When Ejdin Djonlic realised he wouldn’t make it as a footballer, he started studying for his coaching badges. By the time he was 21, he had become the youngest coach to earn the Uefa A licence. Next stop: the Premier League
By Dave Bodymore for The Set Pieces, part of the Guardian Sport Network
Ejdin Djonlic is the youngest person in Europe to gain the Uefa A Licence. Now, aged 22, he is targeting a job as a Premier League manager – having already worked with Bosnia’s national team. Ejdin was born in Norway to Bosnian parents and decided at a young age that his abilities as a footballer were limited. Instead, he committed his time to analysing players and managers to develop his knowledge in the hope of following in the footsteps of his hero, José Mourinho.
He completed his first coaching badge, the Uefa C Licence, as a 15-year-old, at which stage he was already managing players of a similar age and producing curriculums for other coaches at his local club. Since then Ejdin has moved to England, where he has turned down opportunities to work with Premier League academies in favour of educating himself further. He became the youngest person in Norway to achieve the B Licence and travelled to Bosnia to complete his A Licence earlier this year.
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