Mladen Pralija

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Mladen Pralija
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-01-28) 28 January 1959 (age 64)
Place of birth Šibenik, FPR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1977–1978 Hajduk Split
1978–1979 RNK Split 48 (0)
1979–1982 Hajduk Split 10
1982–1985 Šibenik 120 (0)
1986–1987 Hajduk Split 31 (0)
1987 Hamburger SV 20 (0)
1988 Čelik Zenica 4 (0)
1988–1992 Hajduk Split 69 (0)
1992 Pazinka 4 (0)
1992–1993 Toronto Croatia 50 (0)
Managerial career
1993 Toronto Croatia
1993–1999 Hajduk Split (assistant)
1999 Singapore Armed Forces
2000–2003 Hajduk Split (goalkeeping coach)
2004–2006 Hajduk Split (goalkeeping coach)
2006 Toronto Croatia
2008 Luch-Energiya (assistant)
2010 Istra 1961 (assistant)
2010–2012 Croatia (goalkeeping coach)
2012 Lokomotiv Moscow (goalkeeping coach)
2013–2014 Croatia U19 (assistant)
2014–2015 RNK Split (assistant)
2015–2016 Sheriff Tiraspol (assistant)
2017 Apollon Smyrnis (assistant)
2017 Atyrau (assistant)
2018 Hajduk Split (goalkeeping coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mladen Pralija (born 28 January 1959) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. [1]

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Playing career

Pralija began his career in the Yugoslav First League with Hajduk Split in 1977. [2] He made his club debut on 11 November 1981 in a Cup match against Napredak. [3] He also had stints with RNK Split, Šibenik, and Čelik Zenica. In 1987, he played abroad in the Bundesliga with Hamburger SV. [4] [5] After the formation of the Croatian First Football League he played with NK Pazinka. [6] He played abroad once more in 1992 in the National Soccer League with Toronto Croatia. [7] [8]

Managerial career

After his retirement from competitive football he made the transition to a football manager. In 1999, he managed the Singapore Armed Forces FC in the S.League. There he achieved the Singapore Cup for the team. [9] In 2018, he was appointed assistant manager under Zoran Vulić for Hajduk Split in the Croatian First Football League. [10] He also worked as Vulić' assistant at Istra, RNK Split, Luch Energiya, Sheriff Tiraspol, Atyrau and Apollon Smyrnis.

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