Marijan Zovko
Marijan Zovko (born 21 August 1959 in Split) is a Croatian retired footballer and a current football manager.
Personal information | ||||||||||
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Date of birth | 21 August 1959 | |||||||||
Place of birth | Split, FPR Yugoslavia | |||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||
Playing position(s) | Central defender | |||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||
1977–1979 | Hajduk Split | 13 | (2) | |||||||
1977 | → BSK Sl. Brod (loan) | 17 | (0) | |||||||
1980–1988 | Vojvodina | 196 | (30) | |||||||
1988–1991 | Lierse | 63 | (9) | |||||||
National team | ||||||||||
1978 | Yugoslavia U-21 | 1 | (0) | |||||||
Teams managed | ||||||||||
2000 | Marsonia | |||||||||
2001–2002 | Žepče | |||||||||
2002–2003 | Posušje | |||||||||
2005–2006 | Slavonac CO | |||||||||
2009–2011 | MV Croatia Sl.Brod | |||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Playing career
He started his senior career playing in his hometown Yugoslav First League club HNK Hajduk Split where he will win the 1978–79 national Championship. In 1980, he moved to another top league club, FK Vojvodina where he played most of his career, becoming the team captain and, there too, winning the national title, in the 1988–89 season. In nine years there, between official and other, he played 461 matches, scoring 132 goals[1] , an impressive record for a defender. In October 1988 (1988–1989 season) he decides to move abroad, more precisely, to Belgian First Division club Lierse S.K. where he will stay until 1991. He plays there 63 games and scored 9 goals.[2]
He played for Yugoslavia national under-21 football team.[3]
After finishing his playing career, he became a football manager,[3] coaching many clubs mainly in the Croatian and Bosnian top leagues.
Honours
- Hajduk Split
- Yugoslav First League: 1978–79
- Vojvodina
- Yugoslav First League: 1988–89
References
- "Stats from Yugoslav League until 1991". Archived from the original on 1 October 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- Belgiumsoccerhistory (Peter Mariën)
- Marjan Zovko at Worldfootball