Ivan "Iko" Buljan (born 11 December 1949) is a Croatian football manager and former player who played as a defender. He was a member of the Yugoslavia national team at the 1974 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1976.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 December 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Runovići, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1967 | NK Mračaj | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1977 | Hajduk Split | 192 | (14) |
| 1977–1981 | Hamburger SV | 103 | (22) |
| 1981–1982 | New York Cosmos | 33 | (3) |
| Total | 328 | (39) | |
| International career | |||
| 1973 | Yugoslavia U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1973–1981 | Yugoslavia | 36 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1995 | Hajduk Split | ||
| 1996–1997 | Hajduk Split | ||
| 1997–1998 | Étoile Sahel | ||
| 1998 | Šibenik | ||
| 1999 | Al-Wakrah | ||
| 2000–2001 | Al Salmiya | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editBuljan was born in Runovići village near Imotski. Ethnically Croatian, he was capped for the Yugoslavia national team 36 times. He reached the European Cup final 1979–80 with Hamburger SV where the club ultimately lost to Nottingham Forest. He is also known by his nickname Iko.
Buljan started his career with local club NK Mračaj before moving to the first-league team Hajduk Split in 1967. In 1975, he was selected as Večernji list's top player in Yugoslavia. Buljan finally left Hajduk in 1977 for Hamburger SV where he played until 1981. He then finished his career with two seasons with the New York Cosmos.
Managerial career
editFrom 2008 to 2009, he was the sporting director at HNK Hajduk Split.[2]
Honours
editIndividual
References
edit- ^ "Buljan, Ivan" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ^ "Buljan više nije sportski direktor" [Buljan is not our sport manager anymore] (in Croatian). Hajduk Split. 21 August 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
External links
edit- Ivan Buljan at WorldFootball.net
- Ivan Buljan at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ivan Buljan at kicker (in German)
- Ivan Buljan at FBref.com
- Ivan Buljan at EU-Football.info
- (in Serbian) Career stats of Ivan Buljan on Serbia national football team website
- New York Cosmos stats
