Srećko Juričić

Srećko Juričić (born 30 December 1954) is a Croatian former professional footballer, who is currently the sporting director for HNK Rijeka. Juričić has also had a career as a manager coaching: HNK Rijeka, Koper, Primorje, HIT Gorica, Istra, Al-Riffa, Ittihad Kalba, Al-Ahli Dubai, Sharjah FC, Qatar SC, Al Wasl FC, Al-Taawoun FC and national teams UAE, UAE U-20, Bahrain, Oman and Yemen.[1]

Srećko Juričić
Personal information
Full name Srećko Juričić
Date of birth (1954-12-30) 30 December 1954
Place of birth Opatija, FPR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Rijeka (sporting director)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1985 Rijeka 293 (5)
1985–1986 KFC Winterslag 22 (1)
Teams managed
1990–1991 Koper
1991–1992 Primorje
1992 Rijeka
1993–1994 Rijeka
1994 Hit Gorica
1995 Istra
1995–1996 UAE (assistant)
1997 UAE U-20
1997–1998 Al-Riffa
1998–2002 Ittihad Kalba
1999 UAE
2002–2003 Al-Ahli Dubai
2003–2004 Bahrain
2005–2006 Oman
2006 Sharjah FC
2006 Al-Arabi
2007 Qatar SC
2007–2008 Al-Riffa
2008 Al Wasl FC
2009–2010 Yemen
2012 Al-Taawoun FC
2013 Rijeka (interim)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

As a player, he was part of HNK Rijeka's golden generation which won the Yugoslav Cup in 1978 and 1979. He is also Rijeka's most capped player with 684 caps. Juričić has captained the team both against Juventus in 1980 and Real Madrid in 1984.[2]

In his managerial career he has led HNK Rijeka and Al-Ahli Dubai. Internationally he has coached the Bahrain national football team, Oman national football team, United Arab Emirates national football team and Yemen national football team. He then moved to coach the Bahrain Riffa Club.

As a manager Juričić led HNK Rijeka to the 1994 Croatian Cup Final where they lost to Croatia Zagreb.[3]

On 4 October 2008, it was announced that Juričić has moved back to the UAE to coach Al Wasl FC.

In June 2009, he was appointed as manager of Yemen national football team. In December 2010, he was sacked after a string of poor results at the 2010 Gulf Cup of Nations which Yemen hosted.[4]

In March 2012, Juričić was appointed director of sports in his first club HNK Rijeka.[5]

Career statistics

Player statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Yugoslavia League Yugoslav Cup Balkans Cup Europe Total
1972-73NK RijekaYugoslav Second League–0––––0
1973-74–2––––2
1974-75Yugoslav First League30000–3[lower-alpha 1]0330
1975-7632210––332
1976-7734020––360
1977-7833050606[lower-alpha 2]0470
1978-7929160404[lower-alpha 3]0431
1979-8032010206[lower-alpha 3]0410
1980-8130010––310
1981-82––––00
1982-8332041––361
1983-8426030––290
1984-8515020–4[lower-alpha 4]0210
Belgium League Belgian Cup League Cup Europe Total
1985-86KFC WinterslagBelgian Second Division22100--–221
Total Yugoslavia 29352511202303536
Belgium 221000000221
Notes
  1. Appearances in Mitropa Cup
  2. Appearances in Intertoto Cup
  3. Appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup
  4. Appearances in UEFA Cup
    Source
    Srečko Juričić statistics, NK Rijeka Seasons

    Managerial statistics
    As of 2 November 2018[6][7][8]
    Team From To Record
    GWDLWin %
    Primorje Ajdovščina 1 July 1991 30 June 1992 43 14 11 18 032.56
    NK Rijeka 15 November 1992 5 December 1992 2 1 1 0 050.00
    NK Rijeka 4 January 1993 30 June 1994 59 24 25 10 040.68
    ND Hit Gorica 1 July 1994 31 September 1994 6 1 2 3 016.67
    NK Istra 16, Apr, 1995 24 Sep, 1995 18 4 7 7 022.22
    Riffa SC 1 July 1997 31 June 1998 22 18 3 1 081.82
    Al-Ittihad Kalba SC 1 July 1998 1 June 2002 131 48 28 55 036.64
    UAE U-20 27 January 1997 24 June 1997 4 1 0 3 025.00
    UAE 12 September 1999 22 December 1999 4 1 2 1 025.00
    Al-Ahli Dubai 1 June 2002 30 June 2003 31 14 10 7 045.16
    Bahrain 1 July 2003 30 June 2004 20 9 6 5 045.00
    Oman 1 July 2005 30 June 2006 11 4 2 5 036.36
    Al-Sharjah SCC 1 July 2006 1 November 2006 5 1 2 2 020.00
    Al-Arabi 1 November 2006 31 December 2006 8 1 2 5 012.50
    Qatar SC 1 Jan, 2007 30 Jun, 2007 14 5 1 8 035.71
    Riffa SC 1 Jul, 2007 31 Dec, 2007 8 6 2 0 075.00
    Al-Wasl F.C. 4 October 2008 1 December 2008 9 2 4 3 022.22
    Yemen 1 June 2009 1 December 2010 13 5 2 6 038.46
    Al-Taawoun FC 1 January 2012 1 February 2012 3 0 2 1 000.00
    HNK Rijeka 3 March 2013 3 March 2013 1 0 1 0 000.00
    Total 412 159 113 140 038.59

    Honours

    Player
    NK Rijeka
    Individual

    Manager
    NK Primorje Ajdovščina
    Riffa SC
    Al-Ittihad Kalba SC
    Al-Ahli Dubai
    Bahrain

    References
    1. "Juričić: Trener mora imati potpunu autonomiju". Novi list. 6 March 2012.
    2. Lazzarich, Marinko (2008) (in Croatian). Kantrida bijelih snova. Rijeka: Adamić. ISBN 978-953-219-393-0, pp. 384-6.
    3. Croatian Cup Final 1994
    4. Rabah Saadane close to Yemen return Archived 22 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
    5. Komunikacije, Neomedia. "Srećko Juričić novi sportski direktor NK "Rijeke" / Novi list". www.novilist.hr. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
    6. "Srećko Juričić's Managerial statistics". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
    7. "Srećko Juričić's Managerial statistics in Prva HNL". hrnogomet.com. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
    8. "The RSSSF Archive - Domestic League History - Countrywis". rsssf.com. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
    9. "DREAM TEAM: Asevi s Kantride: Idealna momčad Rijeke". Novi list. 29 August 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
    10. "Srecko joins Bahrain national team". gulfnews.com. 7 June 2003. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
    Sporting positions
    Preceded by
    Milan Máčala    		 Oman national football team manager
    2005–2006    		 Succeeded by
    Milan Máčala
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