Martin Novoselac

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Martin Novoselac
Personal information
Full name Martin Novoselac
Date of birth (1950-11-10) 10 November 1950 (age 73)
Place of birth Vinkovci, FPR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1968–1969 Dinamo Vinkovci
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1969–1972 Dinamo Vinkovci
1972–1977 Vojvodina 146 (6)
1977–1980 Dinamo Zagreb 31 (0)
1980–1982 Olympiacos 67 (1)
1982–1984 Dinamo Vinkovci 61 (0)
International career
1975–1976 Yugoslavia 4 (0)
Managerial career
1987–1988 Dinamo Vinkovci
1992–1996 Croatia U21
1996 Croatia U23
2000–2004 Croatia U21
2004 Croatia (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Martin Novoselac (born 10 November 1950) is a Croatian former footballer who played as a defender.

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Playing career

Club

Novoselac began his career at Second League club Dinamo Vinkovci, but in 1972 he moved Yugoslav First League club Vojvodina Novi Sad where he impressed so quickly, he earned a spot on the SFR Yugoslavia National Team. Larger clubs soon came calling, as Croatian giants Dinamo Zagreb acquired the defender for 3 seasons before he caught the eye of Olympiacos. With the Piraeus club, Novoselac won two Greek Championships and got to showcase his skills in the European Club Championship. In 1982, he returned to his boyhood club Dinamo Vinkovci and retired from professional football two years later.

International

He made his debut for Yugoslavia in a May 1975 friendly match against the Netherlands, coming on as a 86th-minute substitute for Josip Katalinski, and earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was an April 1976 friendly against Hungary. [1]

Post-playing career

After retiring from playing the game, Novoselac established a notable career coaching and developing youth football in Croatia. For a long while, Novoselac coached the Croatia national under-21 football team, guiding them to such tournaments as the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship and the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. Achieving significant success, Novoselac was even considered for the Croatia National Team job in 2004. [2] Currently, he is the head of the Croatian Football Federation's youth development program.

Honours

Vojvodina

Dinamo Zagreb

Olympiacos

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References

  1. "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  2. "Croatia delay boss decision". BBC. 8 July 2004.