Đuro Bago

Djuro Bago (born 20 April 1961 in Zagreb, Croatia) is a football coach and sports director. He is currently the sports' director of NK Inter Zaprešić in the Croatian First League.

Career

He was educated at the Faculty of Physical Culture of the University of Zagreb from 1992–1996 and graduated as a football coach. He started his football coaching career in 1992, working with U-12, U-14 and U-16 players in the Zagreb Football Association.

In 1995, he became a member of the Croatian Football Association's team of football experts for players under 16. In the 1997-98 season, he was head coach of the pro-team NK Inter Zapresic (Croatian First League). Thanks to his excellent work with young players in NK Inter Zapresic, in 1999 he received an offer and signed to lead the Croatian football club NK Dinamo Zagreb.

As head coach of Dinamo Zagreb Under 16 team, the team won the Croatian Championship in 2001. In the 2001-2002 season as head coach of Dinamo Zagreb Under 18 team, the team won the Croatian Championships and received the Croatian Cup. As head coach of Football Academy of NK Dinamo Zagreb U-16 and U-18 years, he has coached young players who have gone on to become stars and great players such as: