Mladen Frančić

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
Managerial career
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

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

Playing career[edit]

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

Managerial career[edit]

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

Death[edit]

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

Managerial record[edit]

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

Honours[edit]

Foolad

References[edit]

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