Milan Maričić
Milan Maričić (born 12 October 1961)[1] is a Croatian football manager and former player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Milan Maričić | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1961 | ||
| Place of birth |
Vinkovci, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1991 | Osijek | 215 | (8) |
| 1991–1992 | Rad Beograd | 16 | (2) |
| 1992–1994 | Panachaiki | 60 | (2) |
| Total | 291 | (12) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| Panachaiki (assistant) | |||
| 2002 | Patraikos (youth) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Born in Vinkovci, SR Croatia, back then within Yugoslavia, Maričić played for over a decade with NK Osijek[2] in the Yugoslav First League.[3][4] He Osijek's captain during the last five seasons, and in 1991 he moved to Belgrade and signed with Serbian club FK Rad.[5] He played with Rad in the 1991–92 Yugoslav First League.[1] Then he moved to Greece where he played four years with Panachaiki F.C.[5] in Superleague Greece[6][7] and then retired and became assistant manager in same club.[5] He then by summer 2002 was working as coach of the youth teams of Patraikos.[5]
Personal life
His wife, Slobodanka "Boba" Čolović was an athlete[5] and they have lived for ten years on the Greek island of Corfu.[8]
References
- Tempo almanah 1991/1992 page 16
- Generacije 85-95 at NK Osijek official website (in Croatian)
- Yugoslav First and Second League stats at B92
- Milan Maričić at Worldfootball
- Bivši igrač Osijeka i Rada Milan Maričić već 10 godina u zemlji Helena at Glas javnosti, 30-6-2002, retrieved 15-5-2016 (in Serbian)
- Greece 1992/93 at RSSSF
- Greece 1993/94 at RSSSF
- Odlučila se vratiti u Hrvatsku nakon puno godina u inozemstvu: 'Ovaj put je za stalno' - Večernji (in Croatian)