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Sergej Jakirovic has been named the Barclays Manager of the Month for August after leading newly promoted Hull City to a perfect start to their first Premier League campaign in nine years.
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The 49-year-old Bosnian guided Hull to victories over Manchester United and Coventry City, immediately giving the promoted side maximum points from their opening two league games.
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Jakirovic becomes only the third Hull City manager to win the monthly award, following Phil Brown and Mike Phelan, while also becoming the first Bosnian coach to receive the honour.
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His achievement comes after Hull returned to the Premier League through the Championship play-offs, making the manager’s rapid rise from promotion to top-flight recognition even more remarkable.
September 11, (THEWILL) – There is something remarkable about seeing a manager take charge of a newly promoted club and, almost immediately, begin collecting individual recognition in the Premier League.
That is exactly what Sergej Jakirovic has achieved.
The Hull City boss has been named the Barclays Manager of the Month for August after overseeing a perfect start to the club’s long-awaited return to the Premier League.
Jakirovic’s award is particularly impressive because Hull are not returning to the top flight with the weight of traditional Premier League heavyweights behind them.
Instead, they arrived as a newly promoted side expected by many to face an uphill battle simply to establish themselves.
Yet after two matches, Hull had already collected maximum points and, more importantly, announced that they were not prepared to treat their Premier League return as a mere survival exercise.
From promotion to Premier League recognition
Hull secured their place in the Premier League after winning promotion through the Championship play-offs, ending a nine-year absence from England’s top flight.
For Jakirovic, the task was therefore to transform the momentum of promotion into a competitive Premier League team.
He wasted little time.
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Hull opened their campaign with a statement 2-0 victory over Manchester United, immediately putting the newly promoted club in the headlines.
Rather than allowing that result to become an isolated shock, Jakirovic’s side followed it up with another victory against Coventry City, securing another three points with a dramatic late winner.
Two matches. Two victories. Six points.
That perfect beginning placed Hull alongside some of the Premier League’s biggest clubs and gave Jakirovic a compelling case for the monthly award.
Olumide Atiba is a sports journalist with THEWILL, known for his keen news sense and compelling storytelling. He has built a reputation for turning leads into clear, well-structured reports that resonate with readers, with a strong focus on football coverage
