Aljoša Asanović
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Aljoša Asanović (born 14 December 1965) is a Croatian football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He was regarded as one of the best players in the Yugoslav First League, emerging as one of five top scorers during the 1989–90 season with 14 goals.
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Date of birth | (1965-12-14) 14 December 1965 (age 58) | ||||||||||
Place of birth | Split, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia | ||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||
0000–1984 | Hajduk Split | ||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
1984 | Split | ||||||||||
1984–1990 | Hajduk Split | 139 | (36) | ||||||||
1990–1991 | Metz | 35 | (13) | ||||||||
1991–1992 | Cannes | 28 | (7) | ||||||||
1992–1994 | Montpellier | 43 | (10) | ||||||||
1994–1996 | Hajduk Split | 33 | (8) | ||||||||
1995–1996 | → Valladolid (loan) | 8 | (1) | ||||||||
1996–1997 | Derby County | 38 | (5) | ||||||||
1997–1998 | Napoli | 15 | (0) | ||||||||
1998–2000 | Panathinaikos | 44 | (9) | ||||||||
2000–2001 | Austria Wien | 0 | (0) | ||||||||
2001 | Sydney United | 4 | (1) | ||||||||
2001–2002 | Toronto Croatia | ||||||||||
2002 | Hajduk Split | 1 | (0) | ||||||||
Total | 388 | (90) | |||||||||
International career | |||||||||||
1987–1988 | Yugoslavia | 3 | (0) | ||||||||
1990–2000 | Croatia | 62 | (3) | ||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||
2006–2012 | Croatia (assistant) | ||||||||||
2012–2013 | Lokomotiv Moscow (assistant) | ||||||||||
2015–2017 | Dunajská Streda (technical director) | ||||||||||
2017–2018 | Melbourne Knights | ||||||||||
2018–2019 | Al-Ittihad (assistant) | ||||||||||
2019–2021 | Croatia (diaspora instructor) | ||||||||||
2021–2022 | Zambia (technical director) | ||||||||||
2022 | Zambia | ||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Asanović is best known for his great performance in the mid-to-late 1990s when he played for Derby County and for Croatia during Euro 96 as well as the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He scored the first goal in Croatia's team modern history. He was the coach for the Zambia national football team for a short period of time in 2022,before leaving over non payment of wages.