Josip Duvančić

Josip Duvančić
Personal information
Date of birth (1935-10-01)1 October 1935
Place of birth Drniš, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Date of death 17 April 2023(2023-04-17) (aged 87)
Place of death Zemun, Serbia
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1958 Partizan 18 (2)
1959–1960 Vojvodina 19 (2)
1960–1966 Sloboda Tuzla
1967–1968 İzmirspor 51 (8)
Managerial career
1969–1970 Sloboda Tuzla (assistant)
1970–1976 Sloboda Tuzla
1976–1977 Hajduk Split
1977–1979 Radnički Niš
1979–1980 Partizan
1980–1983 Osijek
1983–1984 Vojvodina
1984 Budućnost Titograd
Napredak Kruševac
1985–1986 Radnički Niš
1986–1987 Sarıyer
1987–1988 Priština
1988 Sloboda Tuzla
1990 Napredak Kruševac
1993–1994 Radnički Beograd
1995 Radnički Niš
1996 Železnik
1998 Spartak Subotica
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Josip "Mićo" Duvančić (1 October 1935 – 17 April 2023) was a Yugoslav and Croatian football manager and player.[1]

Playing career

Born in Razvođe, a village near Drniš, Duvančić spent two seasons with Partizan from 1956 to 1958, making 18 league appearances and scoring two times. He also helped the club win the Yugoslav Cup in 1957, contributing with two goals in the process.[2]

After a stint with Vojvodina, Duvančić joined Yugoslav Second League side Sloboda Tuzla in 1960. He helped the club win promotion to the Yugoslav First League in 1962. Before retiring, Duvančić also played abroad for İzmirspor in Turkey.[3]

Managerial career

After hanging up his boots, Duvančić acted as an assistant to Sloboda Tuzla manager Dušan Varagić and later Munib Saračević. He replaced Saračević as manager in November 1970, managing to save the club from relegation and reaching the Yugoslav Cup final that season. In 1976, Duvančić left the position and took charge of Hajduk Split, going on to win the 1976–77 Yugoslav Cup.

In the summer of 1979, Duvančić was appointed as manager of Partizan, finishing the season in 13th place. He subsequently led three more Yugoslav First League clubs, namely Osijek, Vojvodina, and Budućnost Titograd.

In the 1986–87 season, Duvančić served as manager of Sarıyer in Turkey.[4]

Honours

Player

Partizan

Manager

Hajduk Split

References

  1. ^ "Preminuo legendarni trener Hajduka" (in Croatian). index.hr. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Josip Duvandžić" (in Serbian). partizanopedia.rs. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Josip Duvancic" (in Turkish). mackolik.com. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Josip Duvančić" (in Turkish). mackolik.com. Retrieved 25 October 2023.