Milan Maričić

Milan Maričić
Personal information
Full name Milan Maričić
Date of birth (1961-10-12) 12 October 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Vinkovci, SR Croatia,
SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1991 Osijek 215 (8)
1991–1992 Rad Beograd 16 (2)
1992–1994 Panachaiki 60 (2)
Total 291 (12)
Managerial career
Panachaiki (assistant)
2002 Patraikos (youth)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Milan Maričić (born 12 October 1961)[1] is a Croatian football manager and former player.

Club career

Born in Vinkovci, SR Croatia, back then within Yugoslavia, Maričić played for over a decade with NK Osijek[2] in the Yugoslav First League.[3][4] He Osijek's captain during the last five seasons, and in 1991 he moved to Belgrade and signed with Serbian club FK Rad.[5] He played with Rad in the 1991–92 Yugoslav First League.[1] Then he moved to Greece where he played four years with Panachaiki F.C.[5] in Superleague Greece[6][7] and then retired and became assistant manager in same club.[5] He then by summer 2002 was working as coach of the youth teams of Patraikos.[5]

Personal life

His wife, Slobodanka "Boba" Čolović was an athlete[5] and they have lived for ten years on the Greek island of Corfu.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Tempo almanah 1991/1992 page 16
  2. ^ Generacije 85-95 at NK Osijek official website (in Croatian)
  3. ^ Yugoslav First and Second League stats at B92
  4. ^ Milan Maričić at Worldfootball
  5. ^ a b c d e Bivši igrač Osijeka i Rada Milan Maričić već 10 godina u zemlji Helena at Glas javnosti, 30-6-2002, retrieved 15-5-2016 (in Serbian)
  6. ^ Greece 1992/93 at RSSSF
  7. ^ Greece 1993/94 at RSSSF
  8. ^ Odlučila se vratiti u Hrvatsku nakon puno godina u inozemstvu: 'Ovaj put je za stalno' - Večernji (in Croatian)


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