Sergije Krešić

Sergio Krešić

Personal information
Full name	Sergije Jurić Krešić
Date of birth	(1946-11-29) 29 November 1946
Place of birth	Split, PR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
1960–1964	Hajduk Split
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1964–1967	Hajduk Split	3	(1)
1965–1967	→ RNK Split (loan)	?	(?)
1967–1968	Cleveland Stokers	13	(4)
1969–1970	Beveren	2	(0)
1970–1972	FK Bor	30	(8)
1972–1975	OFK Belgrade	69	(7)
1975–1978	Burgos	70	(6)
1978	Houston Hurricane	0	(0)
Managerial career
1986	Hajduk Split
1987–1988	Real Burgos
1989–1993	Atlético Marbella
1993–1994	Real Betis
1994–1997	Mérida
1997–1999	Real Valladolid
1999–2001	Las Palmas
2001–2002	Mallorca
2003–2004	Recreativo de Huelva
2004–2005	Real Valladolid
2006	Real Murcia
2007	Hajduk Split
2008–2009	Numancia
2009–2010	Las Palmas
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sergije Krešić (born 29 November 1946) is a Croatian retired football manager and former player. Krešić coached a number of lower level sides in Spain, where he is known by the name Sergio Kresic.

Playing career

He joined Hajduk Split youth team in 1960, becoming a senior in 1965. That same year he played with a neighbouring club RNK Split and a year later returned to Hajduk and became the youth squad coach. After finishing his high-school studies in 1968 he moved to United States where he played indoor football with Cleveland Stokers. Afterwards he returned to Europe to play with Belgian club KSK Beveren. In 1970, he moved back to Yugoslavia and plays first until 1972 with Yugoslav First League club FK Bor, and afterwards between 1972 and 1975 with OFK Beograd. In 1975, he signed with Spanish La Liga side Burgos CF and stayed until 1978. His good attitude and quality exhibitions resulted in him becoming team captain in his last season there, an achievement hard to accomplish in those days for a foreigner. His last season as player was spent back in the States with Houston in 1978.

Coaching career

Krešić started his coaching career in 1983 as an assistant manager to Petar Nadoveza in Hajduk Split. In 1984 Nadoveza was replaced by Stanko Poklepović, and when Poklepović was sacked in 1986 Krešić took over but did not stay there too long.

After 20 years of coaching in Spain he returned to Hajduk but after a few months he left the club. Krešić is no longer currently coaching CD Numancia, being appointed in July 2008, on 17 February 2009 was let go with Numancia in the Relegation zone of the primera liga. On 17 June 2009 UD Las Palmas have signed the coach until June 2010. In August 2012 he was appointed sporting director at HNK Hajduk Split. After 9 months working as sporting director he was sacked by Hajduk chairman Marin Brbić in April 2013.

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record					Ref
			P	W	D	L	Win %
Hajduk Split	1986	1986
Real Burgos	August 1987	October 1988	46	12	14	20	026.1
Atlético Marbella	December 1989	February 1992
Atlético Marbella	September 1992	March 1993
Betis	September 1993	February 1994
Mérida	September 1994	February 1997
Valladolid	October 1997	June 1999
Las Palmas	August 1999	June 2001
Mallorca	October 2001	April 2002
Recreativo Huelva	November 2003	June 2004
Valladolid	August 2004	March 2005
Murcia	January 2006	June 2006
Hajduk Split	20 September 2007	5 December 2007
Numancia	August 2008	February 2009
Las Palmas	August 2009	April 2010
Total			829	542	172	115	065.4	—

Honours

Manager

Atlético Marbella

• Tercera División: 1990–91
• Segunda División B: 1991–92

Mérida

• Segunda División: 1994–95

Las Palmas

• Segunda División: 1999–00

External links

• NPSL and NASL league stats
• Sergije Krešić at BDFutbol
• Sergije Krešić manager profile at BDFutbol