Branko Horjak

Branko Horjak
Personal information
Date of birth	11 September 1950 (age 73)
Place of birth	SFR Yugoslavia
Senior career*
Years	Team
1970–1979	Maribor
International career
	Yugoslavia U21
Managerial career
1993–1994	Maribor
1995	Maribor
2000	Aluminij
2004–2005	Maribor
2007–2008	Maribor
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Last updated June 30, 2024

Branko Horjak (born 11 September 1950)^[1]^[2] is a Yugoslav retired football player and manager. He is considered one of the greatest players who played for Slovenian club Maribor, where he played for nine seasons between 1970 and 1979.^[1] He is the second all-time top goalscorer for Maribor with 117 goals in 268 official appearances.^[1] During his final seasons he played in the Austrian lower leagues, where he took on the role of a manager.^[1]^[2]

International career

Horjak was never capped by Yugoslavia at full international level, however, he was part of the country's under-21 football team.^[2]

Coaching career

Horjak knew he would like to become a football coach even during high school.^[2] He began and completed his coaching licence in Austria and took the role of managing an amateur football club from Poljčane.^[2] In 1993, he became head coach of Maribor for the first time and led the team to the second round of the 1993–94 UEFA Cup, where his side was narrowly eliminated by Borussia Dortmund (2–1 on aggregate).^[2]^[3] During the same season Horjak won his first trophy as a coach, after winning the 1993–94 Slovenian Football Cup.^[2]^[3] However, after finishing third in the national league he was sacked.^[2] In the next decade he coached Železničar Maribor and Aluminij, and was involved with Maribor on several occasions, either as the coach of the main squad or the club's youth selections.^[2]^[3] With Železničar (two years) and Aluminij (three years), he competed in the Slovenian Second League and came close to qualifying for the top division with both clubs.^[3]

Personal life

Horjak is married and has two daughters.^[2]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 "Igralci z največ nastopi v posameznih desetletjih" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor . Retrieved 26 March 2013.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Drago Soršak. "Šport – Branko Horjak: Življenje v vijoličnem" (in Slovenian). revijakapital.com. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
1 2 3 4 Slobodan Pejić (21 September 2004). "Kek je bil presenečen". Večer (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.

External links

Branko Horjak at WorldFootball.net

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[horjak1-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Igralci z največ nastopi v posameznih desetletjih" (in Slovenian). NK Maribor . Retrieved 26 March 2013.

[horjak2-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Drago Soršak. "Šport – Branko Horjak: Življenje v vijoličnem" (in Slovenian). revijakapital.com. Retrieved 26 March 2013.

[horjak3-3] 1 2 3 4 Slobodan Pejić (21 September 2004). "Kek je bil presenečen". Večer (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.

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