Denis Popović

Defensive Midfielder - Rudar Velenje
21 Nov 2027
Sunday
Process
Overview Personal Contract News 12 Transfers Relations Events 35 Awards 1 Matches History

Events

35

  1. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Moderate
    Cause
    His relationship with the manager has soured. Manager trust is low. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  2. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  3. Eyeing a future in coaching

    Minor
    Cause
    He is deep into the late stage of his career.; He has worn the captain's armband.

  4. His club is fighting to avoid relegation

    Serious
    Cause
    The points gap to safety, with matches running out, is the issue.

  5. Named team captain

    Major
    Cause
    The manager and senior staff settled on him to lead the squad.

  6. Suspension served — available again

  7. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Serious
    Cause
    His relationship with the manager has soured. Manager trust is low. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  8. Suspended after accumulating bookings

  9. Difficult conversation with the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  10. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  11. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.

  12. Rotated out for this match

    Minor
    Chosen instead
    Valent Šavor was preferred — a chance to give him cup minutes.
    Cause
    Cup rotation: the manager rested regulars for this round.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  13. Established as a regular starter

    Moderate
    Cause
    Several solid weeks have made him an undisputed pick.

  14. Settling well into the dressing room

    Minor
    Cause
    A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. The bond between them was already strong, so the morale hit should be limited.
    Outlook
    Settling-in period is still under way.

  15. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  16. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Serious
    Cause
    His relationship with the manager has soured. Manager trust is low. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  17. Away supporters were hostile

    Moderate
    Cause
    He drew sustained jeers from the away end.

  18. Difficult conversation with the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  19. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  20. Criticised for losing tactical discipline

    Moderate
    Cause
    He drifted from the tactical instruction the manager had drilled in pre-match. His match rating of 6.3 weighed heavily in the talk.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  21. Manager broke a promise

    Serious
    Cause
    Even an honest tone was resented given the strained relationship.

  22. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.

  23. Teammates admire his big-club pedigree

    Moderate
    Cause
    Mutual professional respect underpins this.

  24. Worried by competition from a new signing Meshal Mahmoud Haddad

    Moderate
    Cause
    A much younger rival has arrived in his position.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  25. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Moderate
    Cause
    He has unresolved concerns over his contract. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  26. Signed a new contract

    Moderate
    Cause
    He committed to the project on terms both sides could live with.

  27. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  28. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  29. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $255.3K/y

  30. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    2y · $255.3K/y

  31. New contract pays well below his previous deal

    Major
    Cause
    The pay drop is hard to swallow given what he was earning before.

  32. Looks a level above his new surroundings

    Major
    Cause
    A reputation gap between senior and lesser players is the friction point. The gap in reputation between them is being felt in the dressing room.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  33. Permanent transfer

    Decision
    Movement
    Olimpija Ljubljana → Rudar Velenje · 95.0K

  34. Transfer listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Player requested to leave
    Who
    Birsa Gregor

  35. Signed as a free agent

    Decision
    Movement
    Olimpija Ljubljana