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Slovenian footballer (born 1963)

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Srečko Katanec is a male association football player and coach from Ljubljana. Born on 16 July 1963, he holds citizenship in Slovenia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Standing 190 cm tall and weighing 79 kg, he played as a centre-back. His professional career spanned from 1981 to 1994, during which he was a member of U.C. Sampdoria, FK Partizan, GNK Dinamo Zagreb, and VfB Stuttgart.

Katanec represented the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Slovenia in international competition. He participated in the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics, UEFA Euro 1984, and the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He speaks Slovene and has been inducted into the Slovenian Athletes Hall of Fame.

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Key facts

1994
Slovenia
Date of birth
( 1963-07-16 ) 16 July 1963 (age 62)
Place of birth
Ljubljana , SR Slovenia , Yugoslavia
Height
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Positions
Defensive midfielder centre-back
1970 1981
Ljubljana
Years
Team
1981 1985
Olimpija
1985 1986
Dinamo Zagreb
1986 1988
Partizan
1988 1989
VfB Stuttgart
1989 1994
Sampdoria
1983 1990
Yugoslavia
1997 1998
Gorica
1998 2002
Slovenia
2002 2003
Olympiacos
2006 2009
Macedonia
2009 2011
United Arab Emirates

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Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Team
_Retired Soccer
Position
Defensive Midfield
Nationality
Slovenia

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Srečko
Gender
male
Place of birth
Ljubljana
Languages spoken
Slovene
Participant in
UEFA Euro 2000
Member of team
NK Olimpija Ljubljana
Position played
centre-back
League
Q82595
Country for sport
Slovenia
Mass
79
Image
Srečko Katanec 2015 (cropped).jpg
Height
190
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Commons category
Srečko Katanec
date of birth
1963-07-16
end of work period
1994-00-00
start of work period
1981-00-00
number of matches played/races/starts
1
total goals in career
0
name in native language
Srečko Katanec
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Encyclopedic overview

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Srečko Katanec ( pronounced [ˈsretʃkɔ kaˈtanɛts] ; born 16 July 1963) is a Slovenian retired football manager and player. At international level, he was capped for both the Yugoslavia and Slovenia national teams.

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