Marijan Mrmić (born 6 May 1965) is a Croatian former professional

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who played as a

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. He currently works as the goalkeeping coach of the Croatia national team.

Club career

Mrmić started his career at hometown in Mladost Petrinja in 1983 and moved to Dinamo Vinkovci in 1988. He left the club in 1993, when it was already renamed to Cibalia, and moved to Varteks. In 1996, Mrmić left Varteks for Turkish club

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and spent two seasons there before eventually returning to the Varteks in 1998. By the end of his playing career, he also had a short spell with Belgian club

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, but made only seven league appearances for the club and returned to Varteks, where he finished his playing career in 2000 and continued to work for the club as the first assistant coach, as well as the goalkeeping coach.

International career

Between 1995 and 1999, Mrmić won a total of 14 international caps for

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, mainly being the national team's second-choice goalkeeper during the period. He made his international debut on 11 June 1995 in a 1–0 defeat to

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in Kyiv during the

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, coming on as a substitute for

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in the 27th minute, following a red card to

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. He made his second appearance in the qualifying on 3 September 1995 in a 7–1 win at home to

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, coming on as a substitute for

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in the 29th minute. Prior to the

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finals, Mrmić appeared in three friendly matches, also playing the full 90 minutes in a goalless draw against

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. During the finals, he was Croatia's second-choice goalkeeper, with Dražen Ladić being the first choice, and made his only appearance in their final group match, a 3–0 defeat to

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. Mrmić went on to make three appearances in the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifying, which included playing the full 90 minutes in the second leg of the playoffs against Ukraine. He was also part of the 22-man squad that won the bronze medals at the

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finals, but did not make an appearance during the tournament. In January 1999, Mrmić won his only international cap for Croatia B in a friendly match against

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. He also continued to be Croatia's second-choice goalkeeper during the

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. His only appearance in the qualifying came in a 2–1 win at home to

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on 21 August 1999. It eventually turned out to be his final international appearance, as he retired from international football two months later, following Croatia's failure to qualify for the

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Coaching career

Mrmić has been the goalkeeping coach of the Croatia national team since 2006, also working as the goalkeeping coach of Varteks and Turkish sides,

and

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, between 2006 and 2019.

Honours

Player

Beşiktaş *

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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 ...

TSYD Cup The TSYD Cup (, Turkish Sports Writers Association Cup) was a friendly football competition in Turkey. The tournament started in 1963. It was played throughout six regions in Turkey: Adana, Ankara, Istanbul, İzmir, Konya, and Trabzon. The competi ...

Goalkeeping coach

Croatia *

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runner-up:

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Orders

Ribbon of an Order of the Croatian Wattle

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– 1998

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mrmic, Marjan 1965 births Living people Footballers from Sisak Men's association football goalkeepers Yugoslav men's footballers Croatian men's footballers Croatia men's international footballers UEFA Euro 1996 players 1998 FIFA World Cup players HNK Cibalia players NK Varaždin (1931–2015) players Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Royal Charleroi S.C. players Croatian Football League players Süper Lig players Belgian Pro League players Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Association football goalkeeping coaches Beşiktaş J.K. non-playing staff Antalyaspor non-playing staff