Miroslav"Ćiro"Blažević(Croatian pronunciation:[mîroslaʋtɕǐːroblǎːʒeʋitɕ] ;[1][2][3]9 February 1935 – 8 February 2023) was a Bosnian-Croatian professionalfootballmanagerandplayer.
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Date of birth | 9 February 1935 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Dolac, Travnik,Kingdom of Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 8 February 2023 | (aged 87)||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Zagreb,Croatia | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Right winger | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Travnik | |||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1954–1955 | Dinamo Zagreb | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1955–1957 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1957–1959 | Sarajevo | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1959–1963 | Rijeka | 48 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
1963–1965 | Sion | ||||||||||||||||
1965–1966 | Moutier | ||||||||||||||||
Total | 66 | (4) | |||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
1968–1971 | Vevey | ||||||||||||||||
1971–1976 | Sion | ||||||||||||||||
1976 | Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||
1976–1979 | Lausanne-Sport | ||||||||||||||||
1979–1980 | Rijeka | ||||||||||||||||
1980–1983 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||||||||||||||||
1983–1985 | Grasshopper | ||||||||||||||||
1986 | Prishtina | ||||||||||||||||
1986–1988 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||||||||||||||||
1988–1991 | Nantes | ||||||||||||||||
1991–1992 | PAOK | ||||||||||||||||
1992–1994 | Croatia Zagreb | ||||||||||||||||
1994–2000 | Croatia | ||||||||||||||||
2001 | Iran | ||||||||||||||||
2002 | Osijek | ||||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||||||||||||||||
2003 | Mura | ||||||||||||||||
2003–2005 | Varteks | ||||||||||||||||
2005 | Hajduk Split | ||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Neuchâtel Xamax | ||||||||||||||||
2006–2008 | Zagreb | ||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Shanghai Shenhua | ||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | China U-23 | ||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Mes Kerman | ||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Zagreb | ||||||||||||||||
2014 | Sloboda Tuzla | ||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Zadar | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
A formerright winger,his professional playing career spanned from 1954 to 1966, during which he played forDinamo Zagreb,Lokomotiva Zagreb,Sarajevo,Rijekaand Swiss clubsSionandMoutier.
As a manager, his most successful period was with theCroatia national team,which he led to the quarter-finals in the1996 European Championshipand won third place at the1998 FIFA World Cup.He also managed the following national teams:Switzerland,Iran,Bosnia and HerzegovinaandChina Olympic.Blažević also had successful spells atVevey,Sion,Lausanne-Sport,Rijeka, Dinamo Zagreb,Grasshopper Zürich,Prishtina,Osijek,Varteks,Zagreb,Shanghai ShenhuaandSloboda Tuzla.
From 29 March 1993 to 23 February 1995, he was president of Dinamo Zagreb.[4]
Blažević maintained a colourful public persona in both Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia, where he was reverently known as "trener svih trenera"(the" coach of all coaches ").[5][6]
Early life
editBlažević was born to aBosnian Croat[7]family inTravnik,Kingdom of Yugoslavia(in present-dayBosnia and Herzegovina) on 9 February 1935. However, his parents did not register his birth until the next day, resulting in his official birthday being listed as 10 February.[8]He was the youngest of eight children.[9]In his teens he trainedskiing.[10][11]
Playing career
editBlažević began his youth career in local teamNK Travnik,after which he moved to Zagreb and joined Dinamo Zagreb. His career as a player was, by his own admission, average; therefore, he began his coaching career at a relatively early age. As a player, he played forDinamo Zagreb,Lokomotiva Zagreb,Rijeka,Sarajevo,andSion.He ended his career atMoutierin 1966 after gaining promotion toLNA.[12]
Managerial career
editCoaching in Switzerland
editBlažević started as a coach where he ended his playing days in Switzerland. He first ledFC Vevey(1968–71)[13]then his former teamFC Sion(1971–76),FC Lausanne-Sport(1976–79) and finallySwitzerland's national team(asinterimcoach for two games in 1976).[14]With Sion he won theSwiss Cupwith club as a player and as manager in 1974.
