Sergio Machin

Sergio Machin (sometimes also spelt Makin, born 6 July 1952) is a former Croatian football player.

Sergio Machin
Personal information
Full name Sergio Machin
Date of birth 6 July 1952 (1952-07-06) (age 68)
Place of birth Rijeka, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1982 Rijeka 428 (48)
1982 Zagreb 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Born in Rijeka, as a player he was part of HNK Rijeka's golden generation which won the Yugoslav Cup in 1978 and 1979. He was an all round player that could play as a defender, midfielder and forward, although he was most comfortable in the midfield. Although one of Rijeka's most talented players, he never made an appearance for the Yugoslav national team due to biases in favour of players from the "big four" (Red Star Belgrade, Partizan Belgrade, Dinamo Zagreb and Hajduk Split).[1] Before finishing his career, he played the second half of the 1981-82 season with another Yugoslav First League club, NK Zagreb.[2]

Currently, Sergio Machin lives in Novigrad, Istria, where he runs a hotel.[3]

Honours
NK Rijeka

Club statistics
Season Club League League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1974–75 Rijeka Yugoslav First League 251––251
1975–76 12210–132
1976–77 9000–90
1977–78 19040–230
1978–79 3414040421
1979–80 2801050340
1980–81 27200–272
1981–82 12000–120
Zagreb 100––100
Rijeka total 1766100901956

[4]

References
  1. Lazzarich, Marinko (2008) (in Croatian). Kantrida bijelih snova. Rijeka: Adamić. ISBN 978-953-219-393-0, pp. 363–4.
  2. Stats from Yugoslav leagues at B92


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