Ivan Katalinić (born 17 May 1951) is a former Croatian

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and former

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who had a successful playing career with

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and

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in the 1970s and 1980s. As a member of Hajduk's famous "golden generation" of the 1970s, he won four Yugoslav championships and five consecutive cups. In early 1980, he moved to Southampton where he stayed for three and a half seasons. On his return from England, Katalinić once again joined Hajduk becoming part of the coaching staff and a third choice goalkeeper for the 1983–84 season. So far in his managerial career Katalinić has managed 17 clubs. Most success was achieved with Hajduk from 1993 until 1995. Two Croatian championships and cups were won along with two supercups. Season 1994–95 is remembered as the most successful in Hajduk's history. Besides winning the double, Hajduk reached quarterfinals of the Champions League. From 1996 until 2002 he was part of the Croatian national team's

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that led

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in the World Cup 1998.

Playing career

Club

Despite signing his first professional contract with Hajduk in the summer of 1970, Katalinić had to wait more than a year for his debut. The long-awaited day occurred on 29 September 1971, when he came on as a substitute for injured

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in the

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first-round return-leg in

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, against

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. However, in the face of stiff competition Katalinić would not become first-choice goalkeeper until 1975. He then kept the number one jersey for the following two seasons, before losing it due to

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, which was obligatory at the time. Upon his return from the army in May 1979, Katalinić played only one game, adding just three more at the beginning of the following season: transfer abroad was on the horizon. After trials with W.B.A. and

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, followed by unsuccessful attempts to gain his work permit, Katalinić finally made a breakthrough with Southampton. After signing a four-year contract with Southampton in February 1980, Katalinić became the first Croatian ever to play in the First Division (today known as the

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). To date, he remains the only Croatian goalkeeper to have played in the English top-flight. During the next two-and-a-half years he made 54 appearances for Southampton in all competitions. For the 1982–83 season

signed England goalkeeper

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, whose arrival moved Katalinić to the bench. After cancelling his contract with Southampton in the summer of 1983, he signed with Hajduk as a third-choice goalkeeper and an assistant coach.

International

As a goalkeeper Katalinić was capped 13 times for Yugoslav national team. His debut came on 30 January 1977 when Yugoslavia beat

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1–0 at

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and his last game was in Rome on 18 May 1978 versus

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in a scoreless draw.

Style of play

Due to his calmness and composure on the field, Katalinić was nicknamed "

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". He was described as having excellent reflexes, and was particularly skilled in one-on-one duels with the opposing players. Katalinić also had the ability to read the game and predict the offensive action well in advance, which he used to alert and direct the defence.

Managerial career

After ten years on Hajduk's coaching staff as an assistant and goalkeeper coach, in March 1993 Katalinić was appointed as a manager. Under his helm, two months later, Hajduk won

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after two legged final against great rival

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. The following season Hajduk were champions of Croatia and in 1994–95 first Croatian

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crown was rounded with Champions League quarterfinal clash with eventual winners

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. Following season Hajduk failed to qualify for the Champions League after losing to

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. Two months later Katalinić resigned after being knocked out of the Croatian Cup. In 1996–97 came his first managerial job abroad when he signed a one-year contract with

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. Return to Croatia followed where he took over minnows

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leading them to championship play-offs. Second spell with Hajduk followed but no trophies were won. In the new century Katalinić had two more attempts but did not manage to qualify for the Champions League. With Zagreb, in 2002, he failed to overcome

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while two years later short episode with Hajduk ended soon after crushing out against Shelbourne. He coached

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on two occasions, saving them from relegation in his first spell with the club. However, in

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Katalinić's effort was not enough to save

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from the drop. After five years of coaching abroad (

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, Hungary,

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) in the summer of 2009 Katalinić surprised many with his move to ambitious Croatian Third Division side

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. Katalinić led Dugopolje to its historic first promotion to the Croatian Second Division. In June 2010 return to First Division football followed as he signed a contract with

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. He led them to the third position in

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, and for the first time in the club's history reaching a spot in European competitions. After progressing past

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in the second qualifying round of

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, they were eliminated by

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. In August 2011, he was sacked as manager as the board was unsatisfied with the results made in the beginning of the season. In September 2012, Katalinić took over the helm of GOŠK Gabela for the second time. In May 2013 he became the manager of

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. In July 2016 he was named the head coach of

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, but after the team lost to

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, and continued a poor series, he was sacked on 9 October 2016.

Managerial statistics

Honours and awards

As player

;Hajduk Split *

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First Federal Football League ( Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...

: 1970–71, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1978–79 *

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: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977

As manager

;Hajduk Split *

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(2): 1993–94, 1994–95 *

(2): 1992–93, 1994–95 *

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(3):

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;Dugopolje * Croatian Third League (South) (1): 2009–10

Individual

* Tempo magazine Award for Best Yugoslav goalkeeper: 1975–76 *Trophy Bili for the best Hajduk player: 1976–77 * Daily Star Golden Glove Award for the best First Division goalkeeper of the month: December 1981 * Supersport (weekly magazine published by Sportske Novosti) Croatian Coach of the Year: 1994, 1995 * City of Split Sport Federation Award for the city of Split Coach of the Year: 1994, 1995 *State award for sport - Red hrvatskog pletera 1998.

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