Robert Grdović (born 23 February 1974) is a Croatian futsal manager and former player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 February 1974[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Sindelfingen, West Germany[1] | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | Uspinjača Zagreb | ||
| 2000–2001 | Cagliari Futsal | ||
| 2001–2002 | Genzano Calcio a 5 | ||
| 2002–2003 | Uspinjača Zagreb | ||
| 2003–2004 | Petar | ||
| 2004–2006 | Gospić | ||
| 2006–2007 | Uspinjača Zagreb | ||
| 2007–2008 | Split | ||
| 2010–2011 | Zapad | ||
| International career | |||
| 1998–2008 | Croatia | 56 | (40) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Zapad | ||
| 2011–2016 | Nacional Zagreb | ||
| 2016–2017 | Brezje | ||
| 2017–2018 | Nacional Zagreb | ||
| 2019–2020 | Turkmenistan | ||
| 2020–2022 | FC Ptuj | ||
| 2022– | Meteorplast Ljutomer | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
During his futsal career, Grdović played for the clubs Uspinjača Zagreb (Croatia), Cagliari Futsal (Italy), Genzano Calcio a 5 (Italy), Petar (Croatia), Gospić (Croatia), Split (Croatia), and Zapad (Croatia).
He also played for the Croatian national futsal team, making 56 appearances between 1998 and 2008.[2] He retired in 2011.
Coaching career edit
As a football coach, he was a manager of the Croatian teams Zapad and Nacional Zagreb. Grdović also worked as the coach-consultant of the Croatian national futsal team.
With the cooperation of the Croatian Football Federation and the Football Federation of Turkmenistan, it was announced in March 2019 that Grdović would take over the Turkmenistan national futsal team.[3]
In March 2020, Grdović left the team due to the expiration of the contract and the postponement of matches of the 2020 AFC Futsal Championship.[4][5]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Robert Grdovic". futsalplanet.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Robert Grdović – Croatian Football Federation". hns-cff.hr. Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ Robert Grdović: "Turkmenistan je velika prilika da se dokažem!"
- ^ Хорватские специалисты Анте Мише и Сандро Томич покинули сборную Туркменистана по футболу
- ^ Nema utakmica, nema ni posla: Ante Miše nije više izbornik Turkmenistana