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Miroslav Buljan (born December 18, 1955) is Croatian retired professional football manager and former player. He particularly managed various Croatian clubs in the 1.HNL, 2.HNL, and 3.HNL, as well as Široki Brijeg in the Bosnian Premier League.

Miroslav Buljan

Personal information
Full name	Miroslav Buljan
Date of birth	(1955-12-18) December 18, 1955 (age 66)
Place of birth	Slavonski Brod, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1964–1975	Marsonia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1975–1983	Marsonia
Teams managed
1996	Marsonia
1997–1998	Slaven Belupo
1999–2001	Široki Brijeg
2002–2003	Sloga
2004–2005	Karlovac
2005–2006	Ogulin
2006–2007	Belišće
2007–2008	Koprivnica
2008	Toronto Croatia
2010	MV Croatia
2011	King Faisal Babes
2012	Marsonia 1909
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in Slavonski Brod, SFR Yugoslavia, present day Croatia, Buljan began playing football in the youth levels of hometown club Marsonia in 1964. In 1974, he joined the youth team of Dinamo Zagreb,[1] but a year later, in 1975, he signed his first professional contract with Marsonia, and played at the club until 1983.[2]

Managerial career

During his tenure as a player with Marsonia, Buljan managed to achieve a UEFA coaching license, and received his first coaching experience in 1996 with Marsonia in the 1. HNL.[3] Following the relegation of Marsonia he remained in the top tier after managing Slaven Belupo in 1997.[4] In 1999, Buljan went to Bosnia and Herzegovina t0 manage Široki Brijeg.[5]

After two seasons at Šrioki Brijeg, he returned to Croatia where he had several managerial stints in the 3. HNL with Sloga, Karlovac, and Ogulin.[6][7][8] In 2006, Buljan began managing in the 2. HNL with Belišće, and with Koprivnica in 2007.[9][10] He went abroad once more in 2008 to the Canadian Soccer League to manage Toronto Croatia.[11][12][13] In 2010, he returned to the 2. HNL where he managed MV Croatia.[14][15] Buljan was appointed manager in 2011 of King Faisal Babes in the Ghanaian Premier League.[16] After a season in Africa, he returned to MV Croatia and managed the club in 2012.[17]

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