NK Rijeka
editBlažević returned toYugoslaviain 1979 to coachRijeka.Rijeka finished tenth in the1979–80 season.Although not a very good league season the club got to the quarter-finals of1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cupwhere they lost toJuventus.NK Rijeka's bestEuropeanplacement. Blažević also lost the1979–80 Balkans Cupfinal toStudențesc București.[15]
Success with Dinamo
editBlažević took overDinamo Zagrebon 11 December 1980, one of Yugoslavia's big four clubs (the other three beingHajduk Split,Red Star BelgradeandPartizan) in 1980. After a mediocre first season, in which Dinamo finished fifth, Blažević became an instant club legend in the 1981–82, winning the first Yugoslav league title for the Zagreb outfit after a 24-year drought.
Next year, Dinamo won theYugoslav Cupand led a long battle with Partizan and Hajduk Split in the league. Partizan became1983 championsand Blažević left Dinamo for the first time.
Grasshopper and Prishtina
editBlažević went back to Switzerland, winning the Swiss Championship withGrasshopper-Club Zurichin 1984. He advanced to the second round of1984–85 European Cupwhere he lost toJuventus.After a less than expected second season Blažević left Grasshopper mid-season.
In 1985, Blažević was once again in Yugoslavia, this time as manager ofKosovo'sKF Prishtina.Under Blažević's leadership Prishtina achievedFirst Divisionstatus. To this day he is noted as a club legend.[16]
Second stint at Dinamo, Nantes and PAOK
editIn the same year he became Dinamo Zagreb's coach for second time; during this period he failed to accomplish any significant results and therefore left again in 1988. His next team wasFC Nantesof France; Blažević was there until 1990. After Nantes he spent a season inGreekclubPAOK FC.[17]
Croatia tenure
editIn the 1990s, withCroatiagaining independence, Blažević joined theCroatian Democratic Union(HDZ) and became PresidentTuđman's admirer and close friend. For the third time he became Dinamo (then named NK Croatia Zagreb) coach and president at the same time. He won the 1993 Croatian Championship and 1994 Croatian Cup, but then left his favorite club once more, citing his reasons for doing so as needing to focus on managing theCroatia national team.
Blažević was national team manager from 1994 on a part-time basis, but only a year later it became a full-time job as Croatia faced its first qualifying cycle for the European Championship. Croatia won the first place in qualifying group, sensationally ahead ofItalyand directly enteredEuro 96in England. Blažević was about to gain some worldwide fame.
From January to June 1996 Blažević took up a position as an advisor atHNK Rijekato help newly appointed coachNenad Gračansave his former club from relegation.[18]
Croatia passed group stage with wins againstTurkeyand current European championsDenmarkand loss toPortugal,to faceGermanyin quarter-finals. Germany won 2–1 and eventually went on to win the event.
However, greatest things lay ahead, as Croatia was trying to qualify to the1998 FIFA World Cupin France. They won second place in the qualifying group behind Denmark and oustedUkrainein a play-off for the tournament.
Blažević's Croatia squad for the 1998 World Cup included the likes ofZvonimir Boban,Davor ŠukerandSlaven Bilić.In France they created one of the greatest all-time World Cup sensations by winning the third place play-off. In the group stage, Croatia eliminatedJapanandJamaica,suffering a insignificant loss toArgentinain the final game. In the knockout stages they passed byRomania,winning 1–0 from a penalty kick. This prepared them for a quarter-final against Germany. Croatia beat Germany 3–0. However, Croatia were stopped by the hostsFrancein the semifinal. Blažević made a critical coaching decision in that semi-final as he failed to insert his most talented playerRobert Prosinečkiwhen the game was in the balance at 1–1. Instead he opted forSilvio Marićto replace the injured Boban after half-time and Croatia eventually lost the game 2–1. In the third-place match, Prosinečki started in Boban's stead; his fielding proved fruitful as he scored the opening goal and assisted for the second, becoming man of the match. Croatia won against theNetherlands2–1 to claim their first bronze.
The rest of his stint as Croatian manager was less successful. Croatia failed to qualify forEuro 2000,after finishing a third in a qualifying group behindFR YugoslaviaandIreland.Blažević retained his position and began to build a new team, filled with younger players for the2002 FIFA World Cup.However, after Croatia opened the qualifiers with two draws, he was forced to resign in autumn 2000.
