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Martin Novoselac (born 10 November 1950) is a Croatian former footballer who played as a defender.

Martin Novoselac

Personal information
Full name	Martin Novoselac
Date of birth	(1950-11-10) 10 November 1950 (age 72)
Place of birth	Vinkovci, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1968–1969	Dinamo Vinkovci
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1969–1972	Dinamo Vinkovci
1972–1977	Vojvodina Novi Sad	146	(6)
1977–1980	Dinamo Zagreb	31	(0)
1980–1982	Olympiacos	67	(1)
1982–1984	Dinamo Vinkovci	61	(0)
National team
1975–1976	Yugoslavia	4	(0)
Teams managed
1987–1988	Dinamo Vinkovci
	Croatia U19
2000–2004	Croatia U21
2004	Croatia (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Club

Novoselac began his career at Second League club Dinamo Vinkovci, but in 1972 he moved Yugoslav First League club Vojvodina Novi Sad where he impressed so quickly, he earned a spot on the SFR Yugoslavia National Team. Larger clubs soon came calling, as Croatian giants Dinamo Zagreb acquired the defender for 3 seasons before he caught the eye of Olympiacos. With the Piraeus club, Novoselac won two Greek Championships and got to showcase his skills in the European Club Championship. In 1982, he returned to his boyhood club Dinamo Vinkovci and retired from professional football two years later.

International

He made his debut for Yugoslavia in a May 1975 friendly match against the Netherlands, coming on as a 86th-minute substitute for Josip Katalinski, and earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was an April 1976 friendly against Hungary.[1]

Post-playing career

After retiring from playing the game, Novoselac established a notable career coaching and developing youth football in Croatia. For a long while, Novoselac coached the Croatia national under-21 football team, guiding them to such tournaments as the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship and the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. Achieving significant success, Novoselac was even considered for the Croatia National Team job in 2004.[2] Currently, he is the head of the Croatian Football Federation's youth development program.

Honours

Vojvodina

• Mitropa Cup: 1976–77
• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1976

Dinamo Zagreb

• Yugoslav Cup: 1979–80

Olympiacos

• Super League Greece: 1980–81, 1981–82
• Greek Cup: 1980–81

References

External links

• Martin Novoselac at National-Football-Teams.com
• Martin Novoselac at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian) (archived)

На других языках

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- [en] Martin Novoselac

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[it] Martin Novoselac

Martin Novoselac (10 novembre 1950) è un allenatore di calcio ed ex calciatore croato, di ruolo difensore.

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[ru] Новоселац, Мартин

Мартин Новоселац (хорв. Martin Novoselac; род. 10 ноября 1950, Винковци) — хорватский футболист и тренер. Выступал на позиции защитника.

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