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Mladen Frančić (11 November 1955 – 7 June 2022)[1] was a Croatian football coach and player.

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Mladen Frančić

Personal information
Date of birth	(1955-11-11)11 November 1955
Place of birth	Bjelovar, Yugoslavia
Date of death	7 June 2022(2022-06-07) (aged 66)
Place of death	Koprivnica, Croatia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Čelik Križevac
	Slaven Belupo
–1981	Lokomotiva Koprivnica
Teams managed
1984	Slaven Belupo (assistant)
1984–1986	Lipa Hlebine
1987–1988	Osvit Đelekovec
1989	Mladost Nada Hrastovec
1990–1992	Graničar Đurđevac
1992–1993	Vrbovec
1994–1998	Podravina
1999	Podravac
2000–2001	Slaven Belupo
2001–2003	Croatia U20
2002	Čakovec
2003–2004	Croatia U21
2004–2006	Foolad
2006–2010	Croatia U20
2011–2012	Hetten FC
2013	Al-Qadisiyah FC
2013–2014	Slaven Belupo
2014–2015	Al-Watani Club
2016–2017	Al-Nahda Club
2017	Damac FC
2018–2020	Al-Watani Club
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Frančić played for Čelik Križevac, Slaven Belupo and Lokomotiva Koprivnica, before retiring in 1981.[2]

Managerial career

As a manager, he won the Iranian league in 2004-05 with Foolad.[3]

Death

Frančić died of a heart attack on 7 June 2022.[4]

Managerial record

Nat	Team	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-
	Slaven Belupo	May 2000	June 2001	32	11	11	10	39	37	+2
	Croatia U19	June 2001	January 2003	11	5	2	4	16	13	+3
	Croatia U21	January 2003	June 2004	8	4	2	2	11	5	+6
	Foolad	June 2004	June 2006	67	31	16	20	79	73	+6
	Croatia U21	July 2006	December 2010	28	14	4	10	45	43	+2
	Hetten	September 2011	December 2012	42	30	11	1	35	11	+14
	Al-Qadisiyah	July 2013	September 2013
	Slaven Belupo	September 2013	February 2014
	Al Watani	October 2014	March 2015
	Al-Nahda Club (Saudi Arabia)	2016	2017

Honours

Foolad

• Iran Pro League: 2004–05^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• Official website

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