Josip katalinski biography definition

Bosnian footballer and manager (1948–2011)

Josip Katalinski (12 May 1948 – 9 June 2011) was a Bosnian professional football manager and player.^[1]

Club career

Katalinski's career began in a small club Igman based in Ilidža, a suburb of Sarajevo.

In 1964, when he was 15 years old, he was spotted by Željezničar coaches who offered him to join their club's youth system. He accepted the offer and a year later made his debut for the first team. Katalinski stayed with Željezničar for 11 seasons, during which he made 230 league appearances and scored 32 league goals.

In total, he played more than 350 games for Željezničar, scoring more than 100 goals.

Biography examples

He was a crucial player on the team that won the Yugoslav First League in the 1971–72 season.

In 1975, Katalinski signed a contract with French Ligue 1 club Nice where he played over 100 league matches before his career was abruptly cut short in 1978 due to a severe injury.

International career

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