| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ivan Buljan | ||
| Date of birth | 11 December 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Runovići, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1&fras1;2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1967 | NK Mračaj | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1977 | Hajduk Split | 192 | (14) |
| 1977–1981 | Hamburger SV | 103 | (22) |
| 1981–1982 | New York Cosmos | 33 | (3) |
| Total | 328 | (39) | |
| National team | |||
| 1973 | Yugoslavia U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1973–1981 | Yugoslavia | 36 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1995 | Hajduk Split | ||
| 1996–1997 | Hajduk Split | ||
| 1997–1998 | Étoile Sportive du Sahel | ||
| 1998 | HNK Šibenik | ||
| 1999 | Al-Wakrah Sports Club | ||
| 2000–2001 | Al Salmiya Club | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Ivan "Iko" Buljan (born 11 December 1949 in Runovići village near Imotski) is Croatian sport manager and a former Yugoslavian footballer, who played as a defender. He was a member of the Yugoslavia squad at the 1974 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1976.
Playing career
Ethnically Croatian, he had a successful career as a defender and was capped for the Yugoslavia national team 36 times. He reached the European Cup final 1979–80 with Hamburger SV where the club ultimately lost to Nottingham Forest F.C.. He is also known by his nickname Iko.
Buljan started his career with local club NK Mračaj before moving to the first-league team Hajduk Split in 1967. In 1975, he was selected as Večernji list's top player in Yugoslavia. Buljan finally left Hajduk in 1977 for Hamburger SV where he played until 1981. He then finished his career with two seasons with the New York Cosmos.
Managerial career
From 2008 to 2009, he was the sporting director at HNK Hajduk Split.[2]
Honours
Individual
- Yugoslav Footballer of the Year: 1975
References
- ^ "Buljan, Ivan" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ^ "Buljan više nije sportski direktor" [Buljan is not our sport manager anymore] (in Croatian). Hajduk Split. 21 August 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
External links
- Career stats of Ivan Buljan on Serbian national football team website (in Serbian)
- New York Cosmos stats
- Ivan Buljan at National-Football-Teams.com