# Srećko Juričić

Srećko Juričić (born 30 December 1954) is a Croatian former professional footballer, who is currently the sporting director for HNK Rijeka. Juričić has also had a career as a manager coaching: HNK Rijeka, Koper, Primorje, HIT Gorica, Istra, Al-Riffa, Ittihad Kalba, Al-Ahli Dubai, Sharjah FC, Qatar SC, Al Wasl FC, Al Taawoun FC and internationally the UAE, UAE U-20, Bahrain, Oman and Yemen national teams.

## Playing career
### Club

As a player, he was part of HNK Rijeka's golden generation which won the Yugoslav Cup in 1978 and 1979. He is also Rijeka's most capped player with 684 caps. Juričić has captained the team both against Juventus in 1980 and Real Madrid in 1984.

## Managerial career

In his managerial career he has led HNK Rijeka and Al-Ahli Dubai. Internationally he has coached the Bahrain national football team, Oman national football team, United Arab Emirates national football team and Yemen national football team. He then moved to coach the Bahrain Riffa Club.
As a manager Juričić led HNK Rijeka to the 1994 Croatian Cup Final where they lost to Croatia Zagreb.
On 4 October 2008, it was announced that Juričić has moved back to the UAE to coach Al Wasl FC.
In June 2009, he was appointed as manager of Yemen national football team. In December 2010, he was sacked after a string of poor results at the 20th Arabian Gulf Cup which Yemen hosted.
In March 2012, Juričić was appointed director of sports in his first club HNK Rijeka.

## Career statistics
### Player statistics

| Club performance | Club performance | Club performance | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | League | League | Yugoslav Cup | Yugoslav Cup | Balkans Cup | Balkans Cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| 1972–73 | NK Rijeka | Yugoslav Second League | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| 1973–74 | NK Rijeka | Yugoslav Second League | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| 1974–75 | NK Rijeka | Yugoslav First League | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 1975–76 | NK Rijeka | Yugoslav First League | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 33 | 2 |
| 1976–77 | NK Rijeka | Yugoslav First League | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 36 | 0 |
| 1977–78 | NK Rijeka | Yugoslav First League | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| 1978–79 | NK Rijeka | Yugoslav First League | 29 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| 1979–80 | NK Rijeka | Yugoslav First League | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 1980–81 | NK Rijeka | Yugoslav First League | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 31 | 0 |
| 1981–82 | NK Rijeka | Yugoslav First League | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 1982–83 | NK Rijeka | Yugoslav First League | 32 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 36 | 1 |
| 1983–84 | NK Rijeka | Yugoslav First League | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 29 | 0 |
| 1984–85 | NK Rijeka | Yugoslav First League | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Belgium | Belgium | Belgium | League | League | Belgian Cup | Belgian Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| 1985–86 | KFC Winterslag | Belgian Second Division | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | – | – | 22 | 1 |
| Total | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 293 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 353 | 6 |
| Total | Belgium | Belgium | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |

#### Notes

* ↑ Appearances in Mitropa Cup
* ↑ Appearances in Intertoto Cup
* 1 2 Appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup

#### Source

    Srečko Juričić statistics, NK Rijeka Seasons

### Managerial statistics

    As of 2 November 2018
| Team | From | To | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Team | From | To | G | W | D | L | Win % |
| Primorje Ajdovščina | 1 July 1991 | 30 June 1992 | 43 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 032.56 |
| NK Rijeka | 15 November 1992 | 5 December 1992 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 050.00 |
| NK Rijeka | 4 January 1993 | 30 June 1994 | 59 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 040.68 |
| ND Hit Gorica | 1 July 1994 | 31 September 1994 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 016.67 |
| NK Istra | 16, Apr, 1995 | 24 Sep 1995 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 022.22 |
| Riffa SC | 1 July 1997 | 31 June 1998 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 081.82 |
| Al-Ittihad Kalba SC | 1 July 1998 | 1 June 2002 | 131 | 48 | 28 | 55 | 036.64 |
| UAE U-20 | 27 January 1997 | 24 June 1997 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 025.00 |
| UAE | 12 September 1999 | 22 December 1999 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 025.00 |
| Al-Ahli Dubai | 1 June 2002 | 30 June 2003 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 045.16 |
| Bahrain | 1 July 2003 | 30 June 2004 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 045.00 |
| Oman | 1 July 2005 | 30 June 2006 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 036.36 |
| Sharjah FC | 1 July 2006 | 1 November 2006 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 020.00 |
| Al-Arabi | 1 November 2006 | 31 December 2006 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 012.50 |
| Qatar SC | 1 Jan 2007 | 30 Jun 2007 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 035.71 |
| Riffa SC | 1 Jul 2007 | 31 Dec 2007 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 075.00 |
| Al-Wasl F.C. | 4 October 2008 | 1 December 2008 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 022.22 |
| Yemen | 1 June 2009 | 1 December 2010 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 038.46 |
| Al Taawoun | 1 January 2012 | 1 February 2012 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 000.00 |
| HNK Rijeka | 3 March 2013 | 3 March 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | 412 | 159 | 113 | 140 | 038.59 |

## Honours
### Player
#### NK Rijeka

* Yugoslav Cup: 1978, 1979
* Balkans Cup: 1978
* Yugoslav Second League: 1973–74

#### Individual

* NK Rijeka all time XI

### Manager
#### NK Primorje Ajdovščina

* MNZ Nova Gorica Cup: 1991–92

#### Riffa SC

* Bahraini Premier League: 1997–98
* Bahraini King's Cup: 1998

#### Al-Ittihad Kalba SC

* UAE Division One: 1998–99

#### Al-Ahli Dubai

* UAE President's Cup: 2002

#### Bahrain

* Arabian Gulf Cup Silver Medal: 2003