Zoran Kastel (born 22 October 1972) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who most recently manager of Prva HNL club Varaždin.
![]() Kastel in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Zoran Kastel | ||
Date of birth | (1972-10-22) 22 October 1972 (age 49) | ||
Place of birth |
Osijek, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992 | Osijek | 15 | (0) |
1992–1993 | Belišće | 28 | (2) |
1993–1994 | Osijek | 17 | (0) |
1995–1996 | Slavonija Požega | 30 | (2) |
1996–1997 | Inker Zaprešić | 3 | (0) |
1997–2005 | Varteks | 187 | (9) |
2006–2007 | Dinamo Tirana | 38 | (2) |
Total | 318 | (15) | |
Teams managed | |||
2013-2017 | Podravina | ||
2017 | Varaždin | ||
2018–2020 | Varaždin (assistant) | ||
2020–2021 | Varaždin | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Born in Varaždin, Kastel joined the youth academy of the local powerhouse Varteks. He was promoted to the club's first team squad for the 1998–99 season, and soon established himself as a regular member of the team, appearing in 23 league matches in his debut season.[1] He had appeared in a total of 171 Prva HNL matches and scored 9 goals in his seven and a half seasons with Varteks,[1] before leaving the club to join the Albanian Superliga side Dinamo Tirana during the winter break of the 2006–07 season. He played for the Albanian powerhouse for a season and a half, before retiring in July 2007.
Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||||
Varaždin | 27 May 2017 | 19 September 2017 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 033.33 | |||
Varaždin | 7 December 2020 | 28 May 2021 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 013.64 | |||
Total | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 017.86 |
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