Ivica Brzić
Personal information
Full name Ivan Brzić
Date of birth (1941-05-28)28 May 1941
Place of birth Újvidék, Kingdom of Hungary
Date of death 1 June 2014(2014-06-01) (aged 73)
Place of death Novi Sad, Serbia
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Vojvodina
Novi Sad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1964 Novi Sad 77 (0)
1964 Željezničar Sarajevo 14 (0)
1965–1972 Vojvodina 200 (5)
1972–1974 DSV Alpine 53 (6)
1974–1976 VÖEST Linz 81 (2)
Total 425 (13)
International career
1966 Yugoslavia 1 (0)
Managerial career
1977–1978 Vojvodina (assistant)
1978–1979 Vojvodina
1980–1981 DSV Alpine
1982–1983 Spartak Subotica
1983–1986 Osasuna
1987–1988 Vojvodina
1988–1989 Mallorca
1989 Rad
1990–1991 Vojvodina
1991–1993 Universitario
1994 Blooming
1994–1995 Alianza Lima
1995–1996 Oviedo
1996 Hércules
1997 Universitario
1999 Sport Boys
2001 Alianza Lima
2007–2008 Vojvodina
Medal record
Silver medal – second placeUEFA European Championship1968
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ivan "Ivica" Brzić (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Ивица Брзић; 28 May 1941 – 1 June 2014) was a Yugoslav and Serbian football manager and player.[1]

Early life

Brzić was born during World War II in the city of Novi Sad (then called Újvidék) that had been annexed just months before his birth by the Kingdom of Hungary.[2]

Club career

Brzić made his debut for Novi Sad in the 1960–61 Yugoslav Second League, helping them win promotion to the Yugoslav First League. He played regularly for the side in the top tier of Yugoslav football over the next three seasons. Following the club's relegation to the Second League in 1964, Brzić moved to Željezničar Sarajevo, along with Lazar Lemić and Ilija Tojagić.

In the 1965 winter transfer window, Brzić joined his parent club Vojvodina. He helped them win the Yugoslav First League in the 1965–66 season, missing just one game in the process. Over the course of seven-and-a-half years at Vojvodina, Brzić amassed 200 league appearances and scored five goals.

In the summer of 1972, Brzić moved abroad to Austria, spending two seasons with DSV Alpine and two-and-a-half seasons with VÖEST Linz, before retiring during the 1976–77 winter break.

International career

At international level, Brzić was capped once for Yugoslavia in 1966. He was also selected to represent the nation at UEFA Euro 1968, but remained unused in the tournament. Yugoslavia finished as runners-up after losing to Italy in the final.[3]

Managerial career

After hanging up his boots, Brzić briefly worked as a coordinator in the youth system of Vojvodina before becoming an assistant to Branko Stanković with the seniors in 1977. He replaced him as the club's manager the following year, aged 37. Between 1983 and 1986, Brzić was manager of La Liga side Osasuna, qualifying for European football for the first time in club history.

During the 1990s and early 2000s, Brzić spent several years in Peru, having stints with Universitario and Alianza Lima.[4][5]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League
DivisionAppsGoals
Novi Sad 1960–61 Yugoslav Second League 110
1961–62 Yugoslav First League 210
1962–63 Yugoslav First League 190
1963–64 Yugoslav First League 260
Total 770
Željezničar Sarajevo 1964–65 Yugoslav First League 140
Vojvodina 1964–65 Yugoslav First League 130
1965–66 Yugoslav First League 290
1966–67 Yugoslav First League 300
1967–68 Yugoslav First League 300
1968–69 Yugoslav First League 160
1969–70 Yugoslav First League 254
1970–71 Yugoslav First League 261
1971–72 Yugoslav First League 310
Total 2005
DSV Alpine 1972–73 Austrian Football Championship 215
1973–74 Austrian Football Championship 321
Total 536
VÖEST Linz 1974–75 Austrian Football Bundesliga 341
1975–76 Austrian Football Bundesliga 310
1976–77 Austrian Football Bundesliga 161
Total 812
Career total 42513

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[6]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Yugoslavia 196610
Total10

Honours

Player

Novi Sad

Vojvodina

Yugoslavia

Manager

Universitario

References

  1. ↑ "Ivan Brzic, extécnico de Universitario y Alianza Lima, murió a los 74 años" (in Spanish). peru21.pe. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Sportski spomenar" (in Serbian). rts.rs. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Brzić Ivica" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Campeón Nacional 1992" (in Spanish). daleucampeon.com. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Alianza Lima 1 – Sporting Cristal 1" (in Spanish). historialblanquiazul.com. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Ivica Brzić, international football player". 11v11.com. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
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