Dino Škvorc (born 2 February 1990) is a Croatian coach and a former player who played as a

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.He is currently the assistant first-team coach at Austrian club

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Career

While still part of the NK Varteks youth system, Škvorc made his professional debut with the senior Varteks in the 2007–08 Prva HNL, in the away game against

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on 27 October 2007. He established himself as a starting eleven regular in the 2009–10 Prva HNL season, in which he appeared in 27 out of 30 league matches for the club. In June 2010, after losing its main sponsorship deal (with Varteks clothing factory), Varteks changed its name to NK Varaždin, and immediately started suffering financial difficulties, leading to its players not consistently receiving their salaries. In June 2011, the

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terminated Varaždin's contract with Škvorc, allowing him to sign a five-year contract with

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. In August 2011, he was loaned to

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. In January 2012, Škvorc terminated his contract with Dinamo. In February 2012, Škvorc signed a sixth-month contract with Belgian club

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with a possibility of a two-year extension. Škvorc left

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in January 2017. In February 2017, he signed for

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. Later he played for Polet Sv. Martin na Muri.

Honours

;Sheriff Tiraspol *

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: 2016–17 *

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: 2016

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