Srećko Bogdan Explained

Srećko Bogdan
Birth Date:5 January 1957
Birth Place:Mursko Središće, PR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Height:1.83 m
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:1970–1973
Youthclubs1:Rudar Mursko Središće
Youthyears2:1973–1974
Youthclubs2:Čakovec
Years1:1974–1985
Caps1:262
Goals1:34
Years2:1985–1993
Clubs2:Karlsruher SC
Caps2:245
Goals2:21
Totalcaps:507
Totalgoals:55
Nationalyears1:1977–1983
Nationalteam1:Yugoslavia
Nationalcaps1:11
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1990–1991
Nationalteam2:Croatia
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals2:1
Manageryears1:1996–2001
Managerclubs1:Karlsruher SC (assistant)
Manageryears2:2001–2002
Managerclubs2:VfR Mannheim
Manageryears3:2005–2006
Managerclubs3:Inter Zaprešić
Manageryears4:2007–2008
Managerclubs4:Segesta
Manageryears5:2009–2010
Managerclubs5:Međimurje
Manageryears6:2010–2011
Managerclubs6:Savski Marof

Srećko Bogdan (born 5 January 1957) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played a defender. He is now a youth coach in NK Inter Zaprešić.

Club career

Bogdan was born in Mursko Središće, Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia. He started his career in his home town with NK Rudar Mursko Središće, where he spent three years before moving to MTČ Čakovec and starting his senior career in 1973. He spent one season and a half with Čakovec before transferring first to Dinamo Zagreb and later to Karlsruhe. He is currently in third place in Dinamo Zagreb's all-time list of appearances for the club, with a total of 595 appearances in which he scored 125 goals.[1] He played for Dinamo Zagreb between January 1975 and June 1985, after which he moved to Karlsruhe in the German 2. Bundesliga. After two years at Karlsruhe, he managed promotion to the Bundesliga with the club and subsequently made 169 appearances for the club in the league over the following six seasons, scoring nine goals.[2] He retired from playing in June 1993.

International career

In his international career, Bogdan played for both former Yugoslavia and Croatia, and won 11 caps for Yugoslavia and two for Croatia, scoring one goal for the latter.[3] He made his debut for Yugoslavia in a January 1977 friendly match away against Colombia, coming on as a 30th-minute substitute for Franjo Vladić. The games for Croatia in 1990 and 1991 were unofficial,[4] since the country was still officially part of Yugoslavia.

Managerial career

Bogdan worked as a coach at Karlsruhe's youth academy between 1993 and 1996, following his retirement as a player at the club. He went on to work as an assistant coach at the club's first team between 1996 and 2001.

The first club where he was appointed head coach was Croatian side Inter Zaprešić, where he was in charge in 2005 and 2006. He was then appointed head coach at Segesta Sisak in January 2007, staying with the club until October 2008. In October 2009, he was appointed head coach at Međimurje, signing a contract until the end of the 2009–10 season. He was sacked on 2 April 2010, when the club found themselves on the brink of the relegation zone after a streak of five games without a win. He later managed Savski Marof and became academy boss at Inter Zaprešić.[5]

Other work

During the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Bogdan commented several of the tournament's matches as a co-commentator for the Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dinamo Zagreb's top 10 of players with most appearances . nk-dinamo.hr . Croatian . 31 December 2010.
  2. Web site: Srećko Bogdan . worldfootball.net . 31 December 2010.
  3. Web site: International appearances for Croatia . hns-cff.hr . Croatian . 31 December 2010.
  4. Web site: Player Database. 18 June 2022. EU-football.
  5. https://medjimurski.hr/bivsi-nogometas-dinama-i-karlsruhera-i-trener-srecko-bogdan-danas-slavi-66-rodendan/ Bivši nogometaš Dinama i trener Srećko Bogdan danas slavi 66. rođendan