Iran tenure and return to Croatia
editWell known throughout the football world for his 1998 World Cup sensation, Blažević accepted an offer to lead theIranian national teammidway through the 2002 World Cupqualificationprocess. Coming in ahead of the final qualifying round, he quickly developed a following among many of the Iranian fans. He kept the 3–5–2 formation that Iran had played with previously in the 96 Asian Cup, in whichIranian national teamhad won third place. He also introduced new players toTeam Mellisuch asRahman Rezaei,Javad Nekounam,andEbrahim Mirzapour.Known as loudmouth and showman, Blažević stayed true to form by claiming he would hang himself from the goalposts if Iran failed to beatIrelandin the decidingqualification playofffor the2002 World Cup.[19]Ireland won 2–1 on aggregate, the defeat that marked the end of Blažević's time in Iran as his assistantBranko Ivankovićtook over.
Blažević returned to Croatia, first savingNK Osijekfrom relegation and then again in Dinamo. In his fourth term as Dinamo coach, Blažević won the Croatian Championship in 2003, but left again same year after clashing with his long-time friend, Dinamo's vice presidentZdravko Mamić.
Blažević then led SlovenianNK Murafor few months before becoming the coach of Croatian sideNK Varteks,a post he held until 31 May 2005.[20]While at VarteksZlatko Dalićwas his assistant coach.[21]
Short stint at Hajduk
editBlažević controversially announced that he was going to coachHajduk Splitin2005–06,having expressed his desire to coach the southern Croatian side for decades; many fans were skeptical due to his association with Hajduk Split's derby rival Dinamo Zagreb. His arrival caused a great deal of media controversy; Hajduk Split fans had differing opinions, with a significant number seeing Blažević as a "miracle worker" that would help Hajduk Split regain its former glory.
Hajduk Split under Blažević's leadership immediately got eliminated from European competitions, following an 8–0 aggregate defeat toHungariansideDebreceni VSC;the 5–0 second leg loss is considered one of Hajduk Split's worst losses in European competitions. This was followed by a series of losses and unsatisfying results at the beginning of the new league season, which finally forced Blažević to resign on 18 September. He was replaced byIgor Štimac,former Hajduk Split player and one of his main supporters in club administration.
Neuchâtel and NK Zagreb
editIn October 2005, he went back to Switzerland and coachedNeuchâtel Xamax,replacingAlain Geigerin an attempt to save the club from relegation after they had won just one out of their first ten games of the season. Although Blažević achieved some notable victories with Neuchâtel against Swiss powerhousesFC BaselandFC Zurich,they finished the season in ninth place (in a ten-club league) and went to relegation playoff. They were eventually relegated after losing to another Swiss team Blažević had managed 35 years earlier,FC Sion,3–0 on aggregate, and his tenure there ended in June 2006.
Once again, he returned to Croatia, this time to take overNK Zagreb.The club experienced a successful2006–07season which saw them finish third behind Dinamo Zagreb and Hajduk Split and earned them a spot inIntertoto Cup 2007.However, in thefollowing seasonthe team made for an early exit, losing against their first Intertoto opponentVllazniaonaway goals.AfterIvica VrdoljakandMario Mandžukićwere transferred to city rivalsDinamo Zagrebat the beginning of the season, the team saw a string of mediocre results before finishing the season sixth. Immediately after the last game of the season, Blažević announced that his stint at NK Zagreb had come to an end by mutual consent between him and the club's chairman.[22]
Bosnia and Herzegovina
editOn 10 July 2008, Blažević was appointed head coach ofBosnia and Herzegovina national football team[23]replacingMeho Kodrowho had been dismissed two months earlier by theBosnian FA(FSBiH) officials after reportedly refusing to take charge of the national team for a friendly againstIran.[24]Since Kodro's dismissal was seen by many fans as the latest in a series of problematic decisions by the much-maligned FA leadership, Blažević was thus, by proxy, not welcomed with open arms by certain sections of the public upon his arrival. With the national team in complete disarray and many players refusing to even answer call-ups by interim head coachDenijal Pirić,the appointment of Blažević was seen by many fans as FA's desperate makeshift solution designed to appease the public in the wake of the ongoing two-month fiasco by bringing in a fairly established name. However, combining his carefully crafted showman public persona with some decent initial results on the pitch, Blažević quickly managed to charm most of the public into getting behind him. By his own admission, Blažević had already been close to getting the Bosnia-Herzegovina national team job six years earlier in 2002,[25]but ended up not getting hired due to influential FSBiH executiveJusuf Pušinawho considered Blažević unsuitable for the job because of the coach's association with the Croatian wartime presidentFranjo Tuđmanand hispolitical party.[26]
Staying true to all the staples of his coaching style from his previous places of employment, seventy-four-year-old Blažević quickly became the media favourite in Sarajevo. Always ready for asound bite,he gave bombastic interviews, cheekily delivering bold statements and sweeping promises.
