 2015 58 27 14 17 046.55
Domžale 2 September 2016 3 September 2019 134 67 32 35 050.00
Rijeka 23 September 2019 Present 26 14 4 8 053.85
Total 218 108 50 60 049.54

Honours

Manager

Domžale

References
  1. Perko, Drago. "Celjski recept: napiflani trener in nori direktor", Slovenske Novice, Ljubljana, 9 November 2017. Retrieved on 7 November 2018.
  2. Plestenjak, Rok. "Najmlajši, a že trn v peti mnogim", Siol, Ljubljana, 28 October 2016. Retrieved on 7 November 2018.
  3. D. S. (3 September 2019). "Rožman zapušča Domžale: Odhod je moja dolžnost in odgovornost". www.rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). Domžale: RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  4. "STIGLA POTVRDA! Simon Rožman je novi trener Rijeke, raspušta se i kompletni Bišćanov stožer". www.novilist.hr (in Croatian). Rijeka: Novi list. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
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