Luka Bonačić
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luka Bonačić | ||
Date of birth | 21 March 1955 | ||
Place of birth |
FPR Yugoslavia | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1971–1974 | Hajduk Split | 45 | (8) |
1973–1974 | → Šibenik (loan) | 15 | (2) |
1974–1975 | Grasshopper Zürich | 13 | (4) |
1976–1978 | Maribor | 9 | (0) |
1977–1978 | → Hajduk Split (loan) | 0 | (0) |
1979–1980 | VfL Bochum | 10 | (0) |
1980–1981 | Málaga | 22 | (5) |
1981–1982 | Hajduk Split | 7 | (0) |
1983–1984 | Šibenik | 10 | (1) |
1985 | Footscray JUST | 9 | (3) |
1986 |
Melbourne Croatia | 0 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1988–1989 | Central United | ||
1991–1992 |
Dubrovnik | ||
1992–1993 | Pazinka | ||
1993–1994 | Zadar | ||
1994–1995 | Neretva | ||
1995–1996 | Varteks | ||
1996 | Rijeka | ||
1996–1997 | Osijek | ||
1997–1998 | Hajduk Split | ||
1998–1999 | Slaven Belupo | ||
1999–2000 |
GOŠK Dubrovnik | ||
2000 | Varteks | ||
2000–2001 | Mura | ||
2001–2002 |
Hrvatski Dragovoljac | ||
2002–2003 | Šibenik | ||
2003–2004 | Foolad | ||
2004–2005 | Esteghlal Ahvaz | ||
2005 |
Dinamo Tirana | ||
2006 | Hajduk Split | ||
2006–2008 |
Sepahan | ||
2008–2009 |
Al-Nasr Dubai | ||
2009 | Foolad | ||
2009–2010 |
Mes Kerman | ||
2010–2011 |
Gostaresh | ||
2011 |
Sepahan | ||
2012 | NK Zagreb | ||
2013 |
Mes Kerman | ||
2013–2014 |
Zob Ahan | ||
2014 |
Mes Kerman | ||
2014–2016 |
Al-Shahania | ||
2016 | Al Ahli | ||
2017 |
Gostaresh | ||
2017–2018 | Al-Arabi | ||
2019–2020 | Varaždin | ||
2020 |
Zob Ahan | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Luka Bonačić (pronounced [lûːka bɔ̌natʃitɕ]; born 21 March 1955) is a Croatian football coach and former professional player.
Early life
He was born in
Playing career
He signed a pro contract with Hajduk in 1971. He made 45 games for club and scored eight goals. He joined
Coaching career
Bonačić is known as coach who gives young talented players a chance. In the 1992–93 season, when he was
He was selected as Croatian Coach of the Year in 1996 when he reached the final of the
Thanks to his success with NK Varteks, in the 1997–98 season he became head coach of top Croatian club
After ten match days, Hajduk had won nine and lost only one match which made them leading the Croatian Championship with eight points advantage ahead of second ranking Dinamo Zagreb. The management board of Hajduk Split (controlled by Franjo Tuđman's assistants) decided to fire Bonačić and promoted Ivić to head coach. After two months, Hajduk had lost many points under Ivić and the management sacked him and asked Bonačić to return. Bonačić returned, but due to the points lost under Ivić, he could only manage a respectable second behind Dinamo Zagreb.
Bonačić is known as coach who doesn't like officials of clubs to decide which player will be in the starting eleven. On a few occasions he has left Croatian and foreign clubs when some presidents of clubs have tried to impose him which players "must" play in the first team. In 2006, he was attacked by a group of people whilst returning to his flat in Split.[citation needed] Bonačić claimed that agents of players which were only substitute during his stay at Hajduk because he thought that their quality was not enough good were behind the attack.[1] A few months after this incident he has decided to leave Hajduk and he has told for Croatian press that he will never more return to Hajduk.
