Alen Horvat

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Alen Horvat
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-09-13) 13 September 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Rijeka, Croatia
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1992–1995 Rijeka 67 (1)
1997 Segesta 10 (0)
1997–2000 Orijent 1919 42 (3)
2000–2003 Novalja 41 (0)
2003–2005 Pomorac 27 (0)
International career
1994 Croatia U21 5 (0)
Managerial career
2007–2010 Krk
2011–2012 Rijeka
2012–2013 Krk
2013–2014 Pomorac
2014–2015 Bistra
2015–2016 Hrvatski Dragovoljac
2016 Marsonia
2017–2019 Al-Wasl B
2018 Al-Ain
2019–2020 Al-Khaleej
2020–2021 Al-Nassr
2021–2023 Al-Batin
2023–2024 Al-Arabi
2024–Present Al Dhafra
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alen Horvat (born 13 September 1973) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player.

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During the period in Al-Nassr FC in January 2021, he won Saudi Super Cup and was also named as Coach of the Month in Saudi League. [1] [2]

Career

Horvat played for the Croatia national team and was one of the youngest captain in history of HNK Rijeka. He played his professional debut for HNK Rijeka when he was eighteen years old. Also when he started his coaching career, he was one of the youngest coaches in HNK Rijeka. [3] After a successful career in Croatia, Horvat continues his career in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. In January 2021 with Al Nassr FC he won the Saudi Super Cup.

On 21 October 2021, Horvat was appointed as manager of Al-Batin. [4] The main goal of the season was to stay in the league, which was achieved. The contract ends in February 2023 [5]

In the 2024/25 season, Horvat was the coach of Al Dhafra SC. He won the championship with the club and promoted the club to the ADNOC Pro League, which is one of the greatest results in the club's history.

Statistics

Player

[6] [7]

Club performanceLeagueCupTotal
SeasonClubLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
CroatiaLeague Croatian Cup Total
1992 HNK Rijeka Prva HNL 401050
1992–93 300030
1993–94 19070260
1994–95 19020210
1995–96 19140231
1996–97 302050
HNK Segesta 500050
Total721160881

Manager

[8]

TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
HNK Rijeka 20 June 20114 October 201111443036.36
Pomorac Kostrena 1 July 201330 June 201434101410029.41
NK Bistra 24 February 201530 June 201514266014.29
Hrvatski Dragovoljac 10 September 201523 December 201514356021.43
Marsonia 4 April 20169 September 201613625046.15
Al-Ain 9 February 201920 May 201915672040.00
Al-Khaleej 7 July 201914 December 201917467023.53
Al-Nassr 27 December 20209 April 2021181044055.56
Al-Batin 22 October 202119 February 2023418924019.51
Al-Arabi 2 July 202324 January 202419847042.11
Al Dhafra March 202431 May 20253922107056.41
Total196616174031.12

Honours

Manager

Al Dhafra SC – UAE

Al-Nassr

Individual

References

  1. ↑ جمعة (القاهرة), محمد (4 July 2025). "هورفات لـ«عكاظ»: حان وقت عودة النصر لمنصات التتويج.. والهلال أسكت المنتقدين". Okaz (in Arabic). Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Alen Horvat pobjedom debitirao na klupi Al Nassra, u idućem kolu čega ga dvoboj protiv bivšeg veznjaka Rijeke". novilist.hr (in Croatian). 1 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Alen Horvat novi trener HNK Rijeke". mojarijeka.hr. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "الباطن يتعاقد مع المدرب هورفات".
  5. ↑ "هورفات.. خامس ضحايا أندية روشن".
  6. ↑ "Alen Horvat statistics". hrnogomet.com. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "HNK Rijeka". nk-rijeka.hr. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "Alen Horvat statistics". hrnogomet.com. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "هورفارت أفضل مدرب في يناير .. والحمدان وكاسيو وتاوامبا ينتزعون النجومية". Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.


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