Ivan Jurić

Ivan Jurić

Jurić asCrotonecoach in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth	(1975-08-25)25 August 1975
Place of birth	Split,SR Croatia,Yugoslavia
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1997	Hajduk Split	53	(2)
1997–2001	Sevilla	64	(6)
2000	→Albacete(loan)	17	(1)
2001	Šibenik	2	(0)
2001–2006	Crotone	148	(10)
2006–2010	Genoa	84	(1)
Total		368	(20)
International career
1993	Croatia U17	2	(0)
1993–1994	Croatia U18	2	(0)
1993–1994	Croatia U19	4	(0)
1995	Croatia U20	2	(0)
1995–1997	Croatia U21	16	(1)
2009	Croatia	5	(0)
Managerial career
2011-2012	Inter Milan(assistant)
2012-2013	Palermo(assistant)
2014–2015	Mantova
2015–2016	Crotone
2016–2017	Genoa
2017-2018	Genoa
2018-2019	Genoa
2019–2021	Hellas Verona
2021–2024	Torino
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ivan Jurić(Croatian pronunciation:[ǐʋanjǔːritɕ];born 25 August 1975) is a Croatian professionalfootballmanager and former player.

Jurić spent most of his playing career as amidfielderand his entire managerial career in Italy.

Playing career

Club career

A versatile and technically skilledmidfielderorwinger,Jurić started his career withHajduk Split,where he played from 1993 to 1997. He then moved to Spain to joinSevilla FC,where he played from 1997 to 2001, except for a short loan toAlbacetein 2000. After a short time back in Croatia withŠibenik,he moved to Italy in 2001 to joinSerie BteamCrotone,and then moved to Genoa in 2006, following his mentorGian Piero Gasperini,his former head coach at Crotone. Since then, he established himself as a fan favourite, being the protagonist of therossoblu's return toSerie Aand then being appointed vice-captain for the team.

He announced his retirement in June 2010, at the age of 34, contemporaneously confirming his interest in becoming a football coach.

International career

Jurić made his international debut forCroatiain a friendly match againstRomaniaon 11 February 2009 and went on to play five times with his national team, though he did not score any goals. His final international was a September 2009World Cup qualificationmatch againstBelarus.

Coaching career

After retiring as a football, Jurić stayed at Genoa as a youth team coach for the 2010–11 season. He passed the UEFA A coaching exam in June 2011.

On 5 July 2011, newIntermanagerGian Piero Gasperiniunveiled Jurić as one of his first team coaches in the new club,but was removed from his post the following September together with Gasperini and his entire staff. He reunited with Gasperini in September 2012, working alongside him atPalermoas assistant coach.

HisCrotoneside won promotion in2015–16 seasonto the top flightSerie Afor the2016–17 seasonfor the first time in the club's history.

After achieving promotion with Crotone, he was offered to replace his mentor Gasperini at his former clubGenoain June 2016, which he accepted, thus becoming the new head coach of theGrifone.

He was sacked on 19 February 2017 after a 0–5 defeat against bottom-placedPescara.He was reinstated as Genoa manager on 10 April 2017 after the sacking ofAndrea Mandorlini.On 9 October 2018, he was appointed manager of Genoa for a third time. On 6 December 2018, he was sacked again after losing to third tierVirtus Entellaon penalties in theCoppa Italia.

In July 2019, he was appointed at the helm of the newly promotedSerie AclubHellas Verona.Under his tenure with theGialloblu,he competed in two top flight seasons with impressive results despite having one of the smallest budgets of the league. On 28 May 2021, Hellas Verona announced to have released him from his contract;on the same day, he was unveiled as the new head coach ofTorino,effective 1 July 2021.

After three mid-table seasons with Torino, Jurić amicably parted ways with theGranataby the end of the club's 2023–24 campaign.

Managerial statistics

As of match played 26 May 2024

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Mantova		17 June 2014	9 June 2015	41	15	8	18	40	36	+4	036.59
Crotone		9 June 2015	28 June 2016	45	25	13	7	64	39	+25	055.56
Genoa		28 June 2016	19 February 2017	28	8	7	13	36	49	−13	028.57
Genoa		10 April 2017	5 November 2017	20	4	4	12	20	33	−13	020.00
Genoa		9 October 2018	6 December 2018	8	0	4	4	10	18	−8	000.00
Hellas Verona		14 June 2019	28 May 2021	79	23	26	30	98	106	−8	029.11
Torino		1 July 2021	30 June 2024	122	44	37	41	137	125	+12	036.07
Career total				343	119	99	125	405	406	−1	034.69

Honours

Coach

Individual

• Panchina d'Argento(1):2015–16

Personal life

Jurić is a self-describedmetalhead,with the passion fordeath metalmusic in particular. In the 2010 interview with the Italian edition ofRolling Stone,he citedNapalm Death,Obituary,Carcass,Death,Metallica,Megadeth,Ministry,Soundgarden,Soulflyas some of his favorite artists. He occasionally goes to rock and metal live shows.

External links

• Ivan Jurićat theCroatian Football Federation
• Ivan Jurićat National-Football-Teams.com
• Ivan Jurić at AIC