Zdenko Verdenik

Slovenian football manager (born 1949)

Zdenko Verdenik
Personal information
Date of birth	(1949-05-02) 2 May 1949 (age 75)
Place of birth	Ptuj, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Svoboda Ljubljana
	Železničar Maribor
	Slovan
Managerial career
1984–1985	Olimpija
1993–1994	Slovenia U21
1994–1997	Slovenia
1995	Olimpija
1998–1999	Austria Wien
2000–2001	JEF United Ichihara
2002–2003	Nagoya Grampus Eight
2003–2004	Vegalta Sendai
2010–2011	Interblock
2012–2013	Omiya Ardija
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zdenko Verdenik (born 2 May 1949) is a Slovenian football manager and former player who played as a winger.

He coached NK Olimpija,^[1] Slovenia under-21 team, Slovenia senior team, FK Austria Wien, JEF United Ichihara, Nagoya Grampus Eight, Vegalta Sendai, and Omiya Ardija.

Managerial statistics

^[2]

Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	G	W	D	L	Win %
JEF United Ichihara	2000	2001	35	18	2	15	051.43
Nagoya Grampus Eight	2002	2003	45	20	9	16	044.44
Vegalta Sendai	2003	2004	53	17	16	20	032.08
Omiya Ardija	2012	2013	42	18	11	13	042.86
Total			175	73	38	64	041.71

References

^ "Nogometni klub Olimpija Ljubljana". Archived from the original on 17 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
^ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)

External links

Profile at Austria Vienna archives
Zdenko Verdenik at J.League (manager) (in Japanese)
Zdenko Verdenik at Soccerway.com
Zdenko Verdenik at WorldFootball.net

Zdenko Verdenik managerial positions
v t e Slovenia national football team – managers
Prašnikar (1991–93) Verdenik (1994–97) Prašnikar (1998) Katanec (1998–02) Prašnikar (2002–04) Oblak (2004–06) Kek (2007–11) Stojanović (2011–12) Katanec (2013–17) Kavčič (2017–18) Benedejčič (2018) Kek (2018–)

v t e FK Austria Wien – managers
Hogan (1911–12) Meisl (1912–13) Andres (1919–21) Lanzer (1922–27) Lang (1928–30) Kurz (1930–31) Hogan (1931–32) Blum (1932–35) Konrád (1935–36) Nausch (1936–37) Sindelar (1937–38) J. Schneider (1939–40) K. Schneider (1941–42) Geyer (1945) Müller (1946–54) Nausch (1954–55) Vogl (1956–57) Adamek (1957–58) Smistik (1958–59) Probst (1959–60) Schlechta (1960–62) Frühwirth (1962–64) Müller (1964–65) Ocwirk (1965–71) Müller (1971–72) Stotz (1972) Guttmann (1973) Pecanka (1973–74) Argauer (1974) Dienst (1974–75) Löser (1975) Stotz (1976–77) Stessl (1977–79) Hof (1979–82) Halama (1982–84) Parits (1984–85) Stessl (1985–86) Parits (1986–87) Stotz (1987) Jantoka (1987–88) Starek (1988) Sara (1988) Hof (1989–90) Prohaska (1990–92) Stessl (1992–93) Hickersberger (1993–94) Coordes (1994–95) Hrubesch (1995–96) Skocik (1996–97) Frank (1997–98) Sara^c (1998) Verdenik (1998–99) Koncilia^c (1999) Prohaska (1999–00) Baumeister^c (2000) Hochhauser (2000–01) Haan (2001) Hörmann & Pfeffer (2001) Constantini^c (2001–02) Schachner (2002) Daum (2002–03) Löw (2003–04) Søndergaard (2004–05) Stöger (2005) Schinkels (2006) Zellhofer (2006–08) Constantini^c (2008) Daxbacher (2008–11) Vastić (2011–12) Stöger (2012–13) Bjelica (2013–14) Gager^c (2014) Baumgartner (2014–15) Ogris^c (2015) Fink (2015–18) Letsch (2018–19) Ibertsberger^c (2019) Ilzer (2019–20) Stöger (2020–21) Schmid (2021–22) Wimmer (2023–) (c) = caretaker manager

