Ante Mladinić
Ante "Biće" Mladinić (1 October 1929 – 13 June 2002) was a Croatian football manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 October 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Split, Kingdom of Yugoslavia | ||
| Date of death | 13 June 2002 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Zagreb, Croatia | ||
| Position(s) | Manager | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1947–1956 | Hajduk Split | 40 | (6) |
| 1956–1958 | RNK Split | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1968–1974 | Yugoslavia U21 | ||
| 1974–1976 | Yugoslavia | ||
| 1977–1978 | FK Partizan | ||
| 1978 | Yugoslavia | ||
| 1979–1980 | Hajduk Split (assistant) | ||
| 1980–1982 | Hajduk Split | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
The Croat had a modest playing career turning out for Hajduk Split and Lokomotiva Zagreb. Later as coach he had spells at NK Zagreb, Hajduk, FK Partizan, and the Yugoslavia national football team in the mid-1970s. He ended his career as a staff member for Bordeaux, where he discovered players such as Bixente Lizarazu.[1] He was considered by many as one of the best coaches ever produced in the Balkans.
He died in Zagreb in 2002 following a long battle with throat cancer.
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 September 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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