Goran Jurić

Goran "Goca" Jurić (born 5 February 1963) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

During his career, he played for Velež Mostar, Red Star Belgrade, Celta Vigo, Croatia Zagreb, Yokohama F. Marinos, and NK Zagreb. He earned 4 caps for the Yugoslavia national football team in 1988, and 16 caps for the Croatia national football team.

Club career In 1993 he left Celta Vigo after being diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes.

International career He made his debut for Yugoslavia in a September 1988 friendly match away against Spain. After the break-up of the country, he started to represent Croatia, playing his first game for them in April 1997. He was a non-playing member of the squad for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, where Croatia finished third. His final international was an October 1999 European Championship qualification match against Serbia and Montenegro.

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Honours

Club Velež Mostar Yugoslav Cup: 1985–86

Red Star Belgrade Yugoslav First League: 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91 Yugoslav Cup: 1989–90 European Cup: 1990–91

Celta de Vigo Segunda División: 1991–92

Dinamo Zagreb Croatian First League: 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000 Croatian Cup: 1996–97, 1997–98

Individual Croatia FIFA World Cup Third place: 1998

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