Radenko Mijatović

Slovenian footballer and administrator

Radenko Mijatović (born 16 November 1963) is a Slovenian football administrator and former player who is the president of the Football Association of Slovenia.^[1]

Early life

Mijatović was born in 1963 in Kneževo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[2] He moved to Slovenia as a teenager.^[3]

Career

After retiring from football, Mijatović worked as a football referee.^[4]

In 2016, Mijatović was appointed president of the Football Association of Slovenia,^[5] becoming the first president of the Football Association to not be born in Slovenia.^[6]

References

^ "Präsident glaubt an einen Sieg Sloweniens". kleinezeitung.at (in German). 12 October 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
^ "SRBIN IZ KNEŽEVA NASLEDIO ĆEFERINA Radenko Mijatović novi predsednik NZS". Blic.rs (in Serbian). 16 December 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
^ Plestenjak, Rok (15 December 2016). "Predsednik, ki je začel kot fizični delavec v proizvodnji". siol.net (in Slovenian). Retrieved 24 June 2023.
^ Plestenjak, Rok (31 October 2020). "Predsednik, ki skuša povezovati in ne išče konfliktov". siol.net (in Slovenian). Retrieved 24 June 2023.
^ Viškovič, Rok (17 December 2016). "Po dogajanju, ki je poskrbelo za madež, spet optimizem". siol.net (in Slovenian). Retrieved 24 June 2023.
^ Plestenjak, Rok (26 December 2016). "V Slovenijo se je zaljubil kot mladi vojak, nato postal direktor in predsednik". siol.net. Retrieved 24 June 2023.