Ivica Horvat

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameIvan "Ivica"•Horvat
Used nameIvica•Horvat
Other namesИван "Ивица" Хорват
Born16 July 1926 in Sisak, Sisačko-moslavačka županija (CRO)
Died27 August 2012 in Njivice, Krk, Primorsko-goranska županija (CRO)
Measurements189 cm
AffiliationsDinamo Zagreb, Zagreb (CRO)
NOC Yugoslavia
Nationality Croatia
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Ivica Horvat began playing Zagreb with Ferraria but later moved to NK Dinamo from 1945-57. He finished his career in Germany with Eintracht Frankfurt, playing through 1961. Horvat was capped 60 times for the Yugoslav national team. He later had a long career as a manager, first with Eintracht Frankfurt as an assistant from 1961-64, then becoming head manager in 1964-65. He eventually managed until 1979, serving with the following teams throughout Europe: NK Dinamo Zagreb (1967-68), PAOK FC in Greece (1970), FC Schalke 04 (1971-75), Rot-Weiss Essen (1975-76), and FC Schalke 04 again in 1978-79. With Dinamo Zagreb he won the Inter-Cities Fair Cup in 1967, the predecessor of the UEFA Cup. In 1972 he led FC Schalke 04 to the DFB-Pokal in 1972 in the Bundesliga.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1952 Summer Olympics Football (Football) YUG CRO Ivica Horvat
Football, Men (Olympic) Yugoslavia 2 Silver