Srećko Juričić (born 30 December 1954) is a Croatian former professional footballer, who is currently the sporting director for HNK Rijeka. Juričić has also had a career as a manager coaching: HNK Rijeka, Koper, Primorje, HIT Gorica, Istra, Al-Riffa, Ittihad Kalba, Al-Ahli Dubai, Sharjah FC, Qatar SC, Al Wasl FC, Al-Taawoun FC and national teams UAE, UAE U-20, Bahrain, Oman and Yemen. Playing career Club As a player, he was part of HNK Rijeka's golden generation which won the Yugoslav Cup in 1978 and 1979. He is also Rijeka's most capped player with 684 caps. Juričić has captained the team both against Juventus in 1980 and Real Madrid in 1984. Managerial career In his managerial career he has led HNK Rijeka and Al-Ahli Dubai. Internationally he has coached the Bahrain national football team, Oman national football team, United Arab Emirates national football team and Yemen national football team. He then moved to coach the Bahrain Riffa Club. As a manager Juričić led HNK Rijeka to the 1994 Croatian Cup Final where they lost to Croatia Zagreb. On 4 October 2008, it was announced that Juričić has moved back to the UAE to coach Al Wasl FC. In June 2009, he was appointed as manager of Yemen national football team. In December 2010, he was sacked after a string of poor results at the 2010 Gulf Cup of Nations which Yemen hosted. In March 2012, Juričić was appointed director of sports in his first club HNK Rijeka. Career statistics Player statistics Notes Source Srečko Juričić statistics, NK Rijeka Seasons Managerial statistics Honours Player NK Rijeka Yugoslav Cup: 1978, 1979 Balkans Cup: 1978 Yugoslav Second League: 1973-74 Individual NK Rijeka all time XI Manager NK Primorje Ajdovščina MNZ Nova Gorica Cup: 1991–92 Riffa SC Bahraini Premier League: 1997-98 Bahraini King's Cup: 1998 Al-Ittihad Kalba SC UAE Division One: 1998-99 Al-Ahli Dubai UAE President's Cup: 2002 Bahrain Gulf Cup of Nations Silver Medal: 2003 References External links Nk primorje 1954 births Living people Footballers from Rijeka Association football defenders Yugoslav footballers HNK Rijeka players K.R.C. Genk players Yugoslav First League players Challenger Pro League players Yugoslav expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Belgium Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Yugoslav football managers Croatian football managers 2004 AFC Asian Cup managers FC Koper managers NK Primorje managers HNK Rijeka managers ND Gorica managers NK Istra managers Riffa SC managers Al-Ittihad Kalba SC managers United Arab Emirates