Eduvard"Eddie"KrncevicOAM(/ˈkrɛntʃəvɪk/KRENCH-ə-vik;[1]Croatian:Edi Krnčević;born 14 August 1960) is an Australian retiredfootballplayer and manager who played as aforward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eduvard Krncevic | ||
| Date of birth | 14 August 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Geelong,Australia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1978 | Essendon Croatia | ||
| 1979–1981 | Marconi | 81 | (31) |
| 1981–1984 | Dinamo Zagreb | 40 | (7) |
| 1984 | MSV Duisburg | 18 | (3) |
| 1985 | Sydney Croatia | 3 | (3) |
| 1985–1986 | Cercle Brugge | 45 | (15) |
| 1986–1989 | Anderlecht | 84 | (52) |
| 1988 | →Marconi(loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1989–1990 | Mulhouse | 29 | (7) |
| 1990–1992 | FC Liège | 38 | (6) |
| 1992–1995 | Eendracht Aalst | 51 | (12) |
| 1995–1996 | Charleroi | 17 | (4) |
| 1996–1997 | Gippsland Falcons | 19 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 1979 | Australia U20 | ||
| 1979–1989 | Australia | 35 | (17) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1997–1999 | Carlton SC | ||
| 1999–2001 | Marconi | ||
| 2001–2002 | South Melbourne | ||
| 2003 | Fawkner Blues | ||
| 2004–2005 | Maribyrnong Greens | ||
| 2007 | North Geelong Warriors | ||
| 2010–2011 | South Melbourne | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editAfter playing his first four years of professional football in Australia, Krncevic moved to the land of his parents in 1981, joining Croatian sideNK Dinamo Zagreb,where he had relative individual success, besides helping the side win oneleagueand onecup.
Krnčević then played four months in theGerman second divisionwithMSV Duisburg,after which he embarked on his most successful spell, ten and a half years inBelgium– with oneseasonin France withFC Mulhousein between – where he representedCercle Brugge KSV,Royal Charleroi,R.S.C. Anderlecht,R.F.C. de LiègeandK.S.C. Eendracht Aalst;he became the first Australian-born player to be crowned top scorer in a European league.
Even though silverware was hard to come even at Anderlecht, in1988–89Krnčević was crowned theleague's top scorer at 23 goals, and helped thecapitalside to thedomestic cup– in that competition, he scored in all three finals he won, the first being with Cercle.
In 1996, already at 36, Krncevic returned to his country and played one final season with theGippsland Falcons.[2]In the late 1990s and early 2000s, he had a coaching career, with all the clubs hailing from his homeland, in theNational Soccer League.Internationally, he opted to represent his birth country, scoring every other match in 35caps,and helping the country to win the1980 OFC Nations Cup.
International career
editKrncevic was captain of the Australia team that won the1980 Oceania Cup,of which only one match, an 11–2 defeat ofPapua New Guinea,counted as a full international match.[3][4]
Honours
editEssendon Croatia
- Victorian Champions: 1978
- Victorian State League Cup: 1978
- Ampol Cup: 1977, 1978
- Armstrong Cup: 1977
Marconi
Dinamo Zagreb
Cercle Brugge
- Belgian Cup:1984–85;runner-up1985–86
Anderlecht
- Belgian League:1986–87
- Belgian Cup:1987–88,1988–89
- Belgian Super Cup:1987
Australia
Individual
- Medal of the Order of Australia(OAM) – 2021[5]
- FFA Hall of ChampionsInductee – 2000
- Belgian League:Top scorer1988–89
- NSL:Papasavas Medal (U-21) 1979
References
edit- ^"CFMEU World Cup Tipping Competition - Socceroo Eddie Krncevic's tips".YouTube.Archivedfrom the original on 21 December 2021.Retrieved26 January2020.
- ^Cockerill, Michael (14 October 1999)."Stallion in the full metal jacket".The Sydney Morning Herald.p. 43.Retrieved31 August2022.
- ^"Soccer - Australia wins Pacific title".The Canberra Times.Vol. 54, no. 16, 230. Australian Capital Territory. 3 March 1980. p. 14.Retrieved9 March2021– via National Library of Australia.
- ^Howe, Andrew (12 October 2006). "Australian Full International Starting Captains as at 12 Oct 2006".The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps and Captains(PDF).Football Federation Australia. p. 12.Retrieved9 March2021– via OzFootball.
- ^"Mr Eduvard KRNCEVIC".It's An Honour.Archivedfrom the original on 24 June 2021.Retrieved16 June2021.
External links
edit- FFA – Hall of Fame profile
- Oz Football profile
- Eddie Krncevicat National-Football-Teams
- Eddie Krncevicat WorldFootball.net