# Nenad Gračan

Nenad Gračan (born 23 January 1962) is a Croatian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the coach of the Croatia women's national football team.

## Club career

Born in Rijeka, SFR Yugoslavia, Gračan started playing professionally for hometown's NK Orijent and, soon thereafter, HNK Rijeka, amassing nearly 150 official appearances. He then moved to another club in his native Croatia, HNK Hajduk Split. During his first match at Hajduk Gračan was injured while playing against his former club by Mladen Mladenović who nearly broke Gračan's leg. Because of this injury he appeared intermittently for Hajduk over the course of four full seasons.
Late into 1989, Gračan signed with La Liga club Real Oviedo. Joined by compatriots Janko Janković and Nikola Jerkan in his second season, he helped the Asturians finish sixth and qualify for the UEFA Cup by contributing with 26 matches, and eventually appeared in more than 100 games overall.
Aged almost 31, Gračan left Oviedo and returned to his country, now independent. After two years of inactivity he played a handful of games with first professional club Rijeka, but retired shortly after. In the following decade, he took up coaching, starting with his last team as a player, but he rarely settled.

## International career

Gračan made his debut for Yugoslavia in a March 1984 friendly match against Hungary and earned a total of 10 caps, scoring 2 goals. He never attended any major international tournament. In 1984, the then 21-year-old helped the Olympic squad win the bronze medal in Los Angeles, featuring in all games but one and scoring in the quarterfinals against West Germany (5–2). His final international was a May 1986 friendly away against Belgium.

### International appearances

Yugoslavia national team :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 2 |
| Total | 10 | 2 |

### International goals

| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 30 April 1986 | Arruda, Recife | Brazil | 1 – 1 | 4 – 2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 19 May 1986 | Heizelstadion, Brussels | Belgium | 0 – 2 | 1 – 3 | Friendly |

## Managerial career

In June 2001, he was named manager of Hajduk Split. Gračan was dismissed as manager of Pula in May 2007 and he took charge of Rijeka for a third time in November 2009.

## Personal life

Gračan married former miss Croatia Daniela Mihalic in 1999. The couple have three daughters.

## Career statistics
### As a player

| Club performance | Club performance | Club performance | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | League | League | Yugoslav Cup | Yugoslav Cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| 1979–80 | NK Rijeka | Yugoslav First League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| 1980–81 | NK Rijeka | Yugoslav First League | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 1981–82 | NK Rijeka | Yugoslav First League | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 4 |
| 1982–83 | NK Rijeka | Yugoslav First League | 31 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 36 | 7 |
| 1983–84 | NK Rijeka | Yugoslav First League | 31 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 9 |
| 1984–85 | NK Rijeka | Yugoslav First League | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 7 |
| 1985–86 | NK Rijeka | Yugoslav First League | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 7 |
| 1986–87 | NK Hajduk Split | Yugoslav First League | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 1987–88 | NK Hajduk Split | Yugoslav First League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| 1988–89 | NK Hajduk Split | Yugoslav First League | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| 1989–90 | NK Hajduk Split | Yugoslav First League | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 |
| Spain | Spain | Spain | League | League | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| 1989–90 | Real Oviedo | La Liga | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 |
| 1990–91 | Real Oviedo | La Liga | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 |
| 1991–92 | Real Oviedo | La Liga | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| 1992–93 | Real Oviedo | La Liga | 25 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 1 |
| Croatia | Croatia | Croatia | League | League | Croatian Cup | Croatian Cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| 1995–96 | HNK Rijeka | Prva HNL | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 |
| Country | HNK Rijeka | HNK Rijeka | 146 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 162 | 35 |
| Country | NK Hajduk Split | NK Hajduk Split | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| Country | Real Oviedo | Real Oviedo | 90 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | 261 | 35 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 283 | 39 |

