May 1986 friendly match away against Belgium. He was also named the Yugoslav Footballer of the Year in 1982. Managerial career He began his coaching career in 1990. As a coach, he led Croatian priests' national team and Croatian cadets national team. With the latter, he won the bronze medal in the Eurochamps 2001 in England (generation of Niko Kranjčar). Later, he led various clubs. He made it with Primorac from Stobreč, bringing it to Croatian top league. He also led Uskok from Klis, Zadar, Dubrovnik, Austrian club Vorwärts Steyr and Hajduk (replacing Miroslav Blažević in 2005). Before taking charge at Hajduk, Gudelj was manager of the Croatia U17 National Team and successfully led them to a 4th-place finish in the 2005 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in Italy. Personal life Born in the town of Imotski, he grew up in the nearby village of Zmijavci. As a child, Ivan Gudelj thought about becoming a priest. Also during childhood, he was an extra in the TV series Prosjaci i sinovi, made after the novel of Ivan Raos and filmed in Gudelj's home village Zmijavci. He was distinguishing from other kids in the escape scene, because Ivan Gudelj was - the fastest. Honours Player Hajduk Split Yugoslav Cup: 1983–84 References External links Radio-Imotski Ivane sretno!!! Article in Slobodna Dalmacija Nogometni univerzalac Imotski portal Memorijal Ante Bruno Bušić u Vinjanima Serbian national football team website 1960 births Living people Sportspeople from Imotski Association football midfielders Yugoslav footballers Yugoslavia international footballers Yugoslavia under-21 international footballers Olympic footballers of Yugoslavia Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics 1982 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 1984 players HNK Hajduk Split players Yugoslav First League players Croatian football managers NK Zadar managers NK GOŠK Dubrovnik managers SK Vorwärts Steyr managers HNK Hajduk Split managers Croatia national under-19 football team managers Croatian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Austria Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Austria