Miroslav Kokotović
| Miroslav Kokotović | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| birthday | April 15, 1913 | |
| place of birth | Lukavac , Austria-Hungary | |
| date of death | November 15, 1988 | |
| Place of death | Zagreb , SFR Yugoslavia | |
| size | 165 cm | |
| position | Midfield , left winger | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1929-1945 | HŠK Građanski Zagreb | |
| 1945-1948 | Dinamo Zagreb | |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1931-1939 | Yugoslavia | 23 (4) |
| 1940-1944 | Croatia | 15 (2) |
| Stations as a trainer | ||
| Years | station | |
| 1949 | Dinamo Zagreb | |
| NK Olimpija Ljubljana | ||
| FK Borac Banja Luka | ||
| NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | ||
| NK Varaždin | ||
| NK Kozara Slavonski Brod | ||
| 1962-1964 | Fenerbahçe Istanbul | |
| 1964-1965 | AEK Athens | |
| 1966-1967 | FK Velež Mostar | |
| 1969-1970 | Austria Klagenfurt | |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Miroslav Kokotović or Mirko Kokotović (born April 15, 1913 in Lukavac , † November 15, 1988 in Zagreb ) was a Yugoslav football player and coach . As a player, he is one of the most important personalities at Dinamo Zagreb . With Dinamo as a player, he was three times national champion and one time Yugoslav cup winner. He was also part of the squad of the team that won the Yugoslav double victory for the first time in the club's history in the 1939/40 season . He worked part of his coaching career in Turkey and led Fenerbahçe Istanbul to the third Turkish championship in the club's history. This also made him the first Yugoslav coach to win the Turkish championship.
Player career
society
Kokotović began his active football career in 1929 at the Zagreb sports club HŠK Građanski Zagreb . With this club he won the Yugoslav Championship in the 1936/37 , 1939/40 seasons and the Yugoslav Cup in the 1940 season . He was also part of the team that won the Yugoslav double for the first time in the club's history . He also played for HŠK Građanski during World War II . After the German invasion of Yugoslavia in 1941 and the associated establishment of the Independent State of Croatia , Kokotović began to play with his club in the provisional Croatian leagues such as the League of the Banschaft Croatia , Croatian Oberliga or Croatian State League .
After the end of the war, Croatia became one of six republics (Socialist Republic of Croatia) of the newly founded Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia . After these political developments, Yugoslav football had to be reformed. After the 1st Yugoslav football league was to resume regular play with clubs in 1946, Kokotović's club Građanski Zagreb was renamed Dinamo Zagreb . Under the new name, Kokotović's team won the Yugoslav championship in the 1947/48 season. After this championship he ended his career.
National team
Kokotović made his international debut for the Yugoslav national team in a friendly against the Turkish national team on October 2, 1931 . For this national team he completed 23 international matches by 1939 and scored four goals. In the game of June 7, 1933 against Bulgarian selection Kokotović managed a hat trick .
After the war-related dismemberment of Yugoslavia and the founding of Croatia, Kokotović began playing for the newly founded Croatian national team in 1940 . In the first game of this selection, which was played on April 21, 1940 against the Swiss national team , he was part of the starting line-up and wore the captain's armband in this game. By 1944 he played four more games for Croatia. In a total of 15 games, he wore the captain's armband eight times.
After the end of the world war and the reorganization of the Yugoslav national team, Kokotović was no longer considered for the selection.
Coaching career
Immediately after his footballing career, Kokotović took over his old club Dinamo Zagreb as head coach. He then trained in Yugoslavia NK Olimpija Ljubljana , FK Borac Banja Luka , NK Lokomotiva Zagreb , NK Varaždin and NK Kozara Slavonski Brod .
In the summer of 1962 Kokotović was hired as the new head coach at the Turkish club Fenerbahçe Istanbul . In his first season for Fenerbahçe, the 1962/63 season , he finished the league with his team as third in the table and was also a Turkish Cup finalist . In the 1963/64 season Kokotović 'team delivered a head-to-head race for the Turkish championship with the reigning champions and arch-rivals Galatasaray Istanbul . Fenerbahçe ultimately won this race by one point. Despite this success, Fenerbahçe did not extend Kokotović's contract, which ended in the summer of 1964, and replaced him with the Englishman Oscar Hold .
After leaving Fenerbahçe, he also coached the clubs AEK Athens , FK Velež Mostar and Austria Klagenfurt .
successes
As a player
- With HŠK Građanski Zagreb
- With Dinamo Zagreb
As a trainer
- With Fenerbahçe Istanbul
Web links
- Miroslav Kokotović in the database of weltfussball.de
- Trainer profile at mackolik.com (Turkish)
- Player profile at eu-football.info (English)
- Miroslav Kokotović in the database of National-Football-Teams.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c reprezentacija.rs "Mirko Kokotović" (accessed on September 25, 2014)
- ↑ July 27, 1962, Milliyet, p. 8: "Kokotoviç, futbolcu ve idarecilerle tanışdı"
- ↑ June 1, 1964, Milliyet, p. 1: "Fenerbahçe'nin Şampiyonluk Sevinci"
- ↑ 4.0 June 1964, Milliyet, p. 7: "Kokotoviç serbest"
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kokotović, Miroslav |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kokotović, Mirko |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Yugoslav soccer player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 15, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lukavac , Austria-Hungary |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 15, 1988 |
| Place of death | Zagreb , SFR Yugoslavia |