Ivan "Ivica" Barbarić (; born 23 February 1962) is a Bosnian professional

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and former

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. As a player, he spent seven years at Velež Mostar with whom he won the 1985–86 Yugoslav Cup. Barbarić ended his playing career in Spain. He got capped once for

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and participated in the

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as a member of the Yugoslavia national team. As a manager, Barbarić won the 2005–06 Bosnian Premier League with

Široki Brijeg Široki Brijeg () is a city and the regional capital of West Herzegovina Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. the town itself had a population of 6,149 and the municipality of 28,929. Name ...

, who he managed on four occasions.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Velež Mostar *

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: 1985–86 Real Burgos *

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: 1989–90

Manager

Široki Brijeg *

Bosnian Premier League The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (; ; sr-Cyrl, Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), officially known as the Wwin League of Bosnia and Herzegovina for sponsorship purposes, is the top tier football leagu ...

: 2005–06

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barbaric, Ivica 1962 births Living people Sportspeople from Metković Yugoslav men's footballers Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Spain Yugoslavia men's international footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate men's footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Yugoslav First League players La Liga players Segunda División players FK Velež Mostar players Real Burgos CF footballers Racing de Santander players CD Badajoz players UD Almería players Olympic footballers for Yugoslavia Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Men's association football defenders Bosnia and Herzegovina football managers Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina managers J2 League managers Expatriate football managers in Japan NK Široki Brijeg managers Ehime FC managers Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo managers HŠK Zrinjski managers 20th-century Bosnia and Herzegovina sportsmen