Ivan Javorčić
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 January 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Split, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brescia (assistant coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1995 | Split | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | RNK Split | ||
| 1996–2001 | Brescia | 49 | (1) |
| 1997 | → Mosor (loan) | ||
| 2001 | → Crotone (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Treviso (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Atalanta | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2006 | Arezzo | 18 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Pizzighettone | 16 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Brescia (caretaker) | ||
| 2015– | Brescia (assistant coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ivan Javorčić (born 24 January 1979) is a former Croatian football player, currently in charge as assistant coach of Italian Serie B club Brescia.
Playing career
Born in Split, Javorčić began playing football for the youth side of local club RNK Split. He first played for the senior team at age 15.[1]
Javorčić spent most of his career in Italy, where he moved in 1996 to sign a four-year contract with Serie B club Brescia. After he played for one season in Serie A and two seasons in Serie B for the club, Javorčić went out on loans to Serie B club Crotone and Serie C1 club Treviso during 2001. He joined Serie A club Atalanta in 2002, but did not play for the first team. Next he transferred to second division Arezzo, but suffered a career-threatening knee injury in May 2004 that kept him off the field for more than two years. He returned from injury in October 2006, playing for Pizzighettone in Serie C1.[1]
Coaching career
After his retirement from active footballing, Javorčić returned at his former club Brescia as a youth coach.
On 15 December 2014, after the dismissal of head coach Ivo Iaconi, it was announced Javorčić would take charge of the first team on an interim basis.[2] He was allowed to guide Brescia only for a short period due to him not having the required coaching badges.
During his short tenure as a coach, he managed to guide Brescia to a slight improvement in results despite a troubled financial situation, and ended his caretaking spell on 21 January 2015 with a 3–1 home win against high-flying Frosinone before to hand over coaching duties to Salvatore Giunta.[3]
References
- ^ a b Šimunić, Vjeran (18 March 2008). "Ivan Javorčić: Povratak na teren nakon 29 mjeseci oporavka moja je najveća pobjeda" (in Croatian). Glas Dalmacije.
- ^ "Comunicato ufficiale Brescia Calcio" (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ "Salvatore Giunta nuovo allenatore del Brescia Calcio" (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.