Jerko Leko
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Leko with Dinamo Zagreb in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jerko Leko | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jarun (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2002 | Dinamo Zagreb | 45 | (5) |
| 2002–2006 | Dynamo Kyiv | 61 | (7) |
| 2002–2006 | → Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2010 | Monaco | 85 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | Bucaspor | 30 | (2) |
| 2011–2014 | Dinamo Zagreb | 63 | (5) |
| 2014–2016 | Lokomotiva | 55 | (4) |
| Total | 339 | (27) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999 | Croatia U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2000 | Croatia U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2001 | Croatia U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2002–2009 | Croatia | 59 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017–2021 | Lokomotiva (U19) | ||
| 2021 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | ||
| 2021 | Lokomotiva | ||
| 2021– | Jarun | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jerko Leko (born 9 April 1980) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player, who is the current manager of the second-tier Druga HNL club Jarun. He primarily played as a central midfielder, but could also operate as a right one, or more defensively, as a right-back.
Leko represented the Croatia national football team at two UEFA European Championships and the 2006 FIFA World Cup. His professional club career spans 17 years across the top-flight leagues of Croatia, Ukraine, France and Turkey.