In 2006, Bonačić accepted an offer as head-coach of
In January 2008, Bonačić signed an 18-month contract with
In December 2010, Bonačić signed a contract with
He returned to his previous club and was named as new head coach of Sepahan on 22 June 2011.
In September 2012, Bonačić took over the helm of NK Zagreb[5] and headed this team until October 2012 when he was replaced by Miroslav Blažević.
On 27 December 2012, Bonačić joined
On 9 October 2019, Bonačić was named the new head coach of
In June 2020, Bonačić was re-appointed head coach of Iranian club Zob Ahan following the departure of Montenegrin coach Miodrag Radulović.[9]
Statistics
- As of 4 March 2021
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
NK Varteks | June 1995 | June 1996 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 50.00 | |
Hajduk Split
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January 1997 | December 1998 | 52 | 31 | 10 | 11 | 59.62 | |
Foolad | June 2003 | June 2004 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 50.00 | |
Esteghlal Ahvaz | June 2004 | February 2005 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 40.00 | |
KS Dinamo Tirana
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February 2005 | February 2006 | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 47.22 | |
Hajduk Split | February 2006 | June 2006 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 33.33 | |
Sepahan
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June 2006 | January 2008 | 88 | 52 | 24 | 12 | 59.09 | |
Al Nasr
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July 2008 | July 2009 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 27.27 | |
Mes Kerman
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December 2009 | May 2010 | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 32.35 | |
Gostaresh
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June 2010 | June 2011 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 53.85 | |
Sepahan
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June 2011 | October 2011 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 45.45 | |
NK Zagreb | September 2012 | November 2012 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 42.86 | |
Mes Kerman
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January 2013 | June 2013 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 37.50 | |
Zob Ahan
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July 2013 | January 2014 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22.73 | |
Mes Kerman
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January 2014 | November 2014 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 13.33 | |
Al-Shahania
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November 2014 | January 2016 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 45.45 | |
Gostaresh
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June 2017 | September 2017 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 25.00 | |
Al-Arabi | November 2017 | October 2018 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 47.37 | |
Varaždin | October 2019 | February 2020 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9.09 | |
Zob Ahan | June 2020 | August 2020 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 22.22 | |
Total | 420 | 177 | 117 | 126 | 42.14 |
Honours
- NK Varteks
- Croatian Football Cup: Runner up 1995–96
- Hajduk Split
- 1997–98
- Sepahan
- AFC Champions League: Runner up 2007
- Mes Kerman
- Hazfi Cup: Runner up 2013–14
References
- ^ Vidalina, Marko (2 October 2007). "Bonačić: Pretučen sam zbog trgovine u Hajduku!" (in Croatian). 24sata.hr. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- ^ Luka Bonačić becomes Sepahan head coach
- ^ ا چند ساعت پيش علي دايي بخت اول نشستن روي نيمكت سپاهان در فصل آينده بود اما به ناگاه بوناچيچ به عنوان سرمربي اصفهاني ها انتخاب شد (in Persian). Goal. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- ^ قنبری: هواداران بیایند (in Persian). fooladsepahansport.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- ^ Rupnik, Borna (3 September 2012). "Luka Bonačić preuzima dužnost Dražena Beseka". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ "لوکا بوناچیچ" سرمربی مس کرمان شد [Luka Bonačić joins Mes Kerman as head coach] (in Persian). football.ir. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- ^ بوناچیچ سرمربی ذوب آهن شد/امضای الکترونیکی قرارداد در کرواسی لوکا فردا در اصفهان [Luka Bonačić becomes head coach of Zob Ahan] (in Persian). Goal. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ "Luka Bonačić preuzima kormilo Varaždina od Borimira Perkovića". novilist.hr. Novi list. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Luka Bonacic Named Zob Ahan Coach – Sports news". Tasnim News Agency. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
External links
- Luka Bonačić at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Luka Bonačić at BDFutbol