Bosnia under Blažević has qualified for the2010 FIFA World Cupqualifier playoffs, playing a game against Portugal. In Lisbon, Portugal, Bosnia lost 1–0, with a goal scored byBruno Alves.In Zenica, Bosnia lost 1–0 against Portugal, with a goal scored byRaul Meireles.He was appointed manager to theBosnia-Herzegovina teamon 10 July 2008[23]and announced on 11 December 2009 his demission. His dismissal was preceded by criticism from Bosnian fans and journalists following Blažević's attack on fan-favoriteZvjezdan Misimović,blaming him for the defeat against Portugal.[27]
Shanghai Shenhua
editAfter his recession as head coach of theBosnia and Herzegovina national football teamhe signed one day later on 12 December 2009 forShanghai Shenhua.[28]He finished the2010 Chinese Super Leagueseason in a high third-place position qualifying for theAFC Champions League.[29]
China Olympic
editBlažević was appointed manager of theChinese Olympic teamon 30 November 2010.[30]He resigned from his position in June 2011 after they failed to qualify to the2012 Summer Olympics.
Mes Kerman
editOn 28 August 2011,Iran Pro LeaguesideMes Kermanannounced that they will sign a contract with Blažević to replaceSamad Marfaviwho had resigned two days earlier.[31]On 31 August 2011, he returned toIranafter ten years and signed a one-year contract with Mes. On 9 September 2011, his side plays a match againstDamash Gilanwith a 1–1 draw.[32]He started his career in the club successfully, but after the weeks, Mes returned to the relegation zone. He was sacked as club's head coach on 14 February 2012 and was appointed technical director of the club.
NK Zagreb
editIn November 2012 he returned to NK Zagreb to help the club stay in thePrva HNLsince they were in the relegation zone. In the beginning he started to have decent results like defeatingDinamo Zagrebon home ground but later his team started to decline in results. In December 2012 he almost left the club because he had a serious argument with the NK Zagreb chairman but he decided to stay. In May 2013 after NK Zagreb failed to secure a place in thePrva HNLand finished at the bottom of the league he announced his retirement from professional football at the end of the season.[33]
Sloboda Tuzla
editIn January 2014, after refusing to take over theCroatian Second Football LeagueclubNK Solin,Blažević signed with the BosnianSloboda Tuzlaplaying in thesecond level Bosnian League.[34]He took over the club while it was second on the league table and agreed to lead the club until the end of the season with the goal to reach thetop level Bosnian league,He succeeded, with Sloboda winning 13 and drawing 1 of his 15 matches in charge to win the First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina with a record total of 71 points from their 30 league games in the season.
Zadar
editOn 2 September 2014, afterSloboda Tuzla,he was named the manager ofCroatian First Football LeagueclubNK Zadar,but he parted ways with the club and finished his coaching career on 2 January 2015.[35][36]
Personal life and death
editBlažević married Zdenka Đorđević in 1962. The couple had three children and five grandchildren.[37]Apart from Croatian, he also held Swiss citizenship.[38]
Blažević died ofprostate cancerinZagrebon 8 February 2023, one day before his 88th birthday.[39]He was buried at Zagreb'sMirogoj Cemeteryon 15 February.[40]
Political engagement
editBlažević was an admirer ofFranjo Tuđmanwith whom he maintained a friendship as well. Blažević was also a member of the former Croatian president Tuđman's conservative political partyHDZ,but he publicly disagreed with his successor, the pro-Europeancentrist politicianIvo Sanader.Because of this, Blažević left the party in 2000 shortly after Tuđman's death, and then decided to run forPresident of Croatiaas an independent candidate.[41]Polls predicting the2005 presidential election resultsusually gave him 1–2% of the vote. In the end he received 17,847 votes (0.80%) and was eliminated in the first round of the election.
