{"id":52286,"date":"2025-06-11T21:43:53","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T21:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=52286"},"modified":"2025-06-12T04:07:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T04:07:14","slug":"hull-city-manager-confirmed-sergej-jakirovic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/hull-city-manager-confirmed-sergej-jakirovic\/","title":{"rendered":"Hull City Manager Confirmed As Club Announce Appointment Of Former Dinamo Zagreb Boss Sergej Jakirovic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The search for the next Hull City manager is over after the club officially confirmed the appointment of Bosnian manager Sergej Jakirovic.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Forty-eight-year-old Jakirovic has signed a two-year deal with the Championship club.<\/p>\n<p>He arrives from Turkish outfit\u00a0Kayserispor and replaces the sacked Ruben Selles at the Tigers.<\/p>\n<p>Former Southampton boss Selles was dismissed last month after Hull survived relegation to League One on goal difference.<\/p>\n<h2>Next Hull City Manager Confirmed With Sergej Jakirovic Appointment<\/h2>\n<p>Jakirovic joins Hull having worked in his native Bosnia, as well as Croatia and Slovenia.<\/p>\n<p>He had only been named Kayserispor boss in January, but left the club by mutual consent after Hull agreed a settlement.<\/p>\n<p>The former Bosnian international defender guided Dinamo Zagreb to a Croatian league and cup double in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>But he left after Zagreb&#8217;s record defeat as they were thumped 9-2 by Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sergej\u2019s our man. \ud83e\udd1d<\/p>\n<p>Welcoming our new head coach! \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\udde6<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/hcafc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#hcafc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hull City (@HullCity) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HullCity\/status\/1932724488485146843?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Hull City Manager Roullette Continues<\/h2>\n<p>Jakirovic becomes the third manager to join Hull City since Liam Rosenior departed.<\/p>\n<p>Rosenior was sacked in May 2024, despite guiding the Tigers to a seventh-placed Championship finish.<\/p>\n<p>His replacement, German boss Tim Walter, lasted a matter of months.<\/p>\n<p>Walter was sacked in November, as Hull occupied the relegation places.<\/p>\n<p>And Spanish coach Selles was in and out within six months after barely keeping Hull up.<\/p>\n<p>Ruben Selles has since been linked to becoming the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/next-middlesbrough-manager-betting-odds\/\"><strong>next Middlesbrough manager<\/strong><\/a>, though this seems unlikely.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hull City boss Ruben Selles is set to depart after six months in charge. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rUZsipx5su\">pic.twitter.com\/rUZsipx5su<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BBC Sport (@BBCSport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCSport\/status\/1922944704930271595?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Jakirovic impressed in Turkey, helping Kayserispor to finish 13th, having been in the relegation zone when he arrived.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement via the club&#8217;s website, Hull City chairman Acun Ilicali said: &#8220;After a thorough and extensive recruitment process, we are delighted to secure the services of Sergej.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We believe in the football that he will bring to the MKM Stadium for us and importantly, he has proven himself to be a winner throughout his career.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My dream for our club has never changed from the first day I took over, and I believe in Sergej as we look forward to the 2025-26 Championship campaign together as one family.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Along with Jakirovic, coaches Marko Salatovic, Marin Ivancic and Andjelo Roguljic will join him as part of the new-look back-room team at the MKM Stadium.<\/p>\n<h2>Who Is The Hull City Manager?<\/h2>\n<p>Born on 23 December, 1976, Sergej Jakirovic is a former Bosnian international.<\/p>\n<p>As a player, he spent time in the Croatian first division with numerous clubs.<\/p>\n<p>He made hi international debut in 2005, playing in a friendly against Estonia.<\/p>\n<p>Jakirovic won a total of five caps for Bosnia. 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