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

Playing career

Born in Razvođe, a village near

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, Duvančić spent two seasons with

Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...

from 1956 to 1958, making 18 league appearances and scoring two times. He also helped the club win the

Yugoslav Cup The Yugoslav Cup ( hr, Pokal Jugoslavije; sr, Куп Југославије; sl, Pokal Jugoslavije, mk, Куп на Југославија), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Kup kralja Aleksandra, ...

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, contributing with two goals in the process. After a stint with

Vojvodina Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Војводина}), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia. It lies within the Pannonian Basin, bordered to the south by the national capital ...

, Duvančić joined

Yugoslav Second League Yugoslav or Yugoslavian may refer to: * Yugoslavia, or any of the three historic states carrying that name: ** Kingdom of Yugoslavia, a European monarchy which existed 1918–1945 (officially called "Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes" 1918–1 ...

side Sloboda Tuzla in 1960. He helped the club win 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 1962. Before retiring, Duvančić also played abroad for

İzmirspor İzmirspor is а Turkish football club based in İzmir, Turkey. They were founded with the name Altın Ay on 25 July 1923. Altın Ay merged with rivals Sakarya and formed İzmirspor on 28 November 1930. They are currently playing in the Turkish ...

in Turkey.

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 In sports leagues, promotion and relegation is a process where teams are transferred between multiple divisions based on their performance for the completed season. Leagues that use promotion and relegation systems are often called open leagues. ...

and reaching the

final that season. In 1976, Duvančić left the position and took charge of Hajduk Split, going on to win the

1976–77 Yugoslav Cup The 1976–77 Yugoslav Cup was the 29th season of the top football knockout competition in SFR Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav Cup (Croatian: ''Kup Jugoslavije'', Macedonian: ''Куп на Југославија'', Serbian: ''Куп Југослави ...

. In the summer of 1979, Duvančić was appointed as manager of

, finishing the season in 13th place. He subsequently led three more

clubs, namely Osijek,

, and Budućnost Titograd. In the 1986–87 season, Duvančić served as manager of

Sarıyer Sarıyer () is the northernmost district of Istanbul, Turkey, on the European side of the city. It consists of the neighbourhoods of Rumelifeneri, Tarabya, Yeniköy, İstinye, Emirgan and Rumelihisarı. Sarıyer also administers the Black Sea co ...

in Turkey.

Honours

Player

Partizan *

: 1956–57

Manager

Hajduk Split *

: 1976–77

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Duvancic, Josip 1935 births 2023 deaths Yugoslav men's footballers Croatian men's footballers Men's association football forwards FK Partizan players FK Vojvodina players FK Sloboda Tuzla players İzmirspor footballers Yugoslav First League players Yugoslav Second League players Süper Lig players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Yugoslav football managers Croatian football managers FK Sloboda Tuzla managers HNK Hajduk Split managers FK Radnički Niš managers FK Partizan managers NK Osijek managers FK Vojvodina managers FK Budućnost Podgorica managers FK Napredak Kruševac managers Sarıyer S.K. managers FK Železnik managers FK Spartak Subotica managers Yugoslav First League managers Süper Lig managers Yugoslav expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Turkey