Borimir Perković (born 25 September 1967) is a Croatian professional

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and former

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. During his club career, he played for numerous clubs in Croatia, collecting over 300 caps and scoring over 50 goals. Although a versatile and talented

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, Perković never earned a cap for the Croatia national team.

Managerial career

Perković started as manager with

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in 2008, later moving to Saudi Arabia, at Al-Faisaly, with

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, who was named as the head coach. In 2012 he came back to Croatia and was named the manager of Inter Zaprešić again. In 2014, again with Dalić, he moved to United Arab Emirates at

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. The club reached the final game of the

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in 2016, which unfortunately lost. On 30 August 2017, Perković was appointed the head coach of

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club

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. In his first season with the club based on Croatian coast, he finished in 7th in the

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. On 5 June 2019, two days after Šibenik lost to Istra 1961 in two qualification games for the qualification for the first tier, he terminated the contract with the club. On 22 June 2019, Perković was named the new manager of

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club

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. On 8 October 2019, he was sacked by the club, following a series of defeats in the

. Perković was left without a club in summer 2022 after leaving

.Borimir Perković koji je preporodio Inter i bio najbolji drugoligaški trener, trenutačno je bez angažmana. To je trenerska sudbina
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Honours

Player

Inker Zaprešić *

Croatian Cup Croatian Cup may refer to: *Croatian Football Cup *Croatian Football Super Cup *Croatian Women's Football Cup *Croatian Basketball Cup, also known as Krešimir Ćosić Cup *Croatian Handball Cup *Croatian Water Polo Cup The Croatian Water Polo C ...

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Osijek *

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Manager

Šibenik * Croatian Second League runner-up: 2018–19

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Perkovic, Borimir 1967 births Living people Footballers from Livno Men's association football midfielders Yugoslav men's footballers Croatian men's footballers NK Zagreb players NK Inter Zaprešić players HNK Rijeka players NK Osijek players Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. players Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players NK Slaven Belupo players NK Kamen Ingrad players Croatian Football League players Israeli Premier League players Liga Leumit players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Croatian football managers NK Inter Zaprešić managers HNK Šibenik managers NK Varaždin (1931–2015) managers NK Osijek managers Croatian Football League managers Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates