Mauro Ravnić

Mauro Ravnić (born 29 November 1959) is a Croatian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Mauro Ravnić
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-11-29) 29 November 1959
Place of birth Rijeka, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1988 Rijeka 189 (0)
1988–1992 Valladolid 96 (0)
1992–1994 Lleida 75 (0)
Total 360 (0)
National team
1986–1987 Yugoslavia 6 (0)
Teams managed
Prat
2009–2010 Benavent
2010–2011 Ascó
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He spent his 17-year professional career with Rijeka in his homeland, and Valladolid and Lleida in Spain. Subsequently, he worked as a goalkeeper coach and manager in the latter country.

Club career

Born in Rijeka, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Ravnić started playing with hometown's NK Rijeka, making his professional debuts at the age of 18 and eventually appearing in over 200 official games. He moved abroad in 1988, signing with La Liga club Real Valladolid at the same time as compatriot Janko Janković – his teammate at Rijeka – and was an essential unit in his first year, as the Castile and León team finished sixth and reached the final of the Copa del Rey.

In the following seasons, Ravnić alternated between the bench and the posts, notably competing with René Higuita in the 1991–92 campaign, which ended in relegation. Aged 32, he signed with UE Lleida in the second division, helping it return to the top level after a 43-year absence[1] whilst winning the Ricardo Zamora Trophy (only 20 goals conceded in all 38 matches).

After the Catalans were immediately relegated back, Ravnić chose to retire, later working with Valladolid as a goalkeeper coach and returning to Lleida as a youth coordinator. His first head coaching experience would arrive in the following decade, with amateurs AE Prat and FC Benavent.

In 2010, Ravnić was appointed manager at newly formed FC Ascó, who competed in the Spanish fourth division.

International career

During roughly one year, Ravnić earned six caps for the Yugoslavian national team. His debut came on 29 October 1986, in a 4–0 win over Turkey for the UEFA Euro 1988 qualifiers.

Ravnić last appearance was on 11 November 1987, for the same competition: he allowed four goals before half-time against England, being replaced by Vladan Radača in an eventual 1–4 loss.[2]

Career statistics

Club

[3]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Yugoslavia League Yugoslav Cup League Cup Europe Total
1977–78RijekaYugoslav First League3000––--30
1978–793000––0030
1979–8030010––60370
1980–8110010––--110
1981–820000––--00
1982–8316020––--180
1983–8419010––--200
1984–8519010––40240
1985–8629010––--300
1986–8734070––20430
1987–8826000––--260
Spain League Copa del Rey Supercopa de España Europe Total
1988–89ValladolidLa Liga37040––--410
1989–9036020––60400
1990–910000––--00
1991–9223020––--250
1992–93LleidaSegunda División38060––--440
1993–94La Liga37010––60380
CountryYugoslavia 1890140001802210
Spain 171001500001860
Total 3600290001204010

International

[4]

Yugoslavia
YearAppsGoals
198620
198740
Total60

Honours

Club
Rijeka
Valladolid
Lleida

Individual

References
  1. "Se cumplen 20 años del último ascenso a Primera de la UE Lleida" [20 years from UE Lleida's last promotion to Primera]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 5 June 2013.
  2. Yugoslavia National Team List of Results 1980–1989; at RSSSF
  3. "Ravnić: Mauro Ravnić". BDFutbol. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  4. "Mauro Ravnić". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
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