Krunoslav Rendulić (; born 26 September 1973) is a Croatian professional

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and former

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who is the manager of Bosnian Premier League club Zrinjski Mostar.

Playing career

Rendulić's professional career spanned over two decades. During this time he mainly played with the clubs in the Croatian First League, with a two-year stint in the

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with Interblock. In total Rendulić collected over 450 appearances during his career; 368 in thr Croatian top flight which puts him in top 5 of most appearances in the Croatian First League. He finished his professional career at the end of the 2013–14 season, starting his work as a

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. During his stints with

Hajduk Split Hrvatski nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split () or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979 ...

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and Interblock, Rendulić won the 2000–01 Croatian First League, 2005–06 Croatian Cup, 2007–08 and 2008–09 Slovenian Cups, and the

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Managerial career

Rendulić started his managerial career in 2014 as an assistant coach under manager Dragan Skočić at Iranian side Foolad. They left club in 2016, while in 2017 Rendulić started to work as assistant coach under the coaching staff of

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at Qatari club Al-Arabi.

Istra 1961

On 28 October 2018, Rendulić was appointed manager of

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club Istra 1961, replacing

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. On 4 March 2019, following a series of poor results, Rendulić terminated his contract with Istra.

Šibenik

On 20 June 2019, Rendulić became manager of

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club

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where he played for two years during his club career. He made his debut as Šibenik manager in a 3–2 home victory against Hajduk Split II. On 25 September, Šibenik qualified for the quarter-finals of the 2019–20 Croatian Cup defeating Slavonija Požega. On 3 December, Šibenik lost 4–0 to Lokomotiva at home in the cup quarter-finals. On 20 May 2020, the

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canceled the 2019–20 Druga HNL season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country and Šibenik was promoted to the highest tier of Croatian football after eight years of playing in the

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and second divisions. A series of four defeats and two draws in six games during the forty days-period in the league, resulted in the dismissal of Rendulić on 23 March 2021.

Gorica

On 30 May 2021, Rendulić joined Gorica as manager. Despite a good start to the 2021–22 season, Rendulić got sacked after poor results in the latter part of the season in March 2022.

Zrinjski Mostar

On 30 November 2022, Rendulić was appointed to replace

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as manager of Bosnian Premier League club Zrinjski Mostar. In his first game in charge, Zrinjski beat

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in a Bosnian Cup game on 19 February 2023. On 8 March 2023, he won his first

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as a manager in a 3–1 victory over rivals Velež. After a fourteen-game winning streak, Rendulić suffered his first defeat as Zrinjski manager on 26 April 2023 in a 3–2 loss to

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. On 30 April, he managed Zrinjski to a 2–0 win against

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, winning the club's eighth league title four rounds before the end of the season. Rendulić won the club's first ever

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by beating rivals Velež in the cup final on 17 May 2023.

Career statistics

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Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Hajduk Split *

: 2000–01 Rijeka * Croatian Cup: 2005–06 Interblock *

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: 2007–08, 2008–09 * Slovenian Supercup:

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Manager

Šibenik *

: 2019–20 Zrinjski Mostar * Bosnian Premier League:

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* Bosnian Cup:

References

External links

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Krunoslav Rendulić
at FootballDatabase.eu
HNL-statistika.com
(in Croatian)
HRnogomet.com
(in Croatian) {{DEFAULTSORT:Rendulic, Krunoslav 1973 births Living people Footballers from Vinkovci Men's association football defenders Croatian men's footballers NK Osijek players NK Belišće players HNK Šibenik players NK Zagreb players HNK Hajduk Split players NK Kamen Ingrad players HNK Rijeka players NK IB 1975 Ljubljana players NK Lučko players NK Vinogradar players Croatian Football League players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Croatian football managers NK Istra 1961 managers HNK Šibenik managers HNK Gorica managers HŠK Zrinjski managers Croatian Football League managers Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina managers Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Iran Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina