Mladen Vranković (2 July 1937 – 12 February 2021) was a Croatian football player and manager.
Career Born in Rtina, he played for his hometown club, HNK Rijeka, for eight seasons, collecting 350 caps. He also spent three years in the North American Soccer League playing for Kansas City Spurs. Following the end of his career he became a manager. He was Rijeka's manager between 1987 and 1989, leading the club to the 1986–87 Yugoslav Cup final against Hajduk Split.Lazzarich, Marinko (2008) (in Croatian). Kantrida bijelih snova. Rijeka: Adamić. , pp. 378–9. He briefly coached Australian club Sydney Croatia in the now defunct Australian National Soccer League during the 1991–92 season.
Managerial statistics
ClubFromToCompetitionRecordPWDLWin %NK Rijeka22 February 198716 December 1990First LeagueYugoslav CupSydney Croatia6 October 19917 December 1991NSLNK Rijeka16 February 199216 February 1992First LeagueHNK Rijeka2 April 19959 April 1995Prva HNLTotals |
*Dates of first and last games under Vranković; not dates of official appointments
Honours Kansas City Spurs NASL: 1969 Western Conference: 1968, 1969
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