FK Austria Wien – managers

Hogan (1911–12)
Meisl (1912–13)
Andres (1919–21)
Lanzer (1922–27)
Lang (1928–30)
Kurz (1930–31)
Hogan (1931–32)
Blum (1932–35)
Konrád (1935–36)
Nausch (1936–37)
Sindelar (1937–38)
J. Schneider (1939–40)
K. Schneider (1941–42)
Geyer (1945)
Müller (1946–54)
Nausch (1954–55)
Vogl (1956–57)
Adamek (1957–58)
Smistik (1958–59)
Probst (1959–60)
Schlechta (1960–62)
Frühwirth (1962–64)
Müller (1964–65)
Ocwirk (1965–71)
Müller (1971–72)
Stotz (1972)
Guttmann (1973)
Pecanka (1973–74)
Argauer (1974)
Dienst (1974–75)
Löser (1975)
Stotz (1976–77)
Stessl (1977–79)
Hof (1979–82)
Halama (1982–84)
Parits (1984–85)
Stessl (1985–86)
Parits (1986–87)
Stotz (1987)
Jantoka (1987–88)
Starek (1988)
Sara (1988)
Hof (1989–90)
Prohaska (1990–92)
Stessl (1992–93)
Hickersberger (1993–94)
Coordes (1994–95)
Hrubesch (1995–96)
Skocik (1996–97)
Frank (1997–98)
Sara^c (1998)
Verdenik (1998–99)
Koncilia^c (1999)
Prohaska (1999–00)
Baumeister^c (2000)
Hochhauser (2000–01)
Haan (2001)
Hörmann & Pfeffer (2001)
Constantini^c (2001–02)
Schachner (2002)
Daum (2002–03)
Löw (2003–04)
Søndergaard (2004–05)
Stöger (2005)
Schinkels (2006)
Zellhofer (2006–08)
Constantini^c (2008)
Daxbacher (2008–11)
Vastić (2011–12)
Stöger (2012–13)
Bjelica (2013–14)
Gager^c (2014)
Baumgartner (2014–15)
Ogris^c (2015)
Fink (2015–18)
Letsch (2018–19)
Ibertsberger^c (2019)
Ilzer (2019–20)
Stöger (2020–21)
Schmid (2021–22)
Wimmer (2023–)

v t e JEF United Chiba – managers
Nagai (1992–93) Kiyokumo (1994–95) Okudera (1996) Versleijen (1997–98) Engels (1999) Zamfir (1999–00) Kambe^c (2000) Verdenik (2000–01) Kambe^c (2001) Vengloš (2002) I. Osim (2003–06) A. Osim (2006–07) Kuže (2008) Sawairi^c (2008) Miller (2008–09) Ejiri (2009–10) Lodeweges (2011) Kambe (2011) Kiyama (2012) Suzuki (2013–14) Saito^c (2014) Sekizuka (2014–16) Hasebe (2016) Esnáider (2017–19) Ejiri (2019) Yoon (2020–22) Kobayashi (2023–) (c) = caretaker manager

JEF United Chiba – managers

Nagai (1992–93)
Kiyokumo (1994–95)
Okudera (1996)
Versleijen (1997–98)
Engels (1999)
Zamfir (1999–00)
Kambe^c (2000)
Verdenik (2000–01)
Kambe^c (2001)
Vengloš (2002)
I. Osim (2003–06)
A. Osim (2006–07)
Kuže (2008)
Sawairi^c (2008)
Miller (2008–09)
Ejiri (2009–10)
Lodeweges (2011)
Kambe (2011)
Kiyama (2012)
Suzuki (2013–14)
Saito^c (2014)
Sekizuka (2014–16)
Hasebe (2016)
Esnáider (2017–19)
Ejiri (2019)
Yoon (2020–22)
Kobayashi (2023–)

v t e Nagoya Grampus – managers
Hiraki (1992–93) Milne (1994) Miura (1994) Wenger (1995–96) Costa (1996) Queiroz (1996–97) Tanaka (1997–99) Sanchez (1999) Mazarópi (1999) João Carlos (1999–01) Miura (2001) Verdenik (2002–03) Nelsinho (2003–05) Nakata (2005) Vergoossen (2006–07) Stojković (2008–13) Nishino (2014–15) Ogura (2016) Gjurovski (2016) Kazama (2017–19) Ficcadenti (2019–21) Hasegawa (2022–)

Nagoya Grampus – managers

Hiraki (1992–93)
Milne (1994)
Miura (1994)
Wenger (1995–96)
Costa (1996)
Queiroz (1996–97)
Tanaka (1997–99)
Sanchez (1999)
Mazarópi (1999)
João Carlos (1999–01)
Miura (2001)
Verdenik (2002–03)
Nelsinho (2003–05)
Nakata (2005)
Vergoossen (2006–07)
Stojković (2008–13)
Nishino (2014–15)
Ogura (2016)
Gjurovski (2016)
Kazama (2017–19)
Ficcadenti (2019–21)
Hasegawa (2022–)

v t e Vegalta Sendai – managers
Suzuki (1995) Sato (1996) Elsner (1997) Rus (1997) Miura (1997) Suzuki (1998–99) Shimizu (1999–03) Ishii (2003) Verdenik (2003–04) Tsunami (2005) Santana (2006) Mochizuki (2007) Teguramori (2008–13) Arnold (2014) Watanabe (2014–19) Kiyama (2020) Teguramori (2021) Harasaki (2021–22) Ito (2022–23) Hori (2023) Moriyama (2023–)

v t e Omiya Ardija – managers
Sasaki (1997–98) P. Verbeek (1998–99) Miura (2000–01) Duut (2002) Kanno (2003) Kiyokumo (2003) Miura (2004–06) R. Verbeek (2007) Sakuma (2007) Higuchi (2008) Chang (2009–10) Suzuki (2010–12) Okamoto^c (2012) Verdenik (2012–13) Okamoto^c (2013) Ogura (2013) Okuma (2014) Shibuya (2014–17) Ito (2017) Ishii (2017–18) Takagi (2019–20) Iwase (2021) Sasaki^c (2021) Shimoda (2021–22) Soma (2022–23) Harasaki (2023) Nagasawa (2024–) (c) = caretaker manager

Omiya Ardija – managers