Armando Marenzi

Armando Marenzi

Personal information
Date of birth	(1966-03-16) 16 March 1966 (age 57)
Place of birth	Šibenik, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Al Wasl U17 (manager)
Youth career
0000–1985	Šibenik
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1986	Šibenik	63	(19)
1987–1988	Spartak Subotica	40	(12)
1989–1991	Šibenik	54	(11)
1992–1994	Olympique Avignonnais	45	(11)
1994–1996	Panargiakos	60	(17)
1996–1997	Panserraikos	15	(4)
1998–2000	Šibenik	35	(1)
2000–2003	Zrinjski Mostar	73	(21)
Total		437	(113)
Managerial career
2008–2010	Primorac Biograd
2011–2016	Hajduk Split (youth)
2018–2020	RNK Split
2022–	Al Wasl U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Armando Marenzi (born 16 March 1966) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player.

Playing career

Marenzi started his career in hometown club Šibenik, where he played for 25 years, including his youth career. In 1988, he moved to Spartak Subotica where he made his debut in the Yugoslav First League. However during the season's winter break, Marenzi returned to Šibenik playing back then in the Second League all the way until 1992, after which the club became part of the newly formed Croatian Prva HNL. In 1992, he joined France's Ligue 2, playing two years for Avignon, but after went to the Greek second division, signing with Panargiakos during the 1994–95 and 1995–96 seasons. In 1996, Marenzi joined Greek first division club Panserraikos.

At the age of 32, he returned to Šibenik to play in the Prva HNL. In December 2001, Marenzi moved to Zrinjski Mostar. He ended his career at Zrinjski in 2003.

Managerial career

Early career

After finishing his playing career, Marenzi committed himself to a managerial career. He has an UEFA Pro Licence. His big wish is to one day be manager of Šibenik and Zrinjski, one of the clubs in which he played during his career. ^[1]

Hajduk Split

Marenzi was hired by Hajduk Split in August 2011 to be the manager of the U11 team. In December 2012, he was the manager of the U15 team, then in 2015 of the U19 team, while in 2016, Marenzi became the first-team assistant manager to Hari Vukas.

RNK Split

In April 2018, Marenzi was named as the new manager of Croatian Second League club RNK Split.

Željezničar

On 18 June 2021, Tomislav Ivković became the new manager of Bosnian Premier League club Željezničar, with Marenzi being announced as his assistant. ^[2]

Borac Banja Luka

In December 2021, Tomislav Ivković left Željezničar and later, in January 2022, became the new sporting director of Borac Banja Luka, while Marenzi also left Željezničar and joined Borac as a coach. ^[3]

Al-Wasl Dubai

In August 2022, Marenzi became the new manager of the under-17 team of Al Wasl. ^[4]

References

1. "Intertoto kup 2006/07". Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
2. D.B. (18 June 2021). "Tomislav Ivković novi trener FK Željezničar" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
3. Darko Basara (10 January 2022). "POČELE PRIPREME Borac predstavio Ivkovića, došao još jedan igrač". srpskainfo.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
4. Armando Marenzi ima novi posao - Dalmatinski Nogomet (in Croatian)

External links

• Armando Marenzzi at Soccerway.com
• Armando Marenzzi at WorldFootball.net
• hskzrinjski.ba
• Armando Marenzi at 1nhl.net
• Armando Marenzi at Strukljeva.net