Following the presidential elections debacle he quit politics, until he appeared once again four years later at the2009 Zagreb local electionswhere he successfully ran as HDZ candidate for the city council. He claimed that prime ministerIvo Sanaderhad talked him into re-joining the party and running for office.[42]He was at the time the oldest serving member of theZagreb City Counciland a member of the city board for naming streets and squares.[43]
DuringWorld War II in Yugoslavia,Blažević's two brothers, Anto and Joso, were members of theUstaše,afascistorganization which ruledCroatiaat the time. They were both killed in combat, aged seventeen. Speaking of his brothers, Blažević stated: "I will never try to justify what they did, just like my father never tried to justify it. No normal person can support that which goes against humanity and civilised behaviour".[44]
Controversy
editRobert Prosinečki
editAt the end of the1986–87season atDinamo Zagreb,Blažević sent eighteen-year-old prospectRobert Prosinečkiaway from the club, famously stating he "would eat his coaching diploma if Prosinečki ever became a real [quality] football player". In the summer of 1987, Prosinečki moved to Yugoslav First League rivalsRed Star Belgradewhere he would go on to develop into one of the best players in Yugoslavia, winningthree league titles,onecup trophy,and theEuropean Cuptitle over the course of the following four years followed by a prominent transfer toReal Madridand laterBarcelona.[45]
During his head coaching tenure withCroatia,Blažević frequently called up Prosinečki as the player became a crucial part of the team and the two seemingly mended fences.
Their ambivalent relationship took a turn for the worse again at Croatia's1998 FIFA World Cupsemi-final matchagainstFrancewhen Blažević did not let twenty-nine-year-old Prosinečki enter the contest until the 89th minute with Croatia down 1–2 after leading at the start of the second half and being tied until the 70th minute. Many sports journalists and supporters have claimed thatCroatiawould have reached the final had Prosinečki been given meaningful playing time in the match. Blažević has since claimed that Prosinečki "feigned picking up an injury" during training the day before the match.[46]Prosinečki commented on the match in 2014 by saying: "We are on good terms today, I appreciate him [Blažević] because he is unique. A man like him is born once in a lifetime, that's for sure. He has his flaws just like we all have, but he has his virtues too. For some reason, he always had problems with me. Had I played the match against France for at least half an hour I believe I would have, at the very least, been able to do something [positive]. Maybe we could have been champions, I don't know! I'm not angry, that would not be an accurate description of my feelings [on this]. Let's just say that I think of it as his mistake that he has to deal with."[47]
Affaire VA-OM
editOn 20 October 1995 atGeneva Airport,while waiting to board a flight toBrussels,Blažević was taken into custody by theFrench financial policeon match-fi xing and corruption accusations stemming from his time inNantes.[48]The arrest occurred as part of a wide-ranging football bribery scandal in France, known in the country asAffaire VA-OM,and was based on formerOlympique MarseilledirectorJean-Pierre Bernès' July 1995 testimony, claiming thatFC Nanteshead coach Blažević took a₣420,000 bribe to fix theMarseillevs.NantesFrench Division 1 leaguematch on 25 November 1989 that ended in a 0–0 draw.[48][49]
Blažević was released fromLuynes Prisonon 6 November 1995 on a ₣100,000 bail and was not called up again after giving his statement.[50]
Referee incident
editAfter his first match as manager ofOsijekon 6 March 2002 Blažević lost toDinamo Zagreb.After the match he was accused of verbal abuse and assaulting the referee Ivan Novak.[51] Blažević was found guilty by disciplinary judge Krešimir Vlajčević and fined 6000kn and got a three-month suspension.[52]
Career statistics
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Club | Season | League | Yugoslav Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dinamo Zagreb | 1954–55 | Yugoslav First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lokomotiva Zagreb | 1955–56 | Yugoslav Second League (I Zone) | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
1956–57 | Yugoslav First League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Sarajevo | 1957–58 | Yugoslav Second League (II A Zone) | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
1958–59 | Yugoslav First League | 14 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
Rijeka | 1959–60 | Yugoslav First League | 10 | 2 | — | 10 | 2 | |
1960–61 | 20 | 2 | — | 20 | 2 | |||
1961–62 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
1962–63 | 14 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
Total | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 4 | ||
Career total | 66 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 4 |
Managerial statistics
