Marijan Zovko

Marijan Zovko
Personal information
Date of birth	21 August 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth	Žepče, FPR Yugoslavia
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Central defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1977–1979	Hajduk Split
1977	→ BSK Slav. Brod (loan)
1980–1988	Vojvodina
1988–1991	Lierse
1992–1994	Marsonia
International career
1978	Yugoslavia U-21
Managerial career
2000	Marsonia
2001–2002	Žepče
2002–2003	Posušje
2005–2006	Slavonac CO
2009–2011	MV Croatia Sl.Brod
2013–2018	Marsonia
Medal record
Representing Yugoslavia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marijan Zovko (born 21 August 1959 in Split) is a Croatian retired footballer and a current football manager.

Playing career

Born in Žepče,^[1] he started his senior career playing in his hometown Yugoslav First League club HNK Hajduk Split where he will win the 1978–79 national Championship. In 1980, he moved to another top league club, FK Vojvodina where he played most of his career, becoming the team captain and, there too, winning the national title, in the 1988–89 season. In nine years there, between official and other, he played 461 matches, scoring 132 goals,^[2] an impressive record for a defender. In October 1988 (1988–1989 season) he decides to move abroad, more precisely, to Belgian First Division club Lierse S.K. where he will stay until 1991. He plays there 63 games and scored 9 goals.^[3]

He played for Yugoslavia national under-21 football team.^[4]

Managerial career

After finishing his playing career, he became a football manager,^[4] coaching many clubs mainly in the Croatian and Bosnian top leagues. His first job was at Marsonia, where he replaced Stjepan Deverić in August 2000.^[5]

He was named manager of Marsonia again in February 2012, succeeding Miroslav Buljan.^[6]