Ivica Grnja

Ivica Grnja
Personal information
Date of birth	(1949-04-26) 26 April 1949
Place of birth	Darda, FPR Yugoslavia
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976	Toronto Metros-Croatia	5	(1)
1979	Tampa Bay Rowdies	10	(0)
Total		15	(1)
Teams managed
1991	NK Osijek
1993–1994	NK Osijek
2005	Croatia U21
2008–2011	Croatia U19
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Ivan "Ivica" Grnja, also known as John Grnja (born 26 April 1949) is a Croatian football manager and former professional player. He was born in Darda.

Career

Playing career

Grnja played in the North American Soccer League for the Toronto Metros-Croatia and the Tampa Bay Rowdies.^[1]

Coaching career

Grnja has managed Croatian club side NK Osijek on two occasions - in 1991, and between 1993 and 1994.

Grnja also managed the Croatia under-21 side in 2005,^[2] and the under-19 side in 2008.^[3]

References

↑ "NASL career stats". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
↑ "Job done for Serbia and Montenegro". UEFA. 16 November 2005. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
↑ "Rivals threaten talented Germany". UEFA. 20 May 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2012.

NK Osijek – managers

Čordaš (1992)
Grnja (1993–1994)
Šušak (1994–1995)
Matković (1995)
Čačić (1995–1996)
Katalinić (1996)
Popović (1996)
Bonačić (1996–1997)
Đuričić (1997–1999)
Poklepović (1999)
Strugačevac (1999)
Mršić (1999–2001)
Bilić (2001)
Lokica (2001–2002)
Blažević (2002)
Đuričić (2002)
Bilić (2002)
Poklepović (2002–2003)
Gračan (2003)
Karačić (2003–2004)
Čordaš (2004–2005)
Šušak (2005–2006)
Žitnjak (2006)
Lončarević (2006–2008)
Steinbrückner (2008–2010)
Karačić (2010–2011)
Bilić (2011–2012)
Mršić (2012–2013)
Žitnjak^c (2013)
Steinbrückner (2013)
Rupnik (2013)
Kulešević (2013–2014)
Rukavina (2014–2015)
Šušak (2015)
Besek (2015)
Zekić (2015–)

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