Poklepovic out at Osijek
Thursday, May 8, 2003
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NK Osijek have are to appoint their fourth coach of the season after Stanko Poklepovic was sacked.
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Croatian First League club NK Osijek are to appoint their fourth coach of the season after Stanko Poklepovic was sacked following Wednesday's 5-0 defeat at NK Pomorac.
President opts for change
Osijek president Antun Novalic was reported to be angry at the result and decided a change was in order. His club are currently second in the six-team relegation play-off group, six points ahead of bottom club HNK Rijeka with five games remaining.
Gracan tipped
The favourite to replace Poklepovic, who was appointed last November, is Nenad Gracan. Currently in charge at Slovenian club NK Koper, Gracan has previously coached both HNK Hajduk Split and Rijeka. Vlado Bilic and Milan Djuricic have already had spells in charge of Osijek this season.
