Ilija Katić

Ilija Katić
Personal information
Date of birth (1945-07-20) 20 July 1945
Place of birth Donji Hasić, Yugoslavia
Position Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1962 NK Mladost Hasić
1962–1964 Borac Bos. Šamac
1964–1967 Slavonija Osijek
1968–1973 Partizan 133 (29)
1973–1976 FC Zürich 75 (50)
1976–1977 Burgos 31 (4)
1977–1978 Neuchâtel Xamax 9 (2)
1979–1980 La Chaux-de-Fonds 19 (1)
International career
1968–1969 Yugoslavia 4 (0)
Managerial career
1978–1980 La Chaux-de-Fonds
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Yugoslavia
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place1971 IzmirTeam competition
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ilija Katić (Serbian Cyrillic: Илија Катић; born 20 July 1945) is a former professional football player and coach.

Club career

Katić began playing with his home-town club NK Mladost D Hasić. In 1962 he joined FK Borac Šamac where he stayed two seasons. He joined NK Osijek in 1964, named NK Slavonija back then, and played in the Yugoslav Second League. In 1967, he moved to giants FK Partizan where stayed until 1973 and became a national team player.[1]

In 1973, he moved abroad and joined Swiss side FC Zürich where he played the next three seasons. In 1976, he played one season in Spain with La Liga side Burgos CF[2] and later returned to Switzerland and played in top league sides Neuchâtel Xamax and FC La Chaux-de-Fonds. He finished his career in Liechtenstein and became a coach.[1]

International career

Katić played four matches for the Yugoslavia national team in 1968 and 1969.[1][3]

Honours

FC Zürich

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ilija Katić at Reprezentacija.rs
  2. ↑ Ilija Katić at BDFutbol
  3. ↑ Ilija Katić at National-Football-Teams.com
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