Ivan Javorčić

Ivan Javorčić (born 24 January 1979) is a former Croatian football player, currently in charge as head coach of Italian Serie C club Pro Patria.

Ivan Javorčić
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-01-24) 24 January 1979
Place of birth Split, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Pro Patria (head coach)
Youth career
–1995 Split
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 RNK Split
1996–2001 Brescia 49 (1)
1997 → Mosor (loan)
2001 → Crotone (loan) 8 (0)
2001 → Treviso (loan) 8 (0)
2002–2003 Atalanta 0 (0)
2003–2006 Arezzo 18 (0)
2006–2007 Pizzighettone 16 (0)
Teams managed
2014–2015 Brescia (caretaker)
2015–2016 Mantova
2017– Pro Patria
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Born in Split, Javorčić began playing football for the youth side of local club RNK Split. He first played for the senior team at age 15.[1]

Javorčić spent most of his career in Italy, where he moved in 1996 to sign a four-year contract with Serie B club Brescia. After he played for one season in Serie A and two seasons in Serie B for the club, Javorčić went out on loans to Serie B club Crotone and Serie C1 club Treviso during 2001. He joined Serie A club Atalanta in 2002, but did not play for the first team. Next he transferred to second division Arezzo, but suffered a career-threatening knee injury in May 2004 that kept him off the field for more than two years. He returned from injury in October 2006, playing for Pizzighettone in Serie C1.[1]

Coaching career

After his retirement from active footballing, Javorčić returned at his former club Brescia as a youth coach.

On 15 December 2014, after the dismissal of head coach Ivo Iaconi, it was announced Javorčić would take charge of the first team on an interim basis.[2] He was allowed to guide Brescia only for a short period due to him not having the required coaching badges.

During his short tenure as a coach, he managed to guide Brescia to a slight improvement in results despite a troubled financial situation, and ended his caretaking spell on 21 January 2015 with a 3–1 home win against high-flying Frosinone before to hand over coaching duties to Salvatore Giunta.[3]

He then served as head coach of Lega Pro club Mantova from October 2015 to March 2016. On April 2017, he was named new head coach of Serie D club Pro Patria.[4] They advanced to third-tier Serie C at the end of the 2017–18 season.

References
  1. Šimunić, Vjeran (18 March 2008). "Ivan Javorčić: Povratak na teren nakon 29 mjeseci oporavka moja je najveća pobjeda" (in Croatian). Glas Dalmacije.
  2. "Comunicato ufficiale Brescia Calcio" (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  3. "Salvatore Giunta nuovo allenatore del Brescia Calcio" (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  4. "UFFICIALE: Pro Patria, Javorcic è il nuovo allenatore" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
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