Ivica Grnja
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1949-04-26) 26 April 1949 (age 75) | ||
Place of birth | Darda, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1972 | Metalac | ||
1972–1980 | Osijek | ||
1976 | Toronto Metros-Croatia | 5 | (1) |
1979 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 10 | (0) |
Total | 15+ | (1+) | |
Managerial career | |||
1991 | Osijek | ||
1993–1994 | Osijek | ||
2005 | Croatia U21 | ||
2008–2011 | Croatia U19 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ivan "Ivica" Grnja, also known as John Grnja (born 26 April 1949) is a Croatian football manager and former professional player.
Playing career
Grnja joined NK Osijek from Metalac Osijek in 1972, forming a formidable striking partnership with Ivan Lukačević[1] and played in the North American Soccer League for the Toronto Metros-Croatia and the Tampa Bay Rowdies.[2]
Coaching career
Grnja has managed Croatian club side NK Osijek on two occasions – in 1991, and between 1993 and 1994.
Grnja also managed the Croatia under-21 side in 2005,[3] and the under-19 side in 2008.[4]
References
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NK Osijek – managers
- Lechner (1945–1949)
- Dubac (1951–1955)
- Hügl (1955–1956)
- Antolković (1972–1973)
- Mihić (1978–1979)
- Đuričić (1979–1980)
- Duvančić (1980–1983)
- Đuričić (1983–1985)
- Petrović (1985–1987)
- Đuričić (1987)
- Čordaš (1989)
- Vukušić (1990)
- Jasenica (1990)
- Grnja (1991)
- Čordaš (1992–1993)
- Grnja (1993–1994)
- Šušak (1994–1995)
- Matković (1995)
- Čačić (1995–1996)
- Katalinić (1996)
- Popović (1996)
- Bonačić (1996–1997)
- Đuričić (1997–1999)
- Poklepović (1999)
- Strugačevac (1999)
- Mršić (1999–2001)
- Bilić (2001)
- Lokica (2001–2002)
- Blažević (2002)
- Đuričić (2002)
- Bilić (2002)
- Poklepović (2002–2003)
- Gračan (2003)
- Karačić (2003–2004)
- Čordaš (2004–2005)
- Šušak (2005–2006)
- Žitnjak (2006)
- Lončarević (2006–2008)
- Steinbrückner (2008–2010)
- Karačić (2010–2011)
- Bilić (2011–2012)
- Mršić (2012–2013)
- Žitnjakc (2013)
- Steinbrückner (2013)
- Rupnik (2013)
- Kulešević (2013–2014)
- Rukavina (2014–2015)
- Šušak (2015)
- Besek (2015)
- Zekić (2015–2019)
- Skender (2019)
- Kulešević (2019–2020)
- Bjelica (2020–2022)
- Poms (2022–23)
- Kulešević (2022–2023)
- Perković (2023)
- Tomas (2023)
- Zekić (2023–)
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