Ivan Đurđević (; also transliterated Djurdjević; born 5 February 1977) is a Serbian football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of I liga club Stal Mielec.
He started his career in his native Belgrade before moving to CD Ourense in Galicia. He then spent many years in the top flight in Portugal before moving to Lech Poznań of Poland, finishing his playing career and moving onto a managerial career with them.
Playing career Born in Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Đurđević made his professional debuts with FK Rad in 1996. In January 1998 he first moved abroad, going on to remain two and a half years in Spain with CD Ourense and competing in both the Segunda División and Segunda División B tournaments.
Đurđević spent most of his 17-year career in Portugal, where he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 154 games and 16 goals with S.C. Farense, Vitória S.C. and C.F. Os Belenenses, and in Poland, spending six consecutive seasons in the Ekstraklasa with Lech Poznań.El adiós de Ivan Djurdjević: el zurdo de las mil lenguas (The farewell of Ivan Djurdjević: lefty of the thousand languages); Vavel, 6 June 2013 (in Spanish)
Coaching career After retiring, Đurđević stayed connected to his last club as a youth manager.Ivan Djurdjević: Lech Poznań to wyższy cel (Ivan Djurdjević: Lech Poznan are bigger words); Lech Poznań, 27 January 2015 (in Polish) On 8 May 2015, he was appointed head coach of the reserves in III liga.Ivan Djurdjević poprowadzi drużynę rezerw (Ivan Djurdjević will be in charge of reserve team); Lech Poznań, 8 May 2015 (in Polish) In May 2018, Đurđević became manager of the senior team.Lech Poznań: Ivan Djurdjević trenerem Kolejorza od nowego sezonu! (Lech Poznań: Ivan Djurdjević coach of railwaymen from next season!); Głos Wielkopolski, 17 May 2018 (in Polish)Lech postawił na swojego człowieka. "Wskoczę w ogień" (Lech bet on their own man. "I will jump in the fire"); TVN24, 17 May 2018 (in Polish) He was dismissed on 4 November 2018.
On 20 May 2019, Đurđević was appointed manager of Chrobry Głogów.Chrobry Głogów ma nowego trenera. To Ivan Djurdjevic [ZDJĘCIA, FILM], glogow.naszemiasto.pl, 20 May 2019 On 4 May 2022, with three games to go and Chrobry still in contention for promotion, it was announced he would step down from his role at the end of the season. Chrobry entered the promotion play-offs and caused an upset by eliminating Arka Gdynia on 26 May 2022, only to come up short in the final against Korona Kielce three days later.
On 2 June 2022, Đurđević made his return to Ekstraklasa and was announced as the new manager of Śląsk Wrocław. He was dismissed on 21 April 2023, with six games left in the season.
In August 2024, he joined Latvian Higher League club Liepāja as their new sporting director. Outside of his regular duties, Đurđević was also actively involved in coaching and present on the sidelines during matches. He left the club in December 2024 in order to be closer to his family in Poland.
On 1 April 2025, Đurđević was appointed manager of Ekstraklasa club Stal Mielec, signing a contract until the end of June 2026. Unable to save Stal from relegation to the I liga, Đurđević remained at the club for the start of the following campaign. The team made a poor start to the season, winning just three of their opening eleven league matches of the season. On 27 September, the club announced they had sacked Đurđević.
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenure Team From To RecordLech Poznań II1 July 201527 May 2018Lech Poznań1 June 20184 November 2018Chrobry Głogów20 May 20191 June 2022Śląsk Wrocław2 June 202221 April 2023Stal Mielec1 April 202527 September 2025 Total
Honours Lech Poznań Ekstraklasa: 2009–10 Polish Cup: 2008–09 Polish Super Cup: 2009
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