Marijan Novak
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| Date of birth | 2 October 1947 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, FPR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-forward[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Trešnjevka | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1964–1972 | Dinamo Zagreb | 138 | (39) | ||||||||||||||
| 1972–1973 | VfR Heilbronn | ||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1975 | 1860 Munich | 19 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1967 | Yugoslavia | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Marijan Novak (born 2 October 1947[2]) is a retired Croatian football forward who is mainly known for his time at Dinamo Zagreb (1964–1972) and his contribution to the club's triumph in the 1966–67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
Club career[edit]
Novak spent his youth years at NK Trešnjevka, before signing for Dinamo Zagreb in 1964. He played for Dinamo until 1972 and helped the club win the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1967 and Yugoslav Cup in 1969. Although the club never won the Yugoslav First League during his time there, Dinamo finished as league runners-up three times (1966, 1967, 1969) as well as finishing as cup runners-up twice (1966 and 1972). Overall, Novak scored a total of 118 goals in 312 appearances during his time at Dinamo.
After leaving Dinamo in late 1972 he joined German second-level side VfR Heilbronn where he stayed for a single season before moving to another German second level outfit TSV 1860 München in 1973. After two seasons at Munich and only 3 goals from 19 appearances, Novak retired in 1975, aged only 28.[1]
International career[edit]
Following Dinamo's successful Inter-Cities Fairs Cup campaign, Novak was also called up and appeared for Yugoslavia in a friendly away against the Netherlands on 1 November 1967, but never appeared for the national team again.[3]
Honours[edit]
- Yugoslav Cup
- Winner (1): 1969
- Runner-up (1): 1966, 1972
- Yugoslav First League
- Runner-up (1): 1966, 1967, 1969
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
- Winner (1): 1967
References[edit]
 | This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (November 2018) |
- ^ a b "Zašto Maksimir nikad nije volio Zagrepčanina koji je s Dinamom rušio velikane?". Index.hr (in Croatian). 8 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Marijan Novak". gnkdinamo.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
External links[edit]
- Marijan Novak at EU-Football.info
- Marijan Novak at National-Football-Teams.com
- Marijan Novak at WorldFootball.net
- Marijan Novak at Reprezentacija.rs (in Serbian)
- 1947 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Zagreb
- Men's association football forwards
- Yugoslav men's footballers
- Yugoslavia men's international footballers
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Yugoslavia
- Competitors at the 1971 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in football
- GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
- FC Heilbronn players
- TSV 1860 Munich players
- Yugoslav First League players
- Regionalliga players
- Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in West Germany
- Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in West Germany