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Srečko Katanec
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Srečko Katanec is a male association football player and coach from Slovenia. Born in Ljubljana in 1963, he held citizenship in Slovenia and the Socialist Federal Republic Yugoslavia. He played as a centre-back and defensive midfielder, competing in the Bundesliga. His club career included stints with U.C. Sampdoria, FK Partizan, GNK Dinamo Zagreb, and VfB Stuttgart.
Katanec represented the Socialist Federal Republic Yugoslavia and Slovenia in international competitions. He participated in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, the 1988 Summer Olympics, the 1984 Summer Olympics, and UEFA Euro 1984. His professional playing period spanned from 1981 to 1994, during which he made one match start and scored zero goals. He is a recipient of the Slovenian Athletes Hall of Fame award and speaks Slovene.
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Key facts
- 1994
- Slovenia
- Date of birth
- ( 1963-07-16 ) 16 July 1963 (age 62)
- Place of birth
- Ljubljana , SR Slovenia , Yugoslavia
- Height
- 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
- Positions
- Defensive midfielder centre-back
- 1970 1981
- Ljubljana
- Years
- Team
- 1981 1985
- Olimpija
- 1985 1986
- Dinamo Zagreb
- 1986 1988
- Partizan
- 1988 1989
- VfB Stuttgart
- 1989 1994
- Sampdoria
- 1983 1990
- Yugoslavia
- 1997 1998
- Gorica
- 1998 2002
- Slovenia
- 2002 2003
- Olympiacos
- 2006 2009
- Macedonia
- 2009 2011
- United Arab Emirates
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Position
- Defensive Midfield
- Nationality
- Slovenia
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Srečko
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- Place of birth
- Ljubljana
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- Slovene
- Participant in
- UEFA Euro 2000
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- NK Olimpija Ljubljana
- Position played
- centre-back
- League
- Bundesliga
- Country for sport
- Slovenia
- Mass
- 79
- Image
- Srečko Katanec 2015 (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 190
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- Commons category
- Srečko Katanec
- date of birth
- 1963-07-16
- end of work period
- 1994-00-00
- start of work period
- 1981-00-00
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 1
- total goals in career
- 0
- name in native language
- Srečko Katanec
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Encyclopedic overview
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Srečko Katanec ( pronounced [ˈsretʃkɔ kaˈtanɛts] ; born 16 July 1963) is a Slovenian retired football manager and player. At international level, he was capped for both the Yugoslavia and Slovenia national teams.
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