Mario Vasilj (born 23 December 1983) is a retired Swedish football defender. He is currently the head coach of

Östers IF Östers Idrottsförening, commonly known as Östers IF or simply Öster, is a Swedish sports club located in Växjö, specializing in football, and playing in the second tier of Swedish football, Superettan. The club has previously also compet ...

's U21 team and assistant manager of the club's first team.

Career

He joined

in 2006 from amateur side

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. During his first season at Öster, he was regularly left out of the team for other players, but when he has played, his performances have been impressive considered his lack of experience. During Östers successful 2010 campaign to win Division 1 Södra, he played every single minute of the season up until the 23rd round, when he tore a

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. After 12 long years, Vasilj finally left

after the 2018 season.

Coaching career

After a season with

in 2019, Vasilj decided to retire at the end of the year. On 29 January 2020, he returned to

as an assistant coach for the first team and head coach of the club's U21 team.Mario Vasilj blir ny assisterande tränare
ostersif.se, 21 January 2020

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1983 births Living people Swedish men's footballers Östers IF players Allsvenskan players Superettan players Men's association football defenders Swedish football managers Östers IF non-playing staff {{Sweden-footy-defender-stub