Sergio Machin

Sergio Machin
Personal information
Full name Sergio Machin
Date of birth 6 July 1952 (1952-07-06) (age 72)
Place of birth Rijeka, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1982 Rijeka 428 (48)
1982 Zagreb 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sergio Machin (sometimes also spelt Makin, born 6 July 1952) is a Croatian retired football player.

Club career

Born in Rijeka, as a player he was part of HNK Rijeka's golden generation which won the Yugoslav Cup in 1978 and 1979. He was an all round player that could play as a defender, midfielder and forward, although he was most comfortable in the midfield. Although one of Rijeka's most talented players, he never made an appearance in the Yugoslavia national team due to biases in favour of players from the "big four" (Red Star Belgrade, Partizan Belgrade, Dinamo Zagreb and Hajduk Split).[1] Before finishing his career, he played the second half of the 1981-82 season with another Yugoslav First League club, NK Zagreb.[2]

Personal life

Currently, Sergio Machin lives in Novigrad, Istria, where he runs a hotel.[3]

Honours

NK Rijeka

Club statistics

Season Club League League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1974–75 Rijeka Yugoslav First League 25 1 25 1
1975–76 12 2 1 0 13 2
1976–77 9 0 0 0 9 0
1977–78 19 0 4 0 23 0
1978–79 34 1 4 0 4 0 42 1
1979–80 28 0 1 0 5 0 34 0
1980–81 27 2 0 0 27 2
1981–82 12 0 0 0 12 0
Zagreb 10 0 10 0
Rijeka total 176 6 10 0 9 0 195 6

[4]

References

  1. ^ Lazzarich, Marinko (2008) (in Croatian). Kantrida bijelih snova. Rijeka: Adamić. ISBN 978-953-219-393-0, pp. 363–4.
  2. ^ Stats from Yugoslav leagues at B92
  3. ^ "HOTEL MAKIN, VL. SERGIO MAKIN, Novigrad (Cittanova)".
  4. ^ "Sergio Makin - Stats and titles won".