Elvis Scoria (born 5 July 1971) is a Croatian former

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player and manager. He played for

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(then called Croatia Zagreb), NK Istra,

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and for Spanish club

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Playing career

As a player, Scoria appeared in two

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finals in

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

with

and in

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

with

losing both the finals.

Managerial career

Scoria has also appeared in three

finals as a manager in

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

with NK Uljanik,

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

with

and in

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

with

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. He also managed Rijeka in the 2005 Croatian Super Cup where they lost 1–0 in extra time from a goal by

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. He was announced manager of

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in February 2017, succeeding Vjekoslav Lokica, only for him to change his mind after two days and

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stepped in instead.

Career statistics

Managerial statistics

Honours

;NK Istra 1961 * Druga HNL - South: 2003–04 *

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: 2008–09 ;HNK Rijeka * Croatian Cup:

References

External links

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Elvis Scoria short biography
at Sportnet.hr (1 January 2009) {{DEFAULTSORT:Scoria, Elvis 1971 births Living people Footballers from Pula Footballers from Rijeka Croatian people of Italian descent Men's association football forwards Yugoslav men's footballers Croatian men's footballers HNK Rijeka players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players NK Istra players NK Zagreb players UE Lleida players Yugoslav First League players Croatian Football League players Segunda División players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Croatian football managers NK Istra 1961 managers HNK Rijeka managers NK Slaven Belupo managers Kavala F.C. managers Croatian Football League managers Croatian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Greece Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Croatian expatriate sportspeople in China