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Velimir Zajec was born on 12 February, 1956 in Zagreb, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia, is a Croatian footballer (born 1956). Discover Velimir Zajec's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 68 years old?
| Popular As |
Velimir Zajec |
| Occupation |
N/A |
| Age |
68 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
| Born |
12 February, 1956 |
| Birthday |
12 February |
| Birthplace |
Zagreb, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality |
Croatia
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He is a member of famous footballer with the age 68 years old group.
Velimir Zajec Height, Weight & Measurements
At 68 years old, Velimir Zajec height is 1.78 m .
| Physical Status |
| Height |
1.78 m |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Not Available |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Not Available |
Velimir Zajec Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Velimir Zajec worth at the age of 68 years old? Velimir Zajec’s income source is mostly from being a successful footballer. He is from Croatia. We have estimated Velimir Zajec's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
footballer |
Velimir Zajec Social Network
Timeline
Velimir Zajec (born 12 February 1956) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who is the current
president of Dinamo Zagreb.
Zajec began his career at Dinamo Zagreb in 1974, aged 18.
In ten years at the club, he helped them to two domestic cup wins, as well as the league title, their first title honour in 24 years.
Zajec made his debut for Yugoslavia in a March 1977 friendly match against the Soviet Union and earned a total of 36 caps, scoring 1 goal.
In 1979 and 1984, he was named the Yugoslav Footballer of the Year.
He then transferred to Greek club Panathinaikos, where he played over 100 games.
He captained them at both the 1982 World Cup and the 1984 European Championship.
His final international was an October 1985 friendly away against Austria.
Following retirement, he spent two years (1989–1991) as Director of Football at former club Dinamo Zagreb before returning to Panathinaikos to run their academy.
Before long, he was promoted to head coach of the club.
In late October 1998, Zajec replaced Zlatko Kranjčar as manager at Dinamo Zagreb (then known as Croatia Zagreb), following Kranjčar's poor record in the UEFA Champions League group stage, where the team only managed to grab a single point in three matches (drawing with Ajax at home, before losing to both Olympiacos and Porto on the road).
The team's performance in the UEFA Champions League improved under Zajec, as they managed to stay undefeated in the remaining three group matches, beating Porto and Ajax and drawing with Olympiacos.
Dinamo nevertheless did not manage to go through to the quarter-finals after finishing second in their group, behind Olympiacos (at the time, only the first-place finishers and the two best second-place finishers went through).
After a period he again, he returned to Zagreb, this time as head coach, before moving once more back to Panathinaikos in 2002 to become Director of Football.
In 2004, he moved to English club Portsmouth to take up a position as executive director.
He took over as temporary team manager following the resignation of Harry Redknapp in November 2004 and was confirmed as the new manager on 21 December 2004 making him the first Croatian to manage in the Premier league.
Five months later, he reverted to his intended director's role, following the arrival of Alain Perrin.
He resigned from his position at Fratton Park on 10 October 2005 due to personal reasons.
On 25 May 2010, Zajec was appointed new coach at Dinamo Zagreb, returning to the club as coach after 11 years.
However, Zajec was sacked on 9 August 2010, after leading Dinamo in just 8 competitive matches, winning the 2010 Croatian Supercup, exiting the 2010–11 Champions League in the third qualifying round, and picking up four points in the first three matches in the 2010–11 Prva HNL.
On 8 February 2024 Zajec became the holder of the election list "Dinamovo proljeće", therefore, a candidate for Dinamo Zagreb's president.
