Franjo Lovrić (1 April 1923 – 5 February 1982) was a Bosnian and Yugoslav professional footballer and manager who captained FK Sarajevo as a player, and then went on to manage it a decade later.[1]
He began his career in 1938 with local Sarajevo club SAŠK, whom he represented until the Nazi invasion of Yugoslavia in 1941.[1] After the end of the war the new communist authorities placed a ban on numerous football clubs throughout the country including SAŠK. He quickly joined Željezničar, but wore the blue jersey for only two seasons, eventually moving to newly-formed FK Sarajevo in 1947.[1] He would go on to play and captain the club for another 12 years.
After retiring from professional football he became part of the club's youth coaching staff, a position he held until 1965 when he was named assistant to manager and former team colleague Miroslav Brozović. The duo would go on to win the club's first Yugoslav League title in 1967.[2] After Brozović's departure he took over the helm and led Sarajevo for one more season.[2]
Personal life
His younger brother Đuka Lovrić was also a FK Sarajevo player but died prematurely in 1957 as the result of a serious heart condition.[3]
franjo, lovrić, april, 1923, february, 1982, bosnian, yugoslav, professional, footballer, manager, captained, sarajevo, player, then, went, manage, decade, later, personal, informationdate, birth, 1923, april, 1923place, birthsarajevo, kingdom, scsdate, death5. Franjo Lovric 1 April 1923 5 February 1982 was a Bosnian and Yugoslav professional footballer and manager who captained FK Sarajevo as a player and then went on to manage it a decade later 1 Franjo LovricPersonal informationDate of birth 1923 04 01 1 April 1923Place of birthSarajevo Kingdom of SCSDate of death5 February 1982 1982 02 05 aged 58 Place of deathSarajevo SFR YugoslaviaPosition s MidfielderSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1938 1941SASK1945 1947Zeljeznicar63 23 1947 1959FK Sarajevo209 59 International career1956Yugoslavia B1 0 Managerial career1965 1967FK Sarajevo assistant 1967 1968FK Sarajevo Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Playing career 1 1 Club 1 2 International 2 Managerial career 3 Personal life 3 1 Death 4 ReferencesPlaying career EditClub Edit He began his career in 1938 with local Sarajevo club SASK whom he represented until the Nazi invasion of Yugoslavia in 1941 1 After the end of the war the new communist authorities placed a ban on numerous football clubs throughout the country including SASK He quickly joined Zeljeznicar but wore the blue jersey for only two seasons eventually moving to newly formed FK Sarajevo in 1947 1 He would go on to play and captain the club for another 12 years International Edit He was capped once for Yugoslavia B Managerial career EditAfter retiring from professional football he became part of the club s youth coaching staff a position he held until 1965 when he was named assistant to manager and former team colleague Miroslav Brozovic The duo would go on to win the club s first Yugoslav League title in 1967 2 After Brozovic s departure he took over the helm and led Sarajevo for one more season 2 Personal life EditHis younger brother Đuka Lovric was also a FK Sarajevo player but died prematurely in 1957 as the result of a serious heart condition 3 Death Edit Lovric died on 5 February 1982 in Sarajevo SFR Yugoslavia at the age of 58 3 References Edit a b c IN MEMORIAM Franjo Lovric 1923 1982 in Bosnian Fksinfo com Retrieved 12 August 2014 a b FK Sarajevo historija in Bosnian Fcsarajevo ba Retrieved 12 August 2014 a b Đuka Lovric 1927 1957 in Bosnian Fksinfo com Retrieved 12 August 2014 This biographical article relating to Bosnia and Herzegovina football is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This biographical article related to Yugoslavian football is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Franjo Lovric amp oldid 1117596764, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
