Goran Jurić

Goran "Goca" Jurić (born 5 February 1963) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Goran Jurić

Personal information
Full name	Goran Jurić
Date of birth	(1963-02-05) 5 February 1963 (age 62)
Place of birth	Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1982–1987	Velež Mostar	130	(1)
1987–1991	Red Star Belgrade	78	(0)
1991–1993	Celta Vigo	76	(1)
1993–2000	Croatia Zagreb	85	(0)
1995–1996	→ Hrvatski Dragovoljac (loan)	9	(0)
1996	→ NK Zagreb (loan)	10	(0)
2000	Yokohama F. Marinos	9	(0)
2001	NK Zagreb	5	(0)
Total		402	(2)
International career
1988–1989	Yugoslavia	4	(0)
1997–1999	Croatia	16	(0)
Medal record Representing  Croatia FIFA World Cup 1998
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

During his career, he played for Velež Mostar, Red Star Belgrade, Celta Vigo, Croatia Zagreb, Yokohama F. Marinos, and NK Zagreb. He earned 4 caps for the Yugoslavia national football team in 1988, and 16 caps for the Croatia national football team.

Club career

In 1993 he left Celta Vigo after being diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes.^[1]

International career

He made his debut for Yugoslavia in a September 1988 friendly match away against Spain. After the break-up of the country, he started to represent Croatia, playing his first game for them in April 1997. He was a non-playing member of the squad for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, where Croatia finished third. His final international was an October 1999 European Championship qualification match against Serbia and Montenegro.^[2]

Career statistics

Club

Club performance			League
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
Yugoslavia			League
1982/83	Velež Mostar	First League	11	0
1983/84			32	1
1984/85			32	0
1985/86			30	0
1986/87			25	0
1987/88	Red Star Belgrade	First League	23	0
1988/89			26	0
1989/90			21	0
1990/91			8	0
Spain			League
1990/91	Celta Vigo	Segunda División	14	0
1991/92			30	1
1992/93		La Liga	32	0
Croatia			League
1995/96	Croatia Zagreb	Prva HNL	1	0
1995/96	Hrvatski Dragovoljac	Prva HNL	9	0
1996/97	Zagreb	Prva HNL	10	0
1996/97	Croatia Zagreb	Prva HNL	15	0
1997/98			23	0
1998/99			25	0
1999/00			21	0
Japan			League
2000	Yokohama F. Marinos	J1 League	9	0
Croatia			League
2000/01	Zagreb	Prva HNL	5	0
Country	Yugoslavia		208	1
	Spain		76	1
	Croatia		109	0
	Japan		9	0
Total			402	2

International

Source:^[3]

Yugoslavia national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1988	3	0
1989	1	0
Total	4	0

Croatia national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1997	8	0
1998	3	0
1999	5	0
Total	16	0

Honours

Club

Velež Mostar

• Yugoslav Cup: 1985–86

Red Star Belgrade

• Yugoslav First League: 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91
• Yugoslav Cup: 1989–90
• European Cup: 1990-91

Celta de Vigo

• Segunda División: 1991–92

Dinamo Zagreb

• Croatian First League: 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000
• Croatian Cup: 1996–97, 1997–98

Individual

Croatia

• FIFA World Cup Third place: 1998

Orders

• Order of the Croatian Interlace - 1998 ^[4]