Ivan Leko (born 7 February 1978) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who is currently head coach Belgian Pro League side Standard Liège.

Leko started his career with his hometown club Hajduk Split and played there for several seasons, before moving to Spain to join Málaga.

Leko made his debut for Croatia in a June 1999 Korea Cup match against Egypt, coming on as a 65th-minute substitute for Mario Cvitanović, and earned a total of 13 caps, scoring no goals.

[2] He was called up to the squad to participate in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, but played no part in the tournament, as Croatia exited in the group stage.

In December 2020, Leko left Royal Antwerp and moved to Shanghai Port,[8][9][10] where he took up his new post with the Chinese team, under a two-year contract worth five million euros.

[16][17][18] In the subsequent court case, the judge demanded to know why Leko had received a payment from Dejan Veljkovic's Cypriot account in 2015.