Marijan Vlak

Marijan Vlak
Personal information
Full name Marijan Vlak
Date of birth (1955-10-23) 23 October 1955 (age 69)
Place of birth Petrinja, PR Croatia,
FPR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Maksimir
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974-1988 Dinamo Zagreb
1988 Segesta Sisak
Managerial career
1997–1998 Dinamo Zagreb
1998 Slaven Belupo
1999 Ferencváros
1999–2000 Dinamo Zagreb
2002 Dinamo Zagreb
2006 Žilina
2006–2007 Fehérvár
2008–2009 Dinamo Zagreb
2011–2012 Vasas Budapest
2012 Vasas Budapest
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marijan Vlak (born 23 October 1955)[1] is a Croatian retired football goalkeeper and manager.

Playing career

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Born in Petrinja,[2] spent his playing career as a goalkeeper for Dinamo Zagreb and Segesta Sisak. Although he was never capped for the Yugoslavia national football team he was on Miljan Miljanić's broader list for the 1982 FIFA World Cup, but failed to make the final cut.

He won the 1981–82 Yugoslav First League title with Dinamo after beating closest rivals Red Star Belgrade 3-0.[3]

Managerial career

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Vlak started his managerial career in 1990 and he managed Dinamo on several occasions, leaving them in March 2009 for the last time.[4]

He took charge of Hungarian side Vasas Budapest in August 2011.[5] He was released by the club in February 2012 citing they could not afford to pay him anymore. He also managed Hungarian sides Ferencvaros and Videoton.[6]

Honours

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Club

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Dinamo Zagreb

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References

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  1. ^ "On this day". www.uefa.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2008.
  2. ^ Dinamova legenda u šoku: U Petrinji sam doživio sam kataklizmičke prizore - Vecernji (in Croatian)
  3. ^ ROĐENDAN MARIJANA VLAKA - GNK Dinamo (in Croatian)
  4. ^ 'PAO SAM JER SAM RADIO PO SVOJEM I NISAM ŽELIO SLUŠATI ZDRAVKA MAMIĆA!' - Sportske Jutarnji (in Croatian)
  5. ^ Vlak preuzeo Vasas - SportSport (in Bosnian)
  6. ^ Vlak: Mamićev otkaz bio mi je šok karijere - Vecernji (in Croatian)
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