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Sergej Jakirović

Hull City· Premier League · Bosnia and Herzegovina flag Bosnia and Herzegovina · Citizenship: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia · Age 49

Employed3-5-2Counter AttackPremier League hub →

GafferScore

68/ 100

Developing / mixed

17th percentile of covered managers

Developing sampleUpdated this week

Career snapshot

PermanentVerified 17 AUG 2026 · MEDIUM

Age

49

23 DEC 1976

Appointed

11 JUN 2025

Tenure

1Y 4M

1 year, 4 months

Contractⓘ

Until Jun 2028

Contract confirmed

Senior managerial experienceⓘ

8 years, 5 months

Since 1 JUL 2017

In coaching

8 years, 5 months

Includes academy & assistant roles

Current role

Head Coach

Current base shape

3-5-2

Appointed

11 Jun 2025

Contract expiry

30 Jun 2028

Senior managerial experience

8 years, 5 months

Date of birth

23 Dec 1976

Place of birth

Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tactical identity

Counter Attack

Provisional data

Season: 2026/27Competition: Premier LeagueUpdated: Updated this weekSource: GafferLens editorial review

Hull City

Current Club — All Competitions

Matches

53

Wins

24

Draws

13

Losses

16

Win %

45.3%

GF 78 · GA 73 · GD 5 · 2025-08-09 → 2026-08-22

Current Season — League

1 matches · 1–0–0 · 100%

Current Club — League

50 matches · 24–11–15 · 48%

All verified competitive senior first-team matches managed during the current uninterrupted spell. Verified fixtures → match records → manager assignments → approved canonical layer.

Data profile

Prototype dataset

Metric	Value	Percentile	Comparison group
Attack	72	29th	Covered managers
Defence	80	69th	Covered managers
Pressing	71	28th	Covered managers
Possession	66	23rd	Covered managers
Build-Up	68	19th	Covered managers
Transition	83	78th	Covered managers
Player Development	76	41st	Covered managers
Tactical Flexibility	75	52nd	Covered managers
GafferScore	68	17th	Covered managers

Verified career record

Aggregated from individual senior spells

Matches346

Wins197

Draws68

Losses81

Win percentage56.9%

Points per game1.90

Goal differenceNot publicly confirmed

Senior spells counted8

Senior head-coach spells only. Assistant and development-team roles are excluded from win-loss totals, and each spell counts only matches managed at that club.

News & analysis

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Watchlist

The GafferLens Watchlist: eleven coaches worth knowing early

Not a hype list. Eleven coaches from smaller leagues and second divisions with a concrete, stated reason for being monitored.

17 August 202610 min readPro section

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GafferLens original graphic

Methodology & data freshness

GafferScore 0.4 (provisional editorial) · tactical model 0.3 (prototype model) · rankings updated 2026-08-17. Form window: Last 10 competitive matches, recency weighted.

Updated this week · Confidence LOW · Source: GafferLens editorial review

Image credits

Visual: GafferLens generic Hull City shirt — an original unbranded illustration using traditional club colours. No licensed photograph verified for Sergej Jakirović (status: PLACEHOLDER).

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