Ilija Katić (, born 20 July 1945) is a former professional footballer and coach. Career He began playing with his home-town club FK Mladost Hasići. In 1962 he joined FK Borac Šamac where he stayed two seasons. He joined NK Osijek in 1964, named NK Slavonija back then, and played in the Yugoslav Second League. In 1967, he moved to giants FK Partizan where stayed until 1973 and became a national team player. In 1973, he moved abroad and joined Swiss side FC Zürich where he played the next three seasons. In 1976, he played one season in Spain with La Liga side Burgos CF and later returned to Switzerland and played in top league sides Neuchâtel Xamax and FC La Chaux-de-Fonds. He finished his career in Liechtenstein and became a coach. National team He played four matches for the Yugoslav national team in 1968 and 1969. Honours Club FC Zürich Swiss Super League (3): 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76 Swiss Cup: 1975–76 Individual Swiss Super League Best Foreign Player (2): 1974–75, 1975–76 Swiss Super League top scorer: 1974–75 (23 goals) References 1945 births Living people People from Šamac, Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Yugoslav footballers Yugoslavia international footballers Association football forwards NK Osijek players FK Partizan players FC Zürich players Burgos CF (1936) footballers FC La Chaux-de-Fonds players Neuchâtel Xamax FCS players Yugoslav First League players Swiss Super League players La Liga players Serbian footballers Serbian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Expatriate footballers in Spain Serbian football managers Yugoslav football managers FC La Chaux-de-Fonds managers Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Yugoslavia Competitors at the 1971 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in football