Ivan Kocjančić is a
Croat
The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, Ge ...
ian retired
football
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player.
Playing career
Club
Born in
Rijeka
Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primor ...
, he played for
HNK Rijeka
Hrvatski nogometni klub Rijeka ( en, Croatian Football Club Rijeka), commonly referred to as NK Rijeka or simply Rijeka, is a Croatian professional association football, football club from the city of Rijeka.
HNK Rijeka compete in Croatia's top ...
during his entire career, collecting close to 500 caps. He played as a defender and captained his club when it won promotion to the
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, ...
in 1974.
Maangerial career
Following the end of his career he remained active with Rijeka, coaching in the youth programme. He managed one of Rijeka games as an interim manager in 1996.
PREDSJEDNICI I TRENERI
- NK Rijeka
References
1947 births
Living people
Footballers from Rijeka
Association football defenders
Yugoslav footballers
HNK Rijeka players
Yugoslav Second League players
Yugoslav First League players
Croatian football managers
HNK Rijeka managers
HNK Rijeka non-playing staff
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