Marijan Zovko

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Marijan Zovko
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-08-21) 21 August 1959 (age 64)
Place of birth Žepče, FPR Yugoslavia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Central defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1977–1979 Hajduk Split 13 (2)
1977 → BSK Slav. Brod (loan) 17 (0)
1980–1988 Vojvodina 196 (30)
1988–1991 Lierse 63 (9)
1992–1994 Marsonia
International career
1978 Yugoslavia U-21 1 (0)
Managerial career
2000 Marsonia
2001–2002 Žepče
2002–2003 Posušje
2005–2006 Slavonac CO
2009–2011 MV Croatia Sl.Brod
2013–2018 Marsonia
Medal record
Representing Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg UEFA U-21 Euro 1978
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marijan Zovko (born 21 August 1959 in Split) is a Croatian retired footballer and a current football manager.

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Playing career

Born in Žepče, [1] he started his senior career playing in his hometown Yugoslav First League club HNK Hajduk Split where he will win the 1978–79 national Championship. In 1980, he moved to another top league club, FK Vojvodina where he played most of his career, becoming the team captain and, there too, winning the national title, in the 1988–89 season. In nine years there, between official and other, he played 461 matches, scoring 132 goals, [2] an impressive record for a defender. In October 1988 (1988–1989 season) he decides to move abroad, more precisely, to Belgian First Division club Lierse S.K. where he will stay until 1991. He plays there 63 games and scored 9 goals. [3]

He played for Yugoslavia national under-21 football team. [4]

Managerial career

After finishing his playing career, he became a football manager, [4] coaching many clubs mainly in the Croatian and Bosnian top leagues. His first job was at Marsonia, where he replaced Stjepan Deverić in August 2000. [5]

He was named manager of Marsonia again in February 2012, succeeding Miroslav Buljan. [6]

Honours

Hajduk Split
Vojvodina

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References

  1. ↑ Marijan Zovko osvojio je prvenstvo Jugoslavije dva puta, a bio je dio i mlade reprezentacije - BrodPortal (in Croatian)
  2. ↑ "Stats from Yugoslav League until 1991". Archived from the original on 1 October 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
  3. ↑ Belgiumsoccerhistory (Peter Mariën)
  4. 1 2 Marjan Zovko at Worldfootball
  5. ↑ I Marsonia promijenila trenera - SportNet (in Croatian)
  6. ↑ Zovko umjesto Buljana - PlusPortal (in Croatian)


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