Jasminko Velić

Jasminko Velić (born September 1, 1965 in Sarajevo) is a retired Bosnian football player and current football manager.

Career

Playing career

Velić was born in Sarajevo and played for Sarajevo club Željezničar before moving to Greece in 1992. He spent three seasons at OFI and one season (1995-1996) at Kastoria. He then moved to Portugal and played for two seasons for Estrela Amadora (1996-1998) before ending his career in Spain and CD Leganés (1998-1999).

Coaching career

Velić began his coaching career as assistant manager to Fernando Santos. Their collaboration began at AEK Athens in the 2001-2002 season, and continued at Panathinaikos (2002-2003) and Sporting CP (2003-2004), before they returned for a second spell at AEK Athens (2004-2005).

In the 2006-2007 season, Velić was hired as a scouter for Panathinaikos, but after the sacking of Hans Backe, he briefly served as interim coach for three matches. The next season, Velić was appointed technical director of Panathinaikos.

In March 2013, Velić replaced Georgios Paraschos as manager for Levadiakos. He remained at his position for one month, managing the team in 4 matches.