Dragan Blatnjak (born 1 August 1981) is a Bosnian football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Croatian club Zadar.
 Blatnjak playing for FC Khimki | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 August 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Studenci, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zadar (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1997 | Jadran LP | ||
| 1998 | Zagreb | ||
| 1998 | Jadran LP | ||
| 1999–2000 | HNK Grude | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Brotnjo Čitluk | 40 | (18) |
| 2001–2003 | Zadar | 37 | (12) |
| 2003–2006 | Hajduk Split | 91 | (17) |
| 2006–2010 | FC Khimki | 74 | (7) |
| 2010–2012 | Rostov | 59 | (6) |
| 2013 | Osijek | 9 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2007 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Primorac Biograd | ||
| 2018 | Zadar | ||
| 2019 | Zagora Unešić | ||
| 2021–2022 | Zadar (assistant) | ||
| 2022– | Zadar | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editPreviously Blatnjak played for Russian club FC Khimki (until 2010)[1] and Hajduk Split in the Croatian First League.
International career
editHe made his debut for Bosnia and Herzegovina in a March 2002 friendly match away against Macedonia and has earned a total of 12 caps, scoring no goals.[2] His final international was an October 2007 European Championship qualification match against Norway.[3]
Managerial career
editAfter first being an assistant coach at the club, Blatnjak was named manager of Zadar in December 2022.[4]
References
edit- ^ Легионеры покидают "Химки" (in Russian). fckhimki.ru. 15 January 2010. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto (16 July 2009). "Bosnia and Herzegovina – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ Dragan Blatnjak novi trener Zadra - Novilist (in Croatian)
External links
edit- Dragan Blatnjak – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Dragan Blatnjak at National-Football-Teams.com
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