Josip Mohorović (born 22 March 1948) is a

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ian retired

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player and manager.

Playing career

As a player, he spent much of his career (ten seasons) playing for

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, in process collecting over 400 caps and scoring 34 goals. He was one of the club's most important midfielders during the mid-1970s. He was also the club's top scorer during the 1971–72 and 1974-75 seasons. From Rijeka he moved to the Netherlands, where he played with

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.Op zoek naar mijn jeugdheld Josip Mohorovic
- Breda Vandaag He finished his career in Switzerland with

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, before becoming a manager.

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Dutch football stats
- Voetbalstats {{DEFAULTSORT:Mohorovic, Josip 1948 births Living people People from Labin Sportspeople from Istria County Men's association football midfielders Yugoslav men's footballers HNK Rijeka players NAC Breda players FC Chiasso players FC Mendrisio players Yugoslav First League players Eredivisie players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Yugoslav football managers AC Bellinzona managers Yugoslav expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Switzerland