Romeo Jozak (born 11 October 1972) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who most recently managed the Kuwait national team.
Jozak grew up in a family of mathematics and physics teachers. He ended his football career early due to a serious injury at the age of twenty-two while playing at the club NK Orijent Rijeka. During the Croatian War of Independence, he stayed in Zagreb. Soon after he was awarded a scholarship to the United States, where he also worked as an instructor at youth summer camps. After returning, he started training with Ilija LonÃÂareviÃÂ, assisting him as an assistant at Dinamo Zagreb (2001âÂÂ2002 and 2004âÂÂ2005), the Libya team (2003âÂÂ2004 and 2005âÂÂ2006) and NK Osijek (2006âÂÂ2008). At the same time, he completed his doctorate education at the Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of Zagreb.
He parted ways with the Croatian Football Federation in March 2017. Then returning to Dinamo Zagreb as a sports director, but he only staying there for four months. After the dismissal of Dinamo Zagreb's head coach, Ivaylo Petev, Jozak hinted at taking over for the vacant head coach position. The board replaced Petev with Mario CvitanoviÃÂ and Jozak soon after decided to resign.
On 13 September 2017, Jozak was hired as the manager of Polish club Legia Warsaw. On 14 April 2018, after his team lost 0âÂÂ1 to Zagà ÂÃÂbie Lubin, he was fired and replaced by his assistant Dean KlafuriÃÂ.
On 27 July 2018, Jozak was hired as the head coach of the Kuwait national team. On 12 September 2019, Jozak was fired following a home defeat to Australia.
Jozak made a significant investment and became the majority owner of Columbusâ Blast FC Soccer Academy in Columbus, Ohio, which is the longest running youth soccer program in Central Ohio.
On 22 July 2021, Jozak was hired as the technical director of the Saudi Arabia national team.