Ivica Solomun (born 29 January 1968) is a retired

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and manager. He is the most capped goalkeeper in the Croatian First Football League with 304 appearances. He scored a goal for Varteks Varaždin from a penalty against

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in February 2000.

Managerial career

Solomun worked as an assistant to

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at Al Faisaly, took charge of newly-founded

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in 2012 and was named manager of

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in June 2022, but was replaced by

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three months later. He also worked as a goalkeeper coach for Varaždin and the Croatia U-19 team.Ivica Solomun trener vratara
- Varaždin Sport He also worked as manager of Slovenian side

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on two occasions.Solomun i Zavrč sporazumno raskinuli suradnju
- Varaždinske Vijesti

Personal life

Solomun is married to Dorotea and they hava a daughter and a son together.

References

1968 births Living people Footballers from Sisak-Moslavina County Men's association football goalkeepers Croatian men's footballers NK Varaždin (1931–2015) players NK Belišće players NK Slaven Belupo players Croatian Football League players Croatian football managers NK Međimurje managers Croatian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Slovenia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Association football goalkeeping coaches {{Croatia-footy-goalkeeper-stub