Zeljko Kopic entered the history of Dinamo » Along with Mircea Lucescu and Cornel Dinu, the Croatian enters a select top of the “dogs”
Article by Cosmin Nistor – Published Monday, January 12, 2026 23:10 / Updated Monday, January 12, 2026 23:14
Zeljko Kopic (48 years old) officially entered the history of the Dinamo club. Today, the Croatian technician has reached 773 days on the bench of the “red dogs”, a performance that propels him into the top 10 longest coaching tenures in the history of the red and white.
Installed on December 1, 2023, on Romania's National Day itself, Kopic received a special post from the club in Ștefan cel Mare, which marked the moment with an official message.
Kopic, in the history of Dinamo
By reaching the milestone of 773 days in office, Zeljko Kopic enters a select ranking, alongside legends of the Dinamo club.
Zeljko Kopic enters the history of Dinamo!
The coach of our team is now in the top of the longest tenures on the technical bench in the history of the club.
We wish him as many matches, victories and important achievements as possible with Dinamo!– was the message sent by Dinamo on social networks.
photo: Facebook – Dinamo Bucharest
Top 10 longest tenures in Dinamo's history:
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1. Mircea Lucescu – 1,685 days
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2. Angelo Niculescu – 1,460 days
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3. Ion Nunweiller – 1,197 days
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4. Cornel Dinu – 1,176 days
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5. Nicolae Dumitru – 1,095 days
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6. Ioan Andone – 1,010 days
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7. July Baratky – 851 days
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8. Nicolae Dumitru (other mandate) – 808 days
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9. Traian Ionescu – 791 days
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10. ZELJKO KOPIC – 773+ days
Zeljko Kopic's record at Dinamo
In the 90 matches played on Dinamo's bench, Kopic recorded 35 victories, 32 draws and 25 defeats. His average is 1.52 points per game. Throughout his career, the Croatian technician also trained teams such as NK Lucko, Cibalia, NK Zagreb, Slaven Belupo, Hajduk Split, Pafos FC, Dinamo Zagreb and Botev Plovdiv.
Dinamo's first official match this year is scheduled for January 18, at 8:30 p.m., at home, against U Cluj, a match counting for the 22nd stage of the Super League. After this championship stage, Kopic will equal Traian Ionescu and climb to at least 9th place all-time.
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