Dragan Skočić is a professional football manager and a former player from Croatia who currently manages the Iranian national football team. Prior to being a football coach, he played for teams like Rijeka, Las Palmas, and Novalja. Dragan Skočić has a net worth of $2 million which he shares with his wife Majda Skocic and three children; Ana, Luka, and Nika.
Dragan Skočić Net Worth and Earnings in 2022
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As of 2022, Dragan Skočić has an estimated net worth of between $1 million – $5 million. His wealth’s exact figure is currently unknown. Dragan mostly earned money from his football coach and manager career. His earnings from his former profession as a footballer is unknown.
Who is the wife of Dragan Skočić? children
Dragan Skočić is a married man and is wed to wife Majda Skocic. The couple married on the 6th of June 2016. Together the lovely pair share three children.
Their first son Luka was born in 1996 and their daughter Nika was born in 2000. His youngest daughter Ana was born in 2018. Dragan is very close to his family which can be seen from his posts on social media platforms. Skocic loves spending time with his youngest daughter.
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Dragan Skočić’s playing and coaching career
In 1987, Dragan began his playing career as a midfielder with the local club Rijeka. His time at the Spanish clubs Compostela and Las Palmas made him the first Croatian player to play abroad.
In 1996, Skocic returned to his former club Rijeka. He played for Novalja from 2001 to 2004, before retiring in 2004 after a short spell at Al-Ittihad.
During his career, he has managed teams like Interblock, Al-Arabi, Al Nassr, Malavan, Foolad, Khooneh be Khooneh, and Sanat Naft.
Managing Career
Skocic went on to complete the Football Academy at the Croatian Football Academy and the Coach Education and Training Department at the Zagreb Faculty of Kinesiology after stepping down from playing football.
In 2005, he was appointed manager of his boyhood club Rijeka after receiving the UEFA-PRO Coach Diploma and a Professional Bachelor of the Coaching Profession. He led the squad to the Croatian Cup in the 2005-06 season.
Dragan Skočić’s Sacked as Iran Manager
According to some football sources, Iran fired Skocic five months before the 2022 FIFA World Cup, despite leading the team to the tournament.
Dragan took over as head coach in February 2020, winning 15 of his first 18 matches but losing two of his last three. He set the team’s best performance in the World Cup qualifying match, scoring 25 points out of ten matches in the 3rd round.
Iran’s Football Federation on Wednesday officially sacked Dragan Skočić, the Croatian head coach who took Iran to FIFA World Cup 2022 by bagging 25 points out of 10 matches in 3rd round of qualifiers, setting the best performance of Team Melli in the World Cup qualifiers. https://t.co/LAQuWyCug5
— Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) September 7, 2022
According to media stories, Iranian coaches such as Amir Ghalenoei and Javad Nekounam are among the top candidates for the position of head coach.
Dragan Skočić was born on 3rd September 1968 in Rijeka, Yugoslavia. The 54-years-old football coach has not disclosed the name of his parents. He is of Croatian nationality while his ethnicity is currently unknown.
The Croatian football manager is available on Instagram under the username @coach_skocic where he has amassed 201k followers. Similarly, his Twitter account is @trenerri which has 759 followers.
Dragan Skocic has a height of 5 feet and 10 inches(178 cm) while his weight is 98 kg(216 lb).
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