Matjaž Kek

Matjaž Kek is my kind of manager. Taking a nation the size of Slovenia to two major tournaments, the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2024, is the sort of overachievement that rarely makes headlines but should. Born in Maribor in 1961 and educated at the University of Ljubljana, he pairs intellect with the grit of a former player, and his two domestic titles with Maribor prove he can build as well as inspire. I admire coaches who win with limited resources, where every result is squeezed from organization and belief rather than budget. Kek strikes me as a patient tactician, and those are the ones I trust most.

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Name (English)

Matjaž Kek

Name (Japanese)

マティアジュ・ケク

Reading

まてぃあじゅ・けく

Born

September 9, 1961 (age 65)

Origin

Maribor, Slovenia

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Ox

University

University of Ljubljana

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matja%C5%BE%20Kek
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B1%E3%82%AF
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q353534

Tags

• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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