editClub statistics
editClub | From | To | Competition | Record | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Vevey-Sports 05 | 1968 | 1971 | 1. Liga | 48 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 66.67 |
Nationalliga B | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 30.77 | |||
Swiss Cup | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 57.14 | |||
Vevey-Sports 05 Total | 81 | 44 | 14 | 23 | 54.32 | |||
FC Sion | 11 September 1971 | 12 June 1976 | Nationalliga A | 125 | 45 | 42 | 38 | 36.00 |
Swiss Cup | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 52.63 | |||
Swiss League Cup | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 45.45 | |||
UEFA Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | |||
European Cup Winners' Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | |||
FC Sion Total | 159 | 62 | 49 | 48 | 38.99 | |||
FC Lausanne-Sport | 14 August 1976 | 13 June 1979 | Nationalliga A | 96 | 43 | 21 | 32 | 44.79 |
Swiss Cup | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 66.67 | |||
Swiss League Cup | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 66.67 | |||
FC Lausanne-Sport Total | 111 | 53 | 23 | 35 | 47.75 | |||
HNK Rijeka | 15 July 1979 | 7 December 1980 | First League | 51 | 19 | 12 | 20 | 37.25 |
Yugoslav Cup | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
European Cup Winners' Cup | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 33.33 | |||
NK Rijeka Total | 59 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 35.59 | |||
Dinamo Zagreb | 2 March 1980 | 26 June 1983 | First League | 85 | 38 | 33 | 14 | 44.71 |
Yugoslav Cup | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 75.00 | |||
European Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | |||
Dinamo Zagreb Total | 98 | 48 | 34 | 16 | 48.98 | |||
Grasshopper | 10 August 1983 | 2 December 1984 | Nationalliga A | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 56.52 |
Swiss Cup | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 71.43 | |||
European Cup | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16.67 | |||
Grasshopper Total | 59 | 32 | 12 | 15 | 54.24 | |||
FK Priština | 21 April 1985 | 23 June 1985 | First League | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 66.67 |
FK Priština Total | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 66.67 | |||
Dinamo Zagreb | 2 August 1985 | 12 June 1988 | First League | 102 | 41 | 33 | 28 | 40.20 |
Yugoslav Cup | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 28.57 | |||
Dinamo Zagreb Total | 109 | 43 | 37 | 29 | 39.45 | |||
FC Nantes | 15 July 1988 | 27 January 1991 | Division 1 | 98 | 34 | 36 | 28 | 34.69 |
Coupe de France | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 62.50 | |||
FC Nantes Total | 106 | 39 | 37 | 30 | 36.79 | |||
PAOK FC | 9 September 1991 | 22 March 1992 | Superleague | 25 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 44.00 |
Greek Cup | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.00 | |||
UEFA Cup | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25.00 | |||
PAOK FC Total | 36 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 41.67 | |||
Croatia Zagreb | 23 August 1992 | 12 June 1994 | Prva HNL | 64 | 41 | 15 | 8 | 64.06 |
Croatian Cup | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 73.33 | |||
Croatian Super Cup | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
UEFA Champions League | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75.00 | |||
Croatia Zagreb Total | 85 | 55 | 18 | 12 | 64.71 | |||
Croatia Zagreb | 15 September 1995 | 26 October 1995 | Prva HNL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67 |
Croatian Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | |||
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | |||
Croatia Zagreb Total | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 50.00 | |||
NK Osijek | 6 March 2002 | 4 May 2002 | Prva HNL | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 55.56 |
NK Osijek Total | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 55.56 | |||
Dinamo Zagreb | 20 July 2002 | 31 May 2003 | Prva HNL | 32 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 78.13 |
Croatian Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
Croatian Super Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
UEFA Cup | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.00 | |||
Dinamo Zagreb Total | 38 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 71.05 | |||
NK Mura | 20 July 2003 | 17 September 2003 | PrvaLiga | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 37.50 |
Slovenian Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | |||
NK Mura Total | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 40.00 | |||
NK Varteks | 4 October 2003 | 28 May 2005 | Prva HNL | 55 | 20 | 13 | 22 | 36.36 |
Croatian Cup | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 53.85 | |||
UEFA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | |||
NK Varteks Total | 69 | 27 | 17 | 25 | 39.13 | |||
