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.

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