Sergej Jakirović — Playing career & background

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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

Playing career

Prototype dataset

Playing-career detail is not available for Sergej Jakirović in the provisional dataset yet. GafferLens does not publish unverified biographical information.

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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

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