Dinamo Zagreb have sacked head coach Sergej Jakirovic two days after the club lost 9-2 to Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
The defeat in Germany was the club’s heaviest loss ever and the first time a team has conceded nine goals in the competition’s history.
Jakirovic was hired by Dinamo in the summer of 2023 and led the club to the Croatian league and cup double in his first season.
The 47-year-old also oversaw the club’s 5-0 aggregate victory over Azerbaijan champions Qarabag to book their place in the Champions League group stage, before they lost on the opening day against Bayern.
Dinamo were 3-0 down at the break but goals from Bruno Petkovic and Takuya Ogiwara in the first five minutes of the second half reduced the deficit to 3-2 before Bayern responded with six more goals.
Dinamo thanked Jakirovic in a statement on Thursday as they confirmed they had decided to part ways with the former Bosnia and Herzegovina international.
“We hereby ask the media and the public to show understanding to Sergej Jakirovic and his family and not to worsen the already stressful situation,” the statement added.
Dinamo won their first four league games of the 2024-25 season but have dropped to third after a draw with Rijeka and a home loss to rivals Hajduk Split on 19 September.
They return to league action on Saturday with a trip to Slaven Koprivnica and continue their Champions League campaign against Monaco on October 2.
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