Ivica Senzen
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Ivan "Ivica" Senzen ia a former Croatian
footballer. After beginning his career at his hometown club Metalac Sisak, Senzen was picked up by Dinamo Zagreb in 1970. Senzen spent the next nine years playing for the club, and had appeared in a total of 447 matches and scored 103 goals for the club (206 appearances and 29 goals in the Yugoslav First League
), in a generation that featured other notable players such as Drago Vabec
, Zlatko Kranjčar
, and Velimir Zajec
.
In 1979 he moved to Germany where he spent three seasons playing for 1860 Munich
, and scored 8 goals in 82 appearances for the German side. He then moved on to Austria Klagenfurt
, where he played between 1982 and 1986, before returning to Croatia and spending two years with Jugokeramika (today known as Inter Zaprešić
) and then two years with Radnik Velika Gorica, before retiring in 1990.
After retiring from active football, Senzen turned to managing and coaching. He first worked at Radnik's youth academy for a year, before taking over as club's manager and winning promotion to Prva HNL in 1991. Between 1991 and 1999 he managed several Croatian clubs, before coming to Dinamo Zagreb in 1999 as assistant manager to Ilija Lončarević
. Dinamo won the championship title that season, and Senzen stayed at the club working at Dinamo's academy.
He currently works as a coach of the youngest age group at the Dinamo academy, the Zagići II (under-8 team) and occasionally does scouting for the club, bringing in youth players to Dinamo.
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
footballer. After beginning his career at his hometown club Metalac Sisak, Senzen was picked up by Dinamo Zagreb in 1970. Senzen spent the next nine years playing for the club, and had appeared in a total of 447 matches and scored 103 goals for the club (206 appearances and 29 goals in the Yugoslav First League
Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First League was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and socialist Yugoslavia...
), in a generation that featured other notable players such as Drago Vabec
Drago Vabec
Dragutin Vabec, most commonly known as Drago Vabec is a Croatian striker who played for SFR Yugoslavia, Dinamo Zagreb and Stade Brestois....
, Zlatko Kranjčar
Zlatko Kranjcar
Zlatko "Cico" Kranjcar is a Croatian football manager and former striker. He is the currently head coach of Sepahan in Iran Pro League.-Club career:...
, and Velimir Zajec
Velimir Zajec
Velimir Zajec is a former Croatian footballer and manager.-Career:Zajec began his career at Dinamo Zagreb in 1974, aged 18. During 10 years at the club, he helped them to two domestic cup wins, as well as the league title, their first title honour in 24 years...
.
In 1979 he moved to Germany where he spent three seasons playing for 1860 Munich
TSV 1860 München
Turn- und Sportverein München von 1860, commonly known as TSV 1860 München or 1860 Munich, is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. The club's football team plays in the Second Bundesliga, after relegation from the Bundesliga following the 2003–04 season...
, and scored 8 goals in 82 appearances for the German side. He then moved on to Austria Klagenfurt
FC Kärnten
FC Kärnten was an Austrian association football club based in Klagenfurt, Carinthia. It was founded in 1920 under the name of KSK Klagenfurt. They last played home games at the Sportzentrum Fischl.- History :...
, where he played between 1982 and 1986, before returning to Croatia and spending two years with Jugokeramika (today known as Inter Zaprešić
NK Inter Zaprešic
NK Inter Zaprešić is a Croatian football club based in Zaprešić, a town northwest of the capital Zagreb originally founded in 1929. They play in the Prva HNL after they were promoted from Druga HNL at the end of the 2006–07 season...
) and then two years with Radnik Velika Gorica, before retiring in 1990.
After retiring from active football, Senzen turned to managing and coaching. He first worked at Radnik's youth academy for a year, before taking over as club's manager and winning promotion to Prva HNL in 1991. Between 1991 and 1999 he managed several Croatian clubs, before coming to Dinamo Zagreb in 1999 as assistant manager to Ilija Lončarević
Ilija Loncarevic
Ilija Lončarević is a Croatian football coach.Lončarević led Inker Zaprešić to the Croatian Cup title in 1992, but his arguably biggest success in management came when he won the Croatian championship with Dinamo Zagreb in 1999...
. Dinamo won the championship title that season, and Senzen stayed at the club working at Dinamo's academy.
He currently works as a coach of the youngest age group at the Dinamo academy, the Zagići II (under-8 team) and occasionally does scouting for the club, bringing in youth players to Dinamo.
External links
- Ivica Senzen 1860 Munchen stats at Fussballdaten.de
- Ivica Senzen profile at DinamoInAustralia.com