Renato Jurčec
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Renato Jurčec is a retired Croatia
n football player who played as a forward. Jurčec spent his entire career playing for a number of Croatian clubs, including spells at both of the country's powerhouses, Dinamo Zagreb (which was called Croatia Zagreb in the 1990s) and Hajduk Split
. He holds the distinction of scoring at least one goal in each of the first 11 Croatian league championships since its inception in 1992 until the 2001–02 season, his last in top level.
in the late 1980s at the time when they were playing in the Yugoslav Second League. In the 1990–91 season, the last season in which Croatian clubs participated in the Yugoslav football league system, Jurčec scored 7 goals in 30 league appearances for the club. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia and the formation of Prva HNL, Jurčec was a regular member of the NK Zagreb team which finished as runners-up in the shortened 1992 season, scoring 8 goals in 22 appearances.
He later had a spell with his hometown club NK Inter Zaprešić
(at the time called Inker), before moving to Hajduk Split
in 1994 with whom he spent a season and half. In 1996 he was transferred to their archrivals Dinamo Zagreb, but failed to make an impact and was loaned back to NK Zagreb for the latter part of the 1996–97 season. In 1998 he moved on to Cibalia
with whom he spent the last three top-flight seasons of his career, scoring 16 goals in 74 appearances for the club.
In 2002–03 he moved back to Inter Zaprešić for a season and played for them in the Druga HNL, Croatia's second level, before retiring from active football at the age of 37. However, he briefly came back from retirement in 2005 and signed for fourth level minnows NK Maksimir
for whom he appeared in 57 matches and scored 29 goals over the next two seasons.
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n football player who played as a forward. Jurčec spent his entire career playing for a number of Croatian clubs, including spells at both of the country's powerhouses, Dinamo Zagreb (which was called Croatia Zagreb in the 1990s) and Hajduk Split
HNK Hajduk Split
HNK Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian football club founded in 1911 and based in the city of Split. The club's home ground since 1979 is the 35,000-seater Poljud Stadium and the team's traditional home colours are white shirts with blue shorts and...
. He holds the distinction of scoring at least one goal in each of the first 11 Croatian league championships since its inception in 1992 until the 2001–02 season, his last in top level.
Career
Jurčec began his career at NK ZagrebNK Zagreb
NK Zagreb is a Croatian football club, from the Croatian capital of Zagreb.NK Zagreb's home is the Stadion Kranjčevićeva with capacity of 8,850. The club's fans are known as the White Angels...
in the late 1980s at the time when they were playing in the Yugoslav Second League. In the 1990–91 season, the last season in which Croatian clubs participated in the Yugoslav football league system, Jurčec scored 7 goals in 30 league appearances for the club. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia and the formation of Prva HNL, Jurčec was a regular member of the NK Zagreb team which finished as runners-up in the shortened 1992 season, scoring 8 goals in 22 appearances.
He later had a spell with his hometown club NK Inter Zaprešić
NK Inter Zaprešic
NK Inter Zaprešić is a Croatian football club based in Zaprešić, a town northwest of the capital Zagreb originally founded in 1929. They play in the Prva HNL after they were promoted from Druga HNL at the end of the 2006–07 season...
(at the time called Inker), before moving to Hajduk Split
HNK Hajduk Split
HNK Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian football club founded in 1911 and based in the city of Split. The club's home ground since 1979 is the 35,000-seater Poljud Stadium and the team's traditional home colours are white shirts with blue shorts and...
in 1994 with whom he spent a season and half. In 1996 he was transferred to their archrivals Dinamo Zagreb, but failed to make an impact and was loaned back to NK Zagreb for the latter part of the 1996–97 season. In 1998 he moved on to Cibalia
HNK Cibalia
HNK Cibalia, or just Cibalia, is a Croatian football club from the town of Vinkovci in eastern Croatia. Cibalia currently play in the Prva HNL, Croatia's top flight. Their stadium is located in the south part of their home town and can hold 12,000 spectators...
with whom he spent the last three top-flight seasons of his career, scoring 16 goals in 74 appearances for the club.
In 2002–03 he moved back to Inter Zaprešić for a season and played for them in the Druga HNL, Croatia's second level, before retiring from active football at the age of 37. However, he briefly came back from retirement in 2005 and signed for fourth level minnows NK Maksimir
NK Maksimir
NK Maksimir is a Croatian football club founded in 1924 and based in the Maksimir district of Zagreb. They currently play in 4. HNL, fourth level league of Croatian football.-Current squad:- External links :*...
for whom he appeared in 57 matches and scored 29 goals over the next two seasons.
External links
- Renato Jurčec profile at NK MaksimirNK MaksimirNK Maksimir is a Croatian football club founded in 1924 and based in the Maksimir district of Zagreb. They currently play in 4. HNL, fourth level league of Croatian football.-Current squad:- External links :*...
website - Renato Jurčec unofficial Prva HNL stats