Miloš Hrstić

Miloš Hrstić
Personal information
Date of birth (1955-11-20) 20 November 1955 (age 69)
Place of birth Vojnić, FPR Yugoslavia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1968–1974 Rijeka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1985 Rijeka 230 (10)
1985–1986 Deportivo La Coruña 27 (0)
1987–1988 Olimpija Ljubljana 32 (0)
Total 289 (10)
International career
1974–1978 Yugoslavia U21 36 (1)
1978–1982 Yugoslavia 10 (0)
1980 Yugoslavia Olympic 4 (0)
Managerial career
1988–1989 Orijent
1989–1990 Rijeka (youth)
1991–1993 Pazinka
1993–1994 Grobničan
1994–1995 Dhofar
1995–1997 East Riffa Club
1998 Sichuan Guancheng
1999 Al-Ittihad Kalba
2000 Sichuan Guancheng
2001–2002 Henan Construction
2003 Chongqing Lifan
2004–2005 East Riffa Club
2006 Hunan Shocking
2006–2007 Busaiteen Club
2008 Grobničan
2009 Dhofar
2010–2011 Hunan Billows F.C.
2012 Al Taawon FC
2013 Shaanxi Laochenggen
2017 Sichuan Longfor (reserves)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Yugoslavia
Gold medal – first place UEFA U-21 Euro 1978
Gold medal – first place Mediterranean Games 1979 Split
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Miloš Hrstić (born 20 November 1955) is a Croatian football coach and former player. During his club career he played for HNK Rijeka, Deportivo de La Coruña and Olimpija Ljubljana. He earned ten caps for the Yugoslavia national team, and participated in the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Playing career

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Club

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Miloš Hrstić was born in Vojnić. He started his senior career in Rijeka, where he passed all the young selections and was a member of all Yugoslavia youth team selections, from U15 to U21. First coach that put him in the team was Dragutin Spasojević, who was head of staff when Rijeka won their two National cups in 1978 and 1979. From 1978 to 1984 Rijeka was the best Croatian club in the Yugoslav First League. In 1979, he had the debut for Yugoslavia, in friendly match against Argentina (4-1 win).

In the European competitions from 1978 to 1984 Rijeka was undefeated on her own stadium Kantrida Wrexham A.F.C. 3–0, K.S.K. Beveren 0–0, K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot 2–1, FC Lokomotíva Košice 3–0, Juventus FC 0–0, Real Valladolid 4–1, Real Madrid C.F. 3-1. The only two team who managed to get a draw where Juventus and Beveren. In 1984, with coach Josip Skoblar, Olympique de Marseille best player of all times, they lost the Championship title in the last match against Red Star Belgrade, later winner of the UEFA Champions League.

International

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Hrstić made his debut in a November 1978 Balkan Cup match against Greece and earned a total of 10 caps, scoring no goals. He also played in the 1979 game against Argentina in Belgrade which was Dragan Džajić's official retirement match. After that he played in the qualifiers for the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain and on the same World Cup where he played the first match against Northern Ireland, which proved to be his final international appearance.[1]

Coaching career

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He started in the youth teams of Rijeka, coaching after that Croatian clubs Orijent, Pazinka, Grobničan. In 1994, he went in Oman as coach of their best and most trophied club, Dhofar. With them he won the silver medal in the Gulf Club Champions Cup and then was called by Bahrein club East Riffa Club where he stayed two years. In 1998, he was signed by then called Sichuan Quanxing FC, Sichuan Guancheng, biggest club in Sichuan province and achieved best results in club history, 3rd place in Chinese Super League. He was the first Croatian coach ever in China, where he is called Miluo Xi or 007 (famous movie character James Bond). He changed many clubs in China, in FC Hunan Shoking, he settled the bases of their team, introduced youngsters and nowadays they have the carriers of the clubs successes in Chinese Super League. His name and successes in China contributed that after five years away he again signed with Hunan Xiangtao FC, a new club founded in 2007. Every year they made a step ahead, winning the championship of China League Three and China League Two. They want now to make another step and win promotion to the Chinese Super League, and they hired Mr. Miloš as head coach who can put the foundations of the squad, introduce young players and at the same time make a good result.

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2]
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
NK Rijeka 1975–76 Yugoslav First League 1 0 0 0 1 0
1976–77 19 1 0 0 19 1
1977–78 32 1 5 0 37 1
1978–79 31 3 6 0 4 0 41 3
1979–80 24 1 1 0 6 0 31 3
1980–81 31 2 1 0 33 2
1981–82 31 1 1 0 32 1
1982–83 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983–84 33 1 3 0 36 1
1984–85 28 0 2 0 4 1 34 1
Total 230 10 19 0 14 1 263 11
Deportivo de La Coruña 1985–86[3] Segunda División 27 0 4 0 – 31 0
1986–87 0 0 0 0
Total 27 0 0 0 0 0 27 0
Olimpija Ljubljana 1987–88 Yugoslav Second League - West 32 0 0 0 32 0
Career total 289 10 23 0 14 2 326 11
  1. ^ Includes Yugoslav Cup, Copa del Rey.

Honours

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Player

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NK Rijeka

Individual

  • Player with most trophies and awards in NK Rijeka's history
  • Most capped NK Rijeka player ever in Yugoslavia National team
  • NK Rijeka player of the year: 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982

Yugoslavia

Manager

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NK Pazinka

NK Grobničan

Education

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References

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  1. ^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  2. ^ "HNK Rijeka". nk-rijeka.hr. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  3. ^ Miloš Hrstić at BDFutbol
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