### Managerial statistics

    As of 18 November 2018

### Club

| Club | From | To | Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Club | From | To | Competition | P | W | D | L | Win % |
| HNK Rijeka | 26 November 1995 | 22 May 1996 | Prva HNL | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 053.33 |
| HNK Rijeka | 26 November 1995 | 22 May 1996 | Croatian Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 000.00 |
| HNK Rijeka | 15 March 1998 | 11 November 2000 | Prva HNL | 87 | 43 | 16 | 28 | 049.43 |
| HNK Rijeka | 15 March 1998 | 11 November 2000 | Croatian Cup | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 028.57 |
| HNK Rijeka | 15 March 1998 | 11 November 2000 | UEFA Champions League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 000.00 |
| HNK Rijeka | 15 March 1998 | 11 November 2000 | UEFA Cup | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 050.00 |
| HNK Rijeka Total | HNK Rijeka Total | HNK Rijeka Total | HNK Rijeka Total | 116 | 55 | 21 | 40 | 047.41 |
| Hajduk Split | 25 July 2001 | 21 November 2001 | Prva HNL | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 066.67 |
| Hajduk Split | 25 July 2001 | 21 November 2001 | Croatian Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 050.00 |
| Hajduk Split | 25 July 2001 | 21 November 2001 | UEFA Champions League | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 050.00 |
| Hajduk Split | 25 July 2001 | 21 November 2001 | UEFA Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 000.00 |
| Hajduk Split Total | Hajduk Split Total | Hajduk Split Total | Hajduk Split Total | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 056.52 |
| Sport Line Koper | 14 July 2002 | 30 March 2003 | PrvaLiga | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 041.67 |
| Sport Line Koper | 14 July 2002 | 30 March 2003 | Slovenian Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 000.00 |
| Sport Line Koper Total | Sport Line Koper Total | Sport Line Koper Total | Sport Line Koper Total | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 040.00 |
| NK Osijek | 10 May 2003 | 31 May 2003 | Prva HNL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 050.00 |
| NK Osijek Total | NK Osijek Total | NK Osijek Total | NK Osijek Total | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 050.00 |
| NK Kamen Ingrad | 26 July 2003 | 28 August 2004 | Prva HNL | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 042.11 |
| NK Kamen Ingrad | 26 July 2003 | 28 August 2004 | Croatian Cup | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 050.00 |
| NK Kamen Ingrad | 26 July 2003 | 28 August 2004 | UEFA Cup | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 050.00 |
| NK Kamen Ingrad | 26 July 2003 | 28 August 2004 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 000.00 |
| Kamen Ingrad Total | Kamen Ingrad Total | Kamen Ingrad Total | Kamen Ingrad Total | 48 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 041.67 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 11 September 2004 | 20 November 2004 | Prva HNL | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 050.00 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 11 September 2004 | 20 November 2004 | Croatian Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 050.00 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 11 September 2004 | 20 November 2004 | UEFA Cup | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 066.67 |
| Dinamo Zagreb Total | Dinamo Zagreb Total | Dinamo Zagreb Total | Dinamo Zagreb Total | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 053.33 |
| Pomorac Kostrena | 21 August 2005 | 26 November 2006 | Druga HNL | 47 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 051.06 |
| Pomorac Kostrena | 21 August 2005 | 26 November 2006 | Croatian Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 000.00 |
| Pomorac Kostrena Total | Pomorac Kostrena Total | Pomorac Kostrena Total | Pomorac Kostrena Total | 49 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 048.98 |
| Pula Staročeško | 17 February 2007 | 12 May 2007 | Prva HNL | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 014.29 |
| Pula Staročeško Total | Pula Staročeško Total | Pula Staročeško Total | Pula Staročeško Total | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 014.29 |
| NK Nafta Lendava | 1 March 2008 | 22 March 2008 | PrvaLiga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 000.00 |
| NK Nafta Lendava Total | NK Nafta Lendava Total | NK Nafta Lendava Total | NK Nafta Lendava Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 000.00 |
| NK Croatia Sesvete | 12 September 2009 | 7 November 2009 | Prva HNL | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 012.50 |
| NK Croatia Sesvete | 12 September 2009 | 7 November 2009 | Croatian Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 000.00 |
| NK Croatia Sesvete Total | NK Croatia Sesvete Total | NK Croatia Sesvete Total | NK Croatia Sesvete Total | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 011.11 |
| HNK Rijeka | 21 November 2009 | 13 May 2010 | Prva HNL | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 031.25 |
| HNK Rijeka | 24 July 2010 | 6 November 2010 | Prva HNL | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 042.86 |
| HNK Rijeka | 24 July 2010 | 6 November 2010 | Croatian Cup | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| HNK Rijeka Total | HNK Rijeka Total | HNK Rijeka Total | HNK Rijeka Total | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 040.63 |
| Totals | | Totals | | Totals | | Totals | | 339 | 148 | 74 | 117 | 043.66 |

### National team

| Team | From | To | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Team | From | To | Croatia U21 | 25 October 2013 | 12 September 2019 | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 052.63 |
    *Dates of first and last games under Gračan; not dates of official appointments

## Honours
### Player
#### Hajduk Split

* Yugoslav Cup: 1987

#### Yugoslavia

* Summer Olympics bronze medal: 1984

#### Individual

* SN Yellow Shirt award: 1985–86
* NK Rijeka all time XI by Novi list