Ilija Katić

Ilija Katić

Personal information
Full name	Ilija Katić
Date of birth	(1945-07-20) 20 July 1945 (age 76)
Place of birth	Donji Hasić, Yugoslavia
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1962	Mladost Hasići
1962–1964	Borac Bos. Šamac
1964–1967	Slavonija Osijek
1968–1973	Partizan Belgrade	133	(29)
1973–1976	FC Zürich	75	(50)
1976–1977	Burgos	31	(4)
1977–1978	Neuchâtel Xamax	9	(2)
1979–1980	La Chaux-de-Fonds	19	(1)
National team
1968–1969	Yugoslavia	4	(0)
Teams managed
1978–1980	FC La Chaux-de-Fonds
Honours Men's Football Representing  Yugoslavia Mediterranean Games 1971 Izmir Team competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ilija Katić (Serbian Cyrillic: Илија Катић, born 20 July 1945) is a former professional footballer and coach.

Career[]

He began playing with his home-town club FK Mladost Hasići. In 1962 he joined FK Borac Šamac where he stayed two seasons. He joined NK Osijek in 1964, named NK Slavonija back then, and played in the Yugoslav Second League. In 1967, he moved to giants FK Partizan where stayed until 1973 and became a national team player.^[1]

In 1973, he moved abroad and joined Swiss side FC Zürich where he played the next three seasons. In 1976, he played one season in Spain with La Liga side Burgos CF^[2] and later returned to Switzerland and played in top league sides Neuchâtel Xamax and FC La Chaux-de-Fonds. He finished his career in Liechtenstein and became a coach.^[1]

National team[]

He played four matches for the Yugoslav national team in 1968 and 1969.^[1][3]

Honours[]

Club[]

FC Zürich

• Swiss Super League (3): 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76
• Swiss Cup: 1975–76

Individual[]

• Swiss Super League Best Foreign Player (2): 1974–75, 1975–76
• Swiss Super League top scorer: 1974–75 (23 goals)

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