.jpg) Pušić as manager ofShakhtar Donetsk in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marino Pušić | ||
| Date of birth | (1971-08-18)18 August 1971 (age 54) | ||
| Place of birth | Mostar,SR Bosnia and Herzegovina,Yugoslavia | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al Jazira (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Red Star Belgrade | |||
| –1989 | Velež Mostar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1990 | De Graafschap | 0 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | Red Star Belgrade | 0 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | Velež Mostar | ||
| 1992–1993 | De Graafschap | 0 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Rheden | ||
| 1994–1995 | 1. FC Köln II | ||
| 1995–1996 | Eupen | 6 | (0) |
| 1996–2000 | Babberich | ||
| 2000–2001 | De Treffers | ||
| 2001–200? | Doc Shop (futsal) | ||
| 200?–200? | LZV (futsal) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 200? | LZV (futsal) | ||
| 2007–2008 | FC Blok/Carrillion Boys (futsal) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Leekster Eagles (futsal) | ||
| 2010–2013 | Vitesse/AGOVV (U19) | ||
| 2013–2014 | NAC Breda (assistant) | ||
| 2015 | Inter Baku (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2018 | Twente (assistant) | ||
| 2017 | Twente (interim) | ||
| 2018 | Twente (interim) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Twente | ||
| 2019–2021 | AZ Alkmaar (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2023 | Feyenoord (assistant) | ||
| 2023–2025 | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| 2025– | Al Jazira | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marino Pušić (born 18 August 1971) is a Dutch-Croatianfootballmanager and former player who played as amidfielder. He is the manager ofUAE Pro League clubAl Jazira. Besides football, he was also a player and a manager in competitivefutsal.[1]
As a player, Pušić played forDe Graafschap, VV Rheden,1. FC Köln II, andKAS Eupen.[1]
He was part of theRed Star Belgrade squad that won the1990–91 European Cup, but was still too young to feature in any of their games. After fleeing the Yugoslav Wars for the Netherlands he rejected a move toCroatia Zagreb in 1999 when he played for DutchHoofdklasse side Babberich.[2] Pušić later became a club legend atBabberich, when he scored both goals in the 1996Dutch Amateur Cup final againstSHO inDe Kuip.[3]
Pušić was a trainer in theVitesse/AGOVV Football Academy and assistant manager ofNebojša Gudelj atNAC Breda, ofKakhaber Tskhadadze atInter Baku and ofRené Hake andGertjan Verbeek atFC Twente.[4]
On 18 October 2017, Pušić was appointed interim manager at FC Twente after his predecessorRené Hake was forced to leave.[5] On 29 October 2017,Gertjan Verbeek was appointed as the new manager, after which Pušić was demoted back to his role as assistant manager. On 26 March 2018, he was promoted to the interim manager position again, as Verbeek was fired.[6] As interim head coach, Pušić failed to save FC Twente's season and the club finished last in theEredivisie[7] and was relegated to theEerste Divisie. For2018–19 season, Pušić was promoted to head coach.
After finishing in first place and becoming the champions of the Eerste Divisie, and securing promotion back to theEredivisie, Pušić was sacked on 7 May 2019.[8] He was then recruited to become the assistant manager forAZ Alkmaar in May 2019.[9]
In January 2021,Feyenoord announced signing of Pušić as assistant-manager, starting in the summer of 2021. As managerArne Slot was previously transferred by AZ Alkmaar for having discussions about a role with Feyenoord, Pušić was transferred by AZ Alkmaar also.[10]
On 24 October 2023, Pušić left Feyenoord to become the new head coach of Ukraine clubShakhtar Donetsk.[11] On 11 May 2024, he guided the club to their 15th league title in the2023–24 season, following a 1–0 victory over second-placedDynamo Kyiv.[12] He left the club by the end of the2024–25 season.[13]
On 9 September 2025, Pušić became the head coach ofUAE Pro League clubAl Jazira.[14]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W% | ||||
| FC Twente |  | 18 October 2017 | 30 October 2017 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 066.7 |
| 26 March 2018 | 6 May 2019 | 48 | 29 | 7 | 12 | 87 | 55 | +32 | 060.4 | ||
| Shakhtar Donetsk |  | 24 October 2023 | 24 May 2025 | 71 | 44 | 13 | 14 | 142 | 71 | +71 | 062.0 |
| Al Jazira |  | 9 September 2025 | present | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 066.7 |
| Total | 128 | 79 | 20 | 29 | 244 | 131 | +113 | 061.7 | |||
FC Twente
Shakhtar Donetsk
Feyenoord