The decision to fire Croatian coach Igor Jovicevich from his position as head coach of Donetsk Shakhtar has left fans disappointed. The management of the club terminated Jovicevich’s contract ahead of schedule, which was supposed to be valid until June 2024. Fans expressed their anger and disappointment on Shakhtar’s social media platforms, criticizing the decision. Under Jovicevich’s leadership, Shakhtar became the champions of Ukraine for the 14th time in history and advanced to the 1/8 finals of the Europa League. The main candidate to replace Jovicevich is Dutch specialist Patrick van Leeuwen.
Donetsk Shakhtar fans are not happy with the decision of the Pitmen management to fire the Croatian specialist Igor Jovicevich from the position of head coach.
Igor Jovičević was officially fired as head coach of Shakhtar on Saturday, July 1.
The leadership of the Donetsk club decided to terminate the contract with the Croatian specialist ahead of schedule, which is valid until June 2024.
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Fans of The Pitmen received this news with disappointment and left many angry comments on Shakhtar’s social network.
“Miners should be ashamed” – @kalyniuk_ivan
“Firing Jovićević was a big mistake. You will regret more than once, @mr.muzychyn
“The coach who created the team during the war brought about 150 million euros in transfers. And at least someone commented, why? Certainly not for sports results,” – @ushakovlg
“Akhmetov, what are you doing?” @myk._.kiyko
“Not deserved. Fire the coach a year after he was hired. As illogical as possible, also with common decisions, ” @maaxyym
“Big mistake for the club. I really like Jovićević as a coach.” @vadym_solokha
“Bad behavior towards the coach. Totally disrespectful.” @zakhar_grabovskii
“Are you serious? How about it? Jovicevich brought the team to a new level, rebuilt. For me, it is necessary to leave Jovicevich for one more season,” @comrexxeu
Igor Jovichevich. Photo: FC Shakhtar
- Shakhtar under the leadership of Jovičević, following the results of last season, became the champion of Ukraine for the 14th time in history. The Donetsk team finished third in the Champions League group and advanced to the 1/8 finals of the Europa League.
- The 49-year-old Jovicevich previously worked as head coach of Lviv Karpaty, Slovenia Celje, Zagreb Dynamo and Dnipro-1.
- The main candidate for the position of Shakhtar mentor is the Dutch specialist Patrick van Leeuwen, who last season led Lugansk Zorya.
