Darko Dražić (born 17 January 1963) is a

Bosnian Croat The Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina (), often referred to as Bosnian Croats () or Herzegovinian Croats (), are native to Bosnia and Herzegovina and constitute the third most populous ethnic group, after Bosniaks and Serbs. They are also one of ...

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manager and former professional player who was most recently the manager of

Azadegan League The Azadegan League (, ''Lig-e Âzâdegân''), also known as League 1 (, ''Lig-e Yek''), is the second highest division of professional football in Iran. It was the top-level football league in Iran from its foundation in 1991 until 2001, when t ...

club Mes Rafsanjan.

Club career

Dražić was born in

Novi Travnik Novi Travnik (Serbian Cyrillic: Нови Травник) is a city located in the Central Bosnia Canton within the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of the 2013 census, it had a population of 9,008, while the entire municipality had 23,832 ...

. He played for

Solin Solin is a town and a suburb of Split, in Split-Dalmatia county, Croatia. It is situated right northeast of Split, on the Adriatic Sea and the river Jadro. Solin developed on the location of ancient city of ''Salona'', which was the capital o ...

Hajduk Split Hrvatski Nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, the club's home ...

Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V., commonly known as Fortuna Düsseldorf (), is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, that competes in the 2. Bundesliga. Founded in 1895, Fo ...

Šibenik Šibenik (), historically known as Sebenico (), is a historic town in Croatia, located in central Dalmatia, where the river Krka (Croatia), Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea. Šibenik is one of the oldest Croatia, Croatian self-governing cities ...

and

Rot-Weiß Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen is a German association football club in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was formed as ''Oberhausener SV'' in December 1904 out of the merger of ''Emschertaler SV'' (1902) and the football enthusiasts of ''Oberh ...

International career

Dražić made his debut for the Croatia national team in an October 1990

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against the

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and has earned a total of two caps, scoring no goals. His second and final international was a June 1991 friendly away against

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. Since Croatia was still officially part of Yugoslavia at the time, both games were unofficial.

Managerial career

Dražić became the coach of

NK GOŠK Gabela Nogometni Klub GOŠK Gabela is a professional association football, football club based in Gabela, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Gabela, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The name GOŠK in Croatian language, Croatian, is the abbreviation of "Gabeoski Omladinski ...

in 2011 but resigned after he was selected as assistant manager of

Iran Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League (, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Premier League (, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is a professional association football league in Iran and the highest level of the Iranian football league s ...

side

Mes Kerman Mes Kerman Football Club (, ''Bashgah-e Futbal-e Sân't-e Mes Kârman'') is an Iranian professional association football, football team based in Kerman, Iran. They were promoted to Iran's top league, the Iran Pro League, in the 2005–06 season. ...

Miroslav Blažević Miroslav "Ćiro" Blažević (; 9 February 1935 – 8 February 2023) was a Bosnian-Croatian professional Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and Football player, player. A former right winger, his professional ...

. After about one year working with

's staff, he began his work with Damash as an assistant manager. It was not the first time that one of Amir Abedini's teams used his services because Dražić's professional career in coaching started with Abedini.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Drazic, Darko 1963 births Living people Footballers from Central Bosnia Canton Men's association football defenders Yugoslav men's footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's international footballers NK Solin players HNK Hajduk Split players Fortuna Düsseldorf players HNK Šibenik players Rot-Weiß Oberhausen players Yugoslav First League players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Croatian Football League players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Croatian football managers Bosnia and Herzegovina football managers HŠK Posušje managers Gahar Zagros F.C. managers NK GOŠK Gabela managers HNK Segesta managers FK Olimpik managers Sanat Mes Kerman F.C. managers Mes Rafsanjan F.C. managers Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina managers Croatian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Iran Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Iran Persepolis F.C. non-playing staff