Hajduk Split | 15 July 2005 | 17 September 2005 | Prva HNL | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 37.50 |
Croatian Super Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
UEFA Champions League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | |||
Hajduk Split Total | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 27.27 | |||
Neuchâtel Xamax | 25 September 2005 | 21 May 2006 | Super League | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 27.59 |
Swiss Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | |||
Neuchâtel Xamax Total | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 26.67 | |||
NK Zagreb | 29 July 2006 | 10 May 2008 | Prva HNL | 66 | 29 | 15 | 22 | 43.94 |
Croatian Cup | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 40.00 | |||
UEFA Intertoto Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | |||
NK Zagreb Total | 78 | 34 | 17 | 27 | 43.59 | |||
Shanghai Shenhua | 2 March 2010 | 6 November 2010 | Super League | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 46.67 |
Shanghai Shenhua Total | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 46.67 | |||
Mes Kerman | 9 September 2011 | 8 February 2012 | Pro League | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 35.00 |
Hazfi Cup | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.00 | |||
Mes Kerman Total | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 37.50 | |||
NK Zagreb | 9 November 2012 | 26 May 2013 | Prva HNL | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 26.32 |
NK Zagreb Total | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 26.32 | |||
FK Sloboda Tuzla | 2 March 2014 | 31 May 2014 | First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 86.67 |
FK Sloboda Tuzla Total | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 86.67 | |||
NK Zadar | 14 September 2014 | 2 January 2015 | Prva HNL | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16.67 |
Croatian Cup | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |||
NK Zadar Total | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 28.57 | |||
Totals | 1,265 | 574 | 323 | 368 | 45.38 |
- *Dates of first and last games under Blažević; not dates of official appointments
National teams statistics
editTeam | Tenure | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % | Points per game | Honours |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Switzerland[14] | September 1976 – October 1976 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
Croatia | March 1994 – November 2000 | 73 | 36 | 22 | 15 | 49.31 | 1.78 | 1996 Euro– Quarter-final 1998 World Cup– Third place |
Iran | January 2001 – November 2001 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 1.78 | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | July 2008 – December 2009 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 47.05 | 1.52 | |
China Olympic | November 2010 – August 2011 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 50.00 | 1.50 | |
Totals | 108 | 55 | 28 | 28 | 50 | 1.75 |
Filmography
editFilm
editYear | Film | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2004 | Years of the Blazers | Himself | Documentary film |
2011 | Ćiro | Himself | Documentary film |
2012 | Montevideo, God Bless You! | Ante Pandaković | Credited as Miroslav Ćiro Blažević |
2016 | Vinko & little red riding hood | Himself | Online short film |
Television
editYear | Film | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1983 | Smogovci | Manager ofDinamo Zagreb | Episode: "Patnje i stradanja Dunje i Mazala". Credited as Miroslav Ćiro Blažević. |
1992–2008 | Nightmare Stage | Himself | Multiple appearances |
2001 | Svlačionica | Himself | Episode: Robert Prosinečki |
2006 | Kazalište u kući | Lonely man | Episode: Usamljena srca |
2007–2008 | Ćiroskop | Himself | Host of the show. |
2009 | Moja 3 zida | Himself | Episode: 1.3 |
2009 | IN magazin | Himself | Hidden camera |
2011-2012 | Studio 45 | Himself | 3 appearances |
2015 | N1 Pressing | Himself | Interview 16.02.2015. |
2016 | Ko te šiša | Himself | TV movie |
2017 | Nikad nije kasno | Himself | Episode: 1.1 |
Music videos
editYear | Video | Role | Authors |
---|---|---|---|
1998 | Neka pati koga smeta | Himself | Baruni |
2004 | Ako zabijemo gol | Himself | General Woo& Nered |
Source:Miroslav Blazevic IMDb
Honours
editPlayer
editLokomotiva Zagreb
- Yugoslav Second League:1955–56
Sarajevo
- Yugoslav Second League:1957–58
Sion
- Swiss Cup:1965
Manager
editVevey
- 1. Liga:1969–70
Sion
- Swiss Cup:1974
Dinamo Zagreb
- Yugoslav First League:1981–82
- Yugoslav Cup:1982–83
- Prva HNL:1992–93,2002–03
- Croatian Cup:1993–94
- Croatian Super Cup:2002
Grasshopper
Hajduk Split
Sloboda Tuzla
Croatia
- FIFA World Cupthird place:1998
Individual
edit- Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport:1998 (two awards), 2007
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Manager of the Year:2009
Orders
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External links
edit- Miroslav Blaževićat zagreb.hr
- Miroslav Blaževićat Soccerway
- Miroslav Blaževićat WorldFootball.net