Ivan Prelec

Ivan Prelec (born 24 July 1987) is a Croatian professional football manager.

Managerial career He started as a manager in 2006, with only 19 years. He led the youth team of Dinamo Zagreb in 2014, while later he became the manager of the U17 team.

In 2017, he went to HNK Gorica, where, at first, he served as an assistant manager, but in February 2018, he was named the head coach of the club. Managing Gorica, he won the 2017–18 Croatian Second Football League. In June 2018, he left Gorica and became the assistant manager of Legia Warsaw under the coaching staff of Dean Klafurić.

On 15 June 2019, he was named the new manager of NK Istra 1961, succeeding Igor Cvitanović.

On 15 March 2022, he became manager of Danish Superliga club Vejle Boldklub. He managed the club until 23 September 2024, when he resigned due to a bad start to the season, where Vejle had lost all 10 games.

In June 2025, Prelec returned to Vejle Boldklub as head coach, with the club announcing his reappointment effective 16 June on a two-year contract. On 3 November 2025, with Vejle bottom after taking seven points from 14 league matches, the club ended his tenure; assistants Morten Bisgaard and Steffen Kielstrup were placed in interim charge for the remainder of the autumn programme.

Managerial statistics

+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecord Gorica 10 January 201814 June 2018 Istra 1961 15 July 201915 August 2020 Dinamo Zagreb II 14 October 20206 April 2021 Vejle Boldklub 15 March 202223 September 2024 Vejle Boldklub 16 June 20253 November 2025Total

Honours Manager

HNK Gorica Croatian Second League: 2017–18

Vejle Danish 1st Division: 2022–23