Jerko Leko

Jerko Leko is my kind of footballer: a tall, dependable Zagreb-born midfielder who could play centrally, drift right, or drop into a right-back role when the team needed it. That versatility is unglamorous but priceless, the sort of trait coaches treasure even when fans overlook it. Representing Croatia at two European Championships and the 2006 World Cup means he wore that famous checkerboard with pride during a strong era. Now managing in the second tier with Jarun, he's passing on a midfielder's wide view of the game to younger players. I have a lot of respect for that quiet, builder's career path.

Jerko Leko (born 9 April 1980) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player, who is the current manager of the second-tier Druga HNL club Jarun. He primarily played as a central midfielder, but could also operate as a right one, or more defensively, as a right-back. Leko represented the Croatia national football team at two UEFA European Championships and the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

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Name (English)

Jerko Leko

Name (Japanese)

イェルコ・レコ

Reading

いぇるこ・れこ

Born

April 9, 1980 (age 46)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Monkey

Origin

Zagreb, Croatia

Blood type

Private

Height

187 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B3

Tags

• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.