DARIJE KALEZIC has left his position as manager of Blue Square Bet Premier club Stockport County.
The 43-year-old only took over at Edgeley Park in late January this year and oversaw 12 games.
Stockport picked up just 11 points from those matches – beating relegation rivals Nuneaton, Lincoln and Barrow – and now find themselves just two points above the Conference Premier dropzone.
The club’s vice chairman, Spencer Fearn, admits they made a mistake appointing Kalezic, whose only previous managerial experience came in Holland and Belgium.
In a statement on the club’s website, Fearn said: “Despite Darije having excellent calibre and being a top quality coach, the move, for a number of reasons, just hasn’t worked out how either party had envisaged.
“The reality is that despite our best intentions we believe that we got the decision to employ a manager without Conference experience wrong, and with seven cup finals remaining we have to try and make a positive move that will give us a better chance of retaining our Blue Square Premier status.”
The Hatters hope to have appointed a replacement by Saturday, when they entertain promotion-chasers Newport County at Edgeley Park.
