Name: Srećko Juričić

Nickname: "Schnellinger"



Country: Croatia
Club: HNK Rijeka
Position: *DMF, SWP
Side: RF/BS
Age: 24-30 years (30/12/1954)

Height: 180 cm
Weight: 78 kg

Attack: 65
Defence: 78
Balance: 83
Stamina: 84
Top Speed: 77
Acceleration: 79
Response: 80
Agility: 78
Dribble Accuracy: 79
Dribble Speed: 75
Short Pass Accuracy: 81
Short Pass Speed: 80
Long Pass Accuracy: 79
Long Pass Speed: 77
Shot Accuracy: 66
Shot Power: 82
Shot Technique: 66
Free Kick Accuracy: 63
Curling: 68
Header: 78
Jump: 82
Technique: 76
Aggression: 67
Mentality: 80
Keeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 81

Injury Tolerance: B
Condition: 7
Weak Foot Accuracy: 6
Weak Foot Frequency: 5
Consistency: 6
Growth Type: Standard

CARDS:
S09: Covering

SPECIAL ABILITIES: Covering - Centre

Attack / Defence Awareness Card: Balanced


INFO:

Srećko Juričić is the player with the most appearances for Rijeka, he appeared 684 times. He was nicknamed Schnellinger because of the color of his hair and the role of the last defender that he played in the youth categories. Since he grew rapidly, coach Mrvoš sent him to the midfield. Because he was very creative, coach Marcel Žigante included him in the first team. Juričić was valuable runner, correct but tough tackler. He was skillful with the ball and in passing to play in front of defence and start the attacking moves. Srećko was part of Rijeka's golden generation that in the 1977/78 seasons and 1978/79, won the Cup of Yugoslavia and ran for the title itself, played in the Cup Winners' Cup. He wasn't one of the Rijeka players the crowd cheered for, but he enjoyed respect. He was the captain of the team in the matches against Juventus in 1980 and Real Madrid in 1984. Juričić was the manager of the Yemen national football team before being sacked in December 2010. As a player, he was part of NK Rijeka's golden generation which won the Yugoslav Cup in 1978 and 1979. In his managerial career he has led NK Rijeka and Al-Ahli Dubai. Internationally he has coached the Bahrain national football team, Oman national football team, United Arab Emirates national football team and Yemen national football team. He then moved to coach the Bahrain Riffa Club. On 4 October 2008, it was announced that Juričić has moved back to the UAE to coach Al Wasl FC. In June 2009 he was appointed as Manager of Yemen national football team. In December 2010, he was sacked after a string of poor results at the 2010 Gulf Cup of Nations which Yemen hosted.