Nenad Gračan
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Nenad Gračan | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 23 January 1962 | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rijeka, PR Croatia, Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Croatia (women) (manager) | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
Rijeka | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
1979–1986 | Rijeka | 136 | (31) | |||||||||||||
1979–1980 | → Orijent (loan) | |||||||||||||||
1986–1989 | Hajduk Split | 25 | (2) | |||||||||||||
1989–1993 | Oviedo | 90 | (1) | |||||||||||||
1995–1996 | Rijeka | 10 | (1) | |||||||||||||
Total | 261 | (35) | ||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||
1984 | Yugoslavia Olympic | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||||
1984–1986 | Yugoslavia | 10 | (2) | |||||||||||||
Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||
1995–1996 | Rijeka | |||||||||||||||
1998–2000 | Rijeka | |||||||||||||||
2001 | Hajduk Split | |||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Sport Line Koper | |||||||||||||||
2003 | Osijek | |||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Kamen Ingrad | |||||||||||||||
2004 | Dinamo Zagreb | |||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Pomorac Kostrena | |||||||||||||||
2007 | Pula Staročeško | |||||||||||||||
2008 | Nafta Lendava | |||||||||||||||
2009 | Croatia Sesvete | |||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Rijeka | |||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Rijeka | |||||||||||||||
2013–2019 | Croatia U21 | |||||||||||||||
2021– | Croatia (women) | |||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Nenad Gračan (born 23 January 1962) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder, and is now a manager who current manages Croatia women's national football team .
Club career[]
Born in Rijeka, SFR Yugoslavia, Gračan started playing professionally for hometown's NK Orijent and, soon thereafter, HNK Rijeka, amassing nearly 150 official appearances. He then moved to another club in his native Croatia, HNK Hajduk Split. During his first match at Hajduk Gračan was injured while playing against his former club by Mladen Mladenović who nearly broke Gračan's leg. Because of this injury he appeared intermittently for Hajduk over the course of four full seasons.[1]
Late into 1989, Gračan signed with La Liga club Real Oviedo. Joined by compatriots Janko Janković and Nikola Jerkan in his second season, he helped the Asturians finish sixth and qualify for the UEFA Cup by contributing with 26 matches, and eventually appeared in more than 100 games overall.
Aged almost 31, Gračan left Oviedo and returned to his country, now independent. After two years of inactivity he played a handful of games with first professional club Rijeka, but retired shortly after. In the following decade, he took up coaching, starting with his last team as a player, but he rarely settled.
International career[]
Gračan was capped ten times for Yugoslavia, but never attended any major international tournament. In 1984, the 21-year-old helped the Olympic squad win the bronze medal in Los Angeles, featuring in all but one games and scoring in the quarterfinals against West Germany (5–2).[2]
International appearances[]
Yugoslavia national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1984 | 3 | 0 |
1985 | 4 | 0 |
1986 | 3 | 2 |
Total | 10 | 2 |
International goals[]
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition[3] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 30 April 1986 | Arruda, Recife | ![]() |
Friendly | ||
2 | 19 May 1986 | Heizelstadion, Brussels | ![]() |
Friendly |
Career statistics[]
As a player[]
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Yugoslavia | League | Yugoslav Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
1979-80 | NK Rijeka | Yugoslav First League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
1980-81 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
1981-82 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 4 | |||
1982-83 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 36 | 7 | |||
1983-84 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 34 | 9 | |||
1984-85 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 7 | ||
1985-86 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 7 | |||
1986-87 | NK Hajduk Split | Yugoslav First League | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | |
1987-88 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
1988-89 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
1989-90 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |||
Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Total | ||||||
1989-90 | Real Oviedo | La Liga | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |
1990-91 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |||
1991-92 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
1992-93 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 29 | 1 | |||
Croatia | League | Croatian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
1995-96 | HNK Rijeka | Prva HNL | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |
Country | HNK Rijeka | 146 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 162 | 35 | |
NK Hajduk Split | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
Real Oviedo | 90 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 2 | ||
Total | 261 | 35 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 283 | 39 |
Managerial statistics[]
- As of 18 November 2018[7]
Club[]
Club | From | To | Competition | Record | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
HNK Rijeka | 26 November 1995 | 22 May 1996 | Prva HNL | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 53.33 |
Croatian Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | |||
HNK Rijeka | 15 March 1998 | 11 November 2000 | Prva HNL | 87 | 43 | 16 | 28 | 49.43 |
Croatian Cup | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 28.57 | |||
UEFA Champions League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | |||
UEFA Cup | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.00 | |||
HNK Rijeka Total | 116 | 55 | 21 | 40 | 47.41 | |||
Hajduk Split | 25 July 2001 | 21 November 2001 | Prva HNL | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 66.67 |
Croatian Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | |||
UEFA Champions League | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.00 | |||
UEFA Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | |||
Hajduk Split Total | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 56.52 | |||
Sport Line Koper | 14 July 2002 | 30 March 2003 | PrvaLiga | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 41.67 |
Slovenian Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
Sport Line Koper Total | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 40.00 | |||
NK Osijek | 10 May 2003 | 31 May 2003 | Prva HNL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.00 |
NK Osijek Total | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.00 | |||
NK Kamen Ingrad | 26 July 2003 | 28 August 2004 | Prva HNL | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 42.11 |
Croatian Cup | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.00 | |||
UEFA Cup | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.00 | |||
UEFA Intertoto Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | |||
Kamen Ingrad Total | 48 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 41.67 | |||
Dinamo Zagreb | 11 September 2004 | 20 November 2004 | Prva HNL | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 50.00 |
Croatian Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | |||
UEFA Cup | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 | |||
Dinamo Zagreb Total | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 53.33 | |||
Pomorac Kostrena | 21 August 2005 | 26 November 2006 | Druga HNL | 47 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 51.06 |
Croatian Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | |||
Pomorac Kostrena Total | 49 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 48.98 | |||
Pula Staročeško | 17 February 2007 | 12 May 2007 | Prva HNL | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14.29 |
Pula Staročeško Total | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14.29 | |||
NK Nafta Lendava | 1 March 2008 | 22 March 2008 | PrvaLiga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.00 |
NK Nafta Lendava Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.00 | |||
NK Croatia Sesvete | 12 September 2009 | 7 November 2009 | Prva HNL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12.50 |
Croatian Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | |||
NK Croatia Sesvete Total | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11.11 | |||
HNK Rijeka | 21 November 2009 | 13 May 2010 | Prva HNL | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 31.25 |
HNK Rijeka | 24 July 2010 | 6 November 2010 | Prva HNL | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 42.86 |
Croatian Cup | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |||
HNK Rijeka Total | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 40.63 | |||
Totals | 339 | 148 | 74 | 117 | 43.66 |
National team[]
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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Croatia U21 | 25 October 2013 | 12 September 2019 | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 52.63 |
- *Dates of first and last games under Gračan; not dates of official appointments
Honours[]
Player[]
- Hajduk Split
- Yugoslavia
- Summer Olympics bronze medal: 1984
- Individual
- SN Yellow Shirt award: 1985-86
- NK Rijeka all time XI by Novi list
References[]
- ^ "Mladenović Gračanu slomio nogu". index.hr. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ Nenad Gračan – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Nenad Gračan Statistics FIFA. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ "Nenad Gračan statistics". bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "HNK Rijeka". nk-rijeka.hr. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Fudbal ex-YU 1945.-1992". zerodic.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ "Nenad Gračan's Managerial statistics in Prva HNL". hrnogomet.com. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
External links[]
- Nenad Gračan at BDFutbol
- National team data (in Serbian)
- Nenad Gračan at National-Football-Teams.com
- Nenad Gračan at WorldFootball.net
- 1962 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Rijeka
- Yugoslav footballers
- Croatian footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Yugoslav First League players
- Croatian First Football League players
- HNK Orijent 1919 players
- HNK Rijeka players
- HNK Hajduk Split players
- La Liga players
- Real Oviedo players
- Yugoslavia international footballers
- Olympic footballers of Yugoslavia
- Footballers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Yugoslavia
- Olympic medalists in football
- Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Croatian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Croatian football managers
- HNK Rijeka managers
- HNK Hajduk Split managers
- NK Osijek managers
- GNK Dinamo Zagreb managers
- NK Istra 1961 managers
- Croatian expatriate football managers