Ivica Brzić

Ivica Brzić
Personal information
Full nameIvan Brzić
Date of birth28 May 1941
Place of birthNovi Sad, Kingdom of Hungary
Date of death2 June 2014 (aged 73)
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1961–1964FK Novi Sad
1964FK Željezničar
1965–1972FK Vojvodina
1972–1974Donawitzer SV Alpine
1974–1977SK VÖEST Linz
National team
1966Yugoslavia1(0)
Teams managed
1977SK VÖEST Linz
1978–1979FK Vojvodina
1980-1981DSV Leoben
1983–1986Osasuna
1987–1988FK Vojvodina
1988–1989Real Mallorca
1989–1990FK Rad
1990–1991FK Vojvodina
1991–1993Universitario de Deportes
1993–1994Blooming
1994–1995Alianza Lima
1995–1996Real Oviedo
1996Hércules CF
1997Universitario de Deportes
1999Sport Boys
2001Alianza Lima
2007–2008FK Vojvodina
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Ivan "Ivica" Brzić (28 May 1941 – 2 June 2014) was a Serbian football player and manager, the majority of whose playing career was spent with FK Vojvodina. He was also a member of the Yugoslavia squad that reached the final of 1968 European Championship.[1]

He was born during World War II in the city of Novi Sad that had been annexed months before his birth by the Kingdom of Hungary (that participated in the Nazi invasion of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in early April 1941), Brzić's early life was spent under foreign military occupation.

He came up through all age levels in FK Vojvodina, but his senior career began with Sarajevo's FK Željezničar where he spent the first half of 1964-65 season. In December 1964, he returned to Vojvodina where he played next 8 seasons until summer 1972. He was an integral member of the squad that won the Yugoslav League in 1965-66 season. He transferred to Austrian Bundesliga where he played for Donawitzer SV Alpine and SK VÖEST Linz, where he began his coaching career.[2]

In late September 2007 Brzić was named as new coach of FK Vojvodina after Milovan Rajevac resigned on 17 September 2007.[3]

On 29 May 2008, it was announced that FK Vojvodina would not be extending his contract.[4] On 4 June, six days later, it was announced that Dragoljub Bekvalac would be succeeding him on Vojvodina's bench.[5]

Statistics

FK Novi Sad 66-0

References

  1. ↑ Profile, novosti.rs; accessed 30 July 2014. (Serbian)
  2. ↑ Profile, fairplay.vidc.org; accessed 30 July 2014. (Serbian)
  3. ↑ "Rajevac podneo ostavku", b92.net; accessed 30 July 2014. (Serbian)
  4. ↑ "Brzić nije više trener Vojvodine", b92.net, 29 May 2008; accessed 30 July 2014. (Serbian)
  5. ↑ "Bekvalac ponovo u Vojvodini", b92.net, 4 June 2008; accessed 30 July 2014. (Serbian)

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