Josip Čop (born 14 October 1954) is a

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Club career

During his club career he played for NK Varteks,

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and

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International career

He made his debut for

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in a June 1984

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against

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, a preparation game for UEFA Euro 1984, and earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals. His second and final international was five days later against

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. He was a non-playing squad member at Euro 84.

Post-playing career

He began his career in sport management as the Secretary General of the Football Federation of Croatia, FIFA delegate and UEFA delegate, as well as member of several UEFA committees (Stadium and Security Committee; Delegate Panel; Venue Director Panel; European Championship Committee U 21) and vice president of the UEFA European Championship Committee U 21. From 1996 to 1998 Čop served as Secretary-General of the

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. Since 2005, he is the Secretary-General of the Croatian Olympic Committee, serving his third four-year term.

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1954 births Living people Footballers from Varaždin Men's association football defenders Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslavia men's international footballers UEFA Euro 1984 players NK Varaždin (1931–2015) players NK Zagreb players HNK Hajduk Split players SK Sturm Graz players Yugoslav First League players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Austria Croatian sports executives and administrators {{Croatia